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The American Hospital Association (AHA) has available through its website press releases highlighting several awards that the AHA and its affiliated organizations will present during its 2013 Annual Membership meeting in Washington.
America's hospitals must continue to meet the needs of the patients and communities they serve in spite of current financial pressures.
Hospital Field Realignment Not Driving High Premium IncreasesFeatures of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and other market trends are driving a major realignment of the healt
Patients admitted to a hospital for one condition—congestive heart failure, for example—are typically readmitted for something completely different. University of Arkansas Medical Sciences Medical Center, in Little Rock, is working to reduce medication-related readmissions, which have…
'Metrics for the Second Curve of Health Care' expands on four strategies originally identified in the report, 'Hospitals and Care Systems of the Future.' These strategies were identified as major priorities for hospitals a
America's hospitals welcome today's announcement that the Health Resources and Services Administration intends to delay the compliance date by which certain hospitals participating in the 340B drug pricing program must meet agency guidance.
April is National Minority Health Month. Launched in April 2001 by the National Minority Health Foundation, National Minority Health Month addresses the needs of African Americans, Asians, Hispanics, Native Americans and other minority populations. To commemorate the occasion, Equity of Care is…
Data suggests that the hospital has a three year (2006-2009) CHF readmission average of 24.2 percent.
Using FOCUS-PDCA, the hospital identified an opportunity to decrease the 30 day readmission rate for heart failure patients. In 2010, the rate for all payer patients was 32.4 percent. Through a partnership with Illinois Hospital Association, the facility implemented Project RED. The goal was to…