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This pamphlet is an example of an active DEI initiative at a health organization. They clearly define diversity and inclusion, why it's important, outlining their mission and explaining what they do, and identifying their leaders and members. Most importantly, they indicate how they should be…
Press Release
Statement on MACRA Physician Quality Payment Program Final Rule for CY 2018
Contact: Colin Milligan, 202-638-5491, cmilligan@aha.org
Marie Johnson, 202-626-2351, mjohnson@aha.org
Tom Nickels
Executive Vice President
American Hospital Association
November 2, 2017
Nearly 1,500 hospitals and health systems are participating in the AHA's #123forEquity Pledge to Eliminate Health Care Disparities. H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, in Tampa, Fla., is among those health care organizations, working to ensure every person in every community…
For example, at Carolinas HealthCare System, a team led by nurses optimized the electronic health record process by reducing documentation, removing duplicate records and organizing the technology in a more user-friendly workflow. As a result, the health system eliminated 18 million clicks for…
The work of a Washington D.C. collaborative of hospitals and FQHCs is benefiting the entire community, particularly the most vulnerable residents. Children's National Health System, Howard University Hospital, Providence Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital and federally qualified health centers work…
All future performance improvement projects will address health care disparities. That's the commitment and goal at Navicent Health, an 800-bed, not-for-profit health system in Macon, Ga. In 2015, the health system initiated several new quality and safety programs to address disparities, including…
AnMed Health in Anderson, S.C., is working to achieve the three core elements of the AHA's #123forEquity Pledge to Act. #1: AnMed health collects and uses patient race, ethnicity and language data. #2: AnMed Health provides diversity and cultural competency training during orientation for new…
Homelessness is a hidden but real issue in Chittenden County, VT. University of Vermont Medical Center, based in Burlington, is collaborating with several community organizations to provide housing and improve health care to homeless individuals and families. A recent community health needs…
Every aspect of a patient's experience of care is influenced by valuable and often underused resources: the health care physical environment and the people who manage it. A Sept. 21 Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence webinar “Improving the Patient Experience Through the Health Care Physical…
Creating a quieter hospital environment can help the healing process and improve the patient experience. After St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton, Wis., made changes to reduce noise in its ED, “would you recommend” responses on patient surveys dramatically increased. Staff had…