Quality & Patient Safety
Hospitals and health systems are continuously dedicated to patient safety and delivering high-quality and equitable care to all their patients. Health care workers' crucial life-saving roles have never been more evident, which is why their engagement, safety, protection, and well-being remain our…
AHA Team Training’s exclusive TeamSTEPPS Master Training course curriculum is ever evolving and includes the most up-to-date innovations in the field including TeamSTEPPS 3.0 and human-centered design thinking.
Health care leaders are finding new ways to strengthen performance through innovative approaches, while improving care, quality and patient safety. In this conversation hear how Johns Hopkins is using innovation to ensure long-term financial stability while managing day-to-day struggles. This…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Aug. 24 announced the launch of its Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements initiative, a new program to provide hospitals with a blueprint to managing medical emergencies stemming from sepsis
The AHA Quest for Quality Prize honors hospitals and health systems committed to leadership and innovation in improving quality and advancing health.
We write to endorse the Value in Health Care Act of 2023. This bipartisan legislation makes several important reforms to ensure that alternative payment models (APMs) continue to produce high quality care for the Medicare program and its beneficiaries.
Each year, the AHA Quest for Quality Prize recognizes hospitals and health systems that have committed to and are making significant progress toward providing exceptional care to patients based on those six “STEEEP” aims.
The AHA Quest for Quality Prize seeks to increase understanding of the value of organizational focus and commitment to achieving quality health care and advancing health in communities. Hospitals and systems are urged to consider participation in the awards process both as a recognition and an…
This new virtual course will cover fundamental TeamSTEPPS tools, reengage the team's personal and collective “why”, and jumpstart implementation efforts using human-centered design canvases. Participants will walk away from this course with renewed confidence in their ability to both use and share…
The Joint Commission and the National Quality Forum are accepting applications through Aug. 7 for the 2023 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards, which recognize individuals and organizations for innovative approaches to improve patient safety and health care quality.