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Sicker, more complex Medicare patients are driving up the intensity of emergency department (ED) care, a new report released today by the American Hospital Association (AHA) found.
Improving discharge can reap multiple benefits for patients and providers, including reducing readmissions. At Dameron Hospital, a 202-bed community hospital in Stockton, Calif., staff aimed to reduce readmissions for congestive heart failure patients, expecting to learn about decreasing…
Telepsychiatry is playing a pivotal role in providing timely care to hospitalized mental health patients and to others beyond hospital walls. At Seton Shoal Creek Hospital, a mental health hospital in Austin, Texas, Kari Wolf, M.D., vice president, medical affairs, started using telemedicine to…
Delivering the right care at the right time in the right setting is the core mission of hospitals across the country. The AHA is committed to helping members improve the quality of care they deliver every day and is engaged in a variety of initiatives that lead to better, safer, more efficient care…
We are pleased that in todays rule CMS has used its discretion to dampen the impact of certain congressionally-mandated policies.
This webinar examined religious diversity trends nationwide and highlighted opportunities for organizations to provide individualized care for all patients.
The American Hospital Association (AHA), in partnership with the state hospital associations, today awarded 52 individuals with the American Hospital Association Grassroots Champions Award. As a 2013 Grassroots Champion these individuals are being recognized for exceptional leadership in generating…
This webinar examined best practices and lessons from the field on health care transformation initiatives including population health management approaches, unique and non-traditional partnerships and health and wellness strategies that focus on improving quality, cost and health status to achieve…
More than 64 million surgeries are performed annually in the United States. Preventing surgical site infections is one of 10 focus areas of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Partnership for Patients initiative. On its “pathway to zero surgical site infections,” Kaiser…