Quality & Patient Safety
Effective laboratory stewardship programs can help hospitals and health systems optimize testing, reduce costs and improve care.
Hospitals and health systems recognize the importance of commercial health insurance, which millions of Americans rely on to receive coverage. Unfortunately, some commercial insurer policies may hurt patients, contribute to clinician burnout and drive up the cost of care.
A Quality Leadership Roundtable that took place at the 2022 American Hospital Association Leadership Summit in San Diego. Hosted by the AHA Living Learning Network.
The AHA today released a new report highlighting numerous commercial health insurer policies that compromise patient safety and raise costs.
University Hospitals was the winner of the 2022 AHA Quest for Quality Prize.
A Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposal to pause public reporting on the inpatient patient safety indicator measure for one year due to the pandemic “is not only consistent with a commitment to transparency, but important for maintaining the credibility of the information shared…
The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced that University Hospitals, a comprehensive health system with more than 20 hospitals, 50+ health centers and more than 200 physician offices serving northern Ohio, has been named the 2022 recipient of the American Hospital Association Quest…
AHA Team Training's in-person TeamSTEPPS Master Training course will teach participants all the TeamSTEPPS tools and principles - what they are, how to use them, and how to implement them. This 2-day in-person course is led by an interprofessional faculty team with a "train-the-trainer" orientation…
On this webinar, Stacey DeMaranville discusses TeamSTEPPS tools used during the Women & Children’s Services at UW Valley Medical Center (VMC) initiative to improve teamwork. Our speaker also discusses how the "Team Perception Questionnaire (TPQ)” can support the planning of implementation, how…
On May 25, 2022 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET, AHA hosted a webinar to review key provisions in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ fiscal year 2023 proposed rule for the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS).