Applications for the new payment models are due to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Jan. 22, 2020.
view more »Gain strategies to identify improvement areas, benchmarking methodologies to measure opportunity, and measurement tools your hospital can use to reduce care variation.
view more »Two rising quality leaders will work directly with National Quality Forum leadership to gain exposure to the federal quality improvement and policy realms.
view more »The Patient Logistics Center helps coordinate admissions and facilitate transfers among four Broward Health hospitals.
view more »This webinar will introduce the AHRQ EPC Program and its evidence reviews and provide examples of how these reviews benefit hospitals and health systems.
view more »Learn how essential hospitals can partner with public health departments to improve antibiotic stewardship efforts, and hear firsthand about LAC+USC Medical Center’s partnership experience.
view more »The Gage Awards honor creative and successful programs at essential hospitals that enhance patient care and meet community needs.
view more »Learn how your hospital can partner with the Essential Hospitals Institute on new research projects to drive innovation in quality, safety, and care.
view more »Learn about University Health System’s initiative to reduce preventable asthma-related emergency department visits and hospital admissions.
view more »The report includes recommendations on several issues of importance to essential hospitals, including hospital inpatient and outpatient services, hospital quality incentive programs, and alternatives to opioids.
view more »This quality improvement and patient safety forum features expert speakers, transformation strategy workshops, and networking opportunities.
view more »The agency posted potential changes to the star ratings program for public comment, including potential hospital peer grouping.
view more »We find it unfortunate that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services decided to publish hospital star ratings today even as the agency proposed changes that recognize ongoing flaws in the ratings methodology.
view more »The proposed rule reflects the agency’s broader strategy to relieve regulatory burden, support state flexibility, and promote transparency and innovation in the delivery of care. We encourage all members to review the proposed rule, give us feedback, and submit your own comments to CMS.
view more »The agency seeks stakeholder feedback on two disparity methods measuring patient outcomes based on social risk factors; comments are due Dec. 14.
view more »This nine-month fellowship program for clinicians in safety-net settings will focus on reducing medical overuse, such as testing and treatments in which the potential harms outweigh the benefits; applications are due Dec. 3.
view more »The hospital-specific reports, available for download through Sept. 24, use dual eligibility as the social risk factor for stratification of readmission rates within a hospital and enable comparison of differences across hospitals.
view more »Helping Healers Heal promotes peer support in the face of adverse patient events among health care providers at essential hospitals.
view more »The new model would allow providers to contract directly with patients, rather than contracting with Medicare or private insurers; comments are due May 25.
view more »Researchers at New York University School of Medicine and NYC Health + Hospitals outline a lower-cost method that providers serving vulnerable populations could use to better identify and manage care for their highest needs patients.
view more »These snapshots allow health care providers and officials to compare performance with other states and identify areas for improvement.
view more »CMS is seeking broad feedback on a new direction for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, with increased emphasis on patient-centered care and market-based reforms.
view more »Discover how NYC Health + Hospitals, a 2017 Gage Award winner, began universal depression screening for adults and implemented collaborative care for depression in the primary care setting.
view more »In response to a proposed annual update to the Quality Payment Program, America’s Essential Hospitals offered recommendations related to the merit-based incentive payment system.
view more »Aids provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services include fact sheets and overview documents, lists of alternative payment models, webinars and other educational tools, and support contacts.
view more »The special report suggests methods to improve care for the top 5 percent of high-need patients, who account for half of the nation's health care spending.
view more »Magellan Diagnostics' LeadCare Analyzers could produce inaccurate blood lead test results when used with venous blood samples.
view more »Participants learned how Regions Hospital’s community paramedic program works to reduce emergency calls and unnecessary hospital readmissions.
view more »How experts at UChicago Medicine are advancing health equity through their CLAS standards assessment and strategic plan.
view more »Attendees learned how leaders from the University of New Mexico Health System have integrated team-based approaches to overcome challenges and coordinate care.
view more »Participants learned more about the East Alabama Medical Center (EAMC) employee wellness program tackling hypertension.
