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The Gage Awards honor creative and successful programs at essential hospitals that enhance patient care and meet community needs.
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America’s Essential Hospitals Announces New Board Leadership
Jul 1, 2019 ||New member leaders for America’s Essential Hospitals and its research and education arm, Essential Hospitals Institute, take office July 1.
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Wright Lassiter III, president and CEO of Henry Ford Health System, in Detroit, will begin his term July 1.
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A Narrative Approach to Teamwork and Culture Change
Jun 9, 2019 ||
Hear how Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital harnesses storytelling to transform patient care and organizational culture.
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CMS Toolkit Highlights ACO Care Coordination Work
Apr 16, 2019 ||The new Care Coordination Toolkit showcases the work of accountable care organizations (ACOs) participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program and Next Generation ACO Model. The agency also released a set of case studies describing innovation ACO initiatives.
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Associations Ask Court to Make 340B Hospitals ‘Whole’
Feb 5, 2019 ||
America’s Essential Hospitals and other plaintiffs have asked the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to order the federal government to restore losses caused by Medicare outpatient payment cuts to 340B hospitals.
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The agency awarded five association members for their research to detect, prevent, and treat antibiotic-resistant infections.
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Essential Hospitals Take the Antimicrobial Resistance Challenge
Nov 16, 2018 ||Essential hospitals across the country have made commitments to improve antimicrobial stewardship through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Antimicrobial Resistance Challenge.
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Community Partnerships to Target Food Insecurity
Oct 12, 2018 ||Discover how Henry Ford Health System forged community partnerships to pilot a program targeting food insecurity, and learn how the Essential Hospitals Value-Based Care Collaborative can help hospitals target social determinants of health.
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America’s Essential Hospitals Announces New Board Leadership
Jul 1, 2018 ||New member leaders for America’s Essential Hospitals and its research and quality arm, Essential Hospitals Institute take office July 1.
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Essential Hospital Targets Heart Disease with Health IT
Feb 28, 2018 ||Henry Ford Health System, in Detroit, used electronic health records to decrease venous thromboembolism and improve preventive care, saving $1.44 million in direct costs and up to $3 million systemwide annually.
view more »Essential hospitals not only help millions of Americans achieve physical well-being, they create economic health in the communities they serve.
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Population Health Concerns Vary from State to State
Jun 16, 2016 ||Becker’s Hospital Review surveyed executives from each state on population health to determine the most pressing health concerns.
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Association Announces Changes to Governing Boards
Jul 13, 2015 ||New chairs among leadership changes for association and Essential Hospitals Institute boards
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Two Essential Hospital Leaders Reappointed to MedPAC
May 26, 2015 ||These leaders from Henry Ford Health System and UCSF Medical Center are among five reappointed commissioners, one new commissioner, and new Chair Francis “Jay” Crosson, announced by GAO.
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Emergency Preparedness: When Winter Weather Strikes
Feb 23, 2015 ||Cleveland's MetroHealth System and Henry Ford Health System in Detroit share their experiences dealing with the 2013-2014 Polar Vortex.
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Social Determinants of Health: Education
Dec 22, 2014 ||Essential hospitals partner with local schools to foster healthy kids who can complete their education, leading to better health outcomes.
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NCHL to Recognize Member CEO and Health System
Nov 15, 2014 ||Henry Ford Health System CEO Nancy M. Schlichting to be honored Nov. 20, 2014, as a co-recipient of the Gail L. Warden Leadership Excellence Award
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Recent journal articles curated from Health Affairs and the New England Journal of Medicine highlight payment reform programs and strategies and the impact of socioeconomic status on readmissions.
view more »The Good Kind of Viral
May 27, 2014 ||Many of America's Essential Hospitals have YouTube channels as a way to engage patients, employees, and the communities they serve through creative and dynamic ways.
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