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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…
AbstractBackground: Handover practices at hospital discharge are relatively under-researched, particularly as regards the specific risks and additional requirements for handovers involving vulnerable patients with limited language, cognitive and social resources. Objective: To explore handover…
Annual analysis of the health care of a record number of Americans by the National Committee for Quality Assurance gives a new picture of health care quality. The State of Health Care Quality Report 2012 synthesizes data collected throughout 2011 by NCQA's Healthcare Effectiveness Data and…
When patients are given decision aids, such as educational booklets, DVDs, or interactive tools, to help them make treatment choices, they are more knowledgeable and satisfied with their care. But the use of such aids as part of 'shared decision making'—a communication approach that seeks to…
At the 2012 American Public Health Association annual meeting, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation spoke with Richard Umbdenstock, president and chief executive officer of the American Hospital Association, on ways to integrate health and health care. They asked the following questions: What is an…
The Florida Hospital Association is proud to recognize the 2012 Celebration of Achievement in Quality and Service Awards. This year's honorees are: Award of Merit--Al Stubblefield, former President/CEO, Baptist Health Care Spirit of Advocacy--Steve Purves, President/CEO, Munroe Regional…
This report is part of a new effort to provide medical students with information about the patterns of care provided by teaching hospitals with residency training programs. Most fourth-year medical students consider the reputation and training curriculum of the institution, as well as their own…
The AHA and the Kentucky Hospital Association today urged the Kentucky Supreme Court to reverse two lower court rulings restricting the scope of protection for patient safety information under the federal Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (PSA).
Beginning in 2014, the reporting of clinical quality measures will change for all providers. Electronic health records technology that has been certified to the 2014 Edition standards and certification criteria will have been tested for enhanced CQM-related capabilities, Eligible professionals,…
It is widely recognized that there is more work needed to eliminate preventable harm in the U.S. health care system. While a strong and just safety culture has been recognized as a key element for improvement, a critical deficit that has not yet been fully addressed is the lack of protective…