view more »Crew resource management, which focuses on situations prone to negative outcomes by human error, helped the Columbus, Ohio, essential hospital improve performance and generate savings.
view more »The bill is a step toward expanding Project ECHO, an innovative “hub and spoke” education model created at association member University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center.
view more »Attendees learned how to secure buy-in from leadership, evaluate implementation approaches, track progress, measure impact, and sustain quality and safety excellence.
view more »These long-term HCBS services and supports are critical to ensure people can remain in their homes and communities as they receive treatment.
view more »With the opportunities, clinicians potentially could earn a 5 percent incentive payment for a growing list of alternative payment models in 2017 and 2018.
view more »Learn how UF Health is improving processes and provision of care for Limited English Proficient and hearing-impaired patients.
view more »An archived recording of an Oct. 11 hospital quality call with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration is now available for members of America's Essential Hospitals.
view more »New website features improved navigation, topic pages, leadership development programs, research documents and other resources, and funders and research partners, among other content.
view more »Learn how Eskenazi Health’s Pain School couples psychological and physical rehabilitation to improve patient outcomes
view more »The no-cost, updated quality indicator software is designed to aid quality improvement in acute-care hospital settings. AHRQ will host a July 19 webinar to detail changes to the software.
view more »Gain an in-depth understanding on how to use the AHRQ Quality Indicators to improve quality and safety of care at your hospital.
view more »Learn how transportation services relate to the wellness of patients and what role essential hospitals play in addressing community needs.
view more »America’s Essential Hospitals, whose members care for the nation’s vulnerable patients, today recognized five member hospitals and health systems with the 2016 Gage Award for outstanding work to improve quality and population health.
view more »America's Essential Hospitals statement on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' decision to delay the release of overall hospital star ratings.
view more »Hospitals that perform well in quality programs—despite serving high levels of vulnerable patients—invest in health equity, data, collaborative partnerships, patient engagement, and more.
view more »Special Innovation Project grants will be awarded to 28 partnerships with QIN-QIOs to support and scale quality improvement projects. Projects should aim to provide Medicare beneficiaries with better care, better health, and greater value.
view more »In September 2015, the University of Texas Medical Branch opened the nation’s first medical makerspace, a do-it-yourself area for nurses to brainstorm and invent solutions for better patient care.
view more »Like earlier report, new AHRQ data show that hospitals continued to reduce HAC rates by 17 percent in 2014.
view more »Report on National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care details progress made toward better care, lower costs, and improved health.
view more »New AHRQ report finds patients experienced 1.3 million fewer hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) from 2010 through 2013, saving a projected 50,000 lives.
view more »Explore the role of communications in response to a crisis.
view more »The program will be re-evaluated, as changes to quality measures, including the transition to eCQMs and movement away from chart-based measures, has made it difficult to compare hospitals and identify top performers.
view more »The HLQAT helps hospitals figure out how aligned senior executives and clinical managers are on factors correlated with high quality care.
view more »Annual Gage Award winners recognized for innovative programs to improve health and health care outcomes.
view more »The House could vote on 21st Century Cures legislation as early as next week, health committees focus on 9/11 compensation and health information exchange.
view more »Proposed rule would better align regulations with those for commercial, health insurance marketplace, and Medicare Advantage plans
view more »IOM recommended a set of 15 core measures to be used across federal quality reporting programs to reduce the administrative reporting burden, allow for nationwide comparisons, and more.
view more »The second of four installments in the Patient Experience (HCAHPS) Forum
view more »Learn about common evaluation approaches and determine the best type for your innovative hospital improvement programs.
view more »In a new policy brief, America's Essential Hospitals describes how billions of dollars in reductions to Medicaid and Medicare funding threaten care at essential hospitals.
view more »Document, developed by association's policy advisory committee, demonstrates essential hospitals' commitment to and promotion of care equity, and supports risk adjustment for sociodemographic status in certain quality improvement measures
view more »Access content from the HCAHPS: Patient Experience College collaborative to learn how to improve your hospital's HCAHPS scores.
view more »Applications are due by Jan. 6, 2015.
view more »Association develops entitlement reform principles to guide possible future discussions around changes to the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
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