Podcasts
American Hospital Association podcasts for members and the health care field.
Sylvia Getman, president and CEO of the Aroostook Medical Center and senior vice president of Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems, was part of the 2013-2014 AHA Health Care Transformation Fellowship class. In this podcast, Getman describes her fellowship project, which focused on clinical integration…
The country's highest presidential honor for performance excellence through innovation, improvement and visionary leadership, the Baldrige Award recognizes businesses, education and health care organizations that have made outstanding achievements in seven areas: leadership; strategic planning;…
This podcast series explores a variety of different topics around patient safety and performance improvement. Topics include: Performance improvement basics Reducing falls Managing pain the ED
The conclusion of H&HN's yearlong series on hospital, community and national efforts to identify and better treat high utilizers of care takes an inside look at one hospital's efforts to reach this critical patient population.
In an era of team-based care, nurses are increasingly taking on new leadership roles. Beatrice Kalisch, R.N., professor at the University of Michigan School of Nursing, talks to H&HN Senior Editor Suzanna Hoppszallern about the benefits of collaborative care.
As the patient-centered medical home model gains momentum, providers must strike a balance between evidence-based best practices and patient care preferences. Donald Lurye, M.D., CEO of the Elmhurst Clinic in Illinois, talks to H&HN Senior Editor Suzanna Hoppszallern about managing this…
HRET has been awarded a contract by CMS to support their Partnership for Patients campaign. PfP is a public-private partnership that intends to help improve the quality, safety and affordability of health care for all Americans. The project assists hospitals with adopt new practices that have the…
Sandy Hausman reports on the Safety Net Medical Home Initiative, a Commonwealth Fund-supported demonstration project designed to help clinics that serve low-income patients become medical homes.
This audio program features current news and information from the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. One in five Medicare patients find themselves back in the hospital within a month after being discharged for a serious condition.