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Statement on the Department of Labor's Final Rule Narrowing the "Advice" Exemption for "Persuader" Reporting
Tom Nickels
Executive Vice President
American Hospital Association
March 23, 2016
March 22 Webinar presentation slides for Quarterly RACTrac Survey Update
State and regional hospital associations across the United States are recognizing hospitals and health systems for delivering high-quality and innovative care to patients. In November 2015, the Massachusetts Hospital Association presented its inaugural Accountable Care Compass Awards, to recognize…
Bassett Medical Center, a 180-bed hospital in Cooperstown, New York, has implemented and sustained a safety huddle program. According to Bassett leadership, “Many issues raised at the safety huddle lend themselves to rapid-cycle improvement methodology; several have resulted in…
Press ReleaseStatement on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Opioid Prescribing GuidelinesRick PollackPresident and CEOAmerican Hospital Association March 15, 2016
One patient safety tool can be used in all care and service areas, improving safety and quality for every patient at little or no cost: the safety huddle. At Bassett Medical Center, a 180-bed hospital in Cooperstown, NY, staff developed a safety huddle program and are “making it stick.…
Children's Hospital Colorado launched a fun, hospital-wide hand hygiene challenge called “Germ Crusher” over a four-week period in the summer of 2015. In this challenge, twelve departmental teams competed to achieve the best hand hygiene compliance.