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    Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence (HPOE) guides have gone digital and mobile!

    HPOE is the American Hospital Association's strategic platform to accelerate performance improvement and support health reform implementation. We are delighted to provide you FREE and easy access to multiple action guides which are available via your PC, mobile device or from any browser. Learn more...

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    HRET Awarded Hospital Engagement Network Contract to Improve Patient Care

    The Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET), an affiliate of the American Hospital Association (AHA), has been awarded a contract by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to support their Partnership for Patients (PFP) campaign. Learn more.

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    AHA Health Care System Transformation Fellowship

    AHA’s 6-month, interactive Health Care System Transformation Fellowship program provides participants with a road map of how to design and plan for these new care delivery and payment models. Learn more.

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    AHA-NPSF Comprehensive Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship

    The AHA-NPSF Comprehensive Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship, now entering its eleventh year, is a transformative learning experience dedicated to preparing the next generation of patient safety, quality, and performance improvement leaders. click here.

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    Health Services Research

    The December 2011 issue of Health Services Research (HSR) features a theme issue on Global Health Services Research, a free access article, “The Relationship between Physician Compensation Strategies and the Intensity of Care Delivered to Medicare Beneficiaries,” and an editorial by Michael E. Chernew, “Why Physicians Should Like Bundled Payment.” Read more.

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  • Allied Hospital Association Leadership for Quality - 2011

    Using examples from the applicants for the American Hospital Association's inaugural Dick Davidson Quality Milestone Award for Allied Association Leadership, this guide describes the common elements of implementing successful performance improvement initiatives among hospitals and health systems.

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  • Building a Culturally Competent Organization: The Quest for Equity in Health Care -

    This guide explores how hospitals and health systems can increase their cultural competency in order to improve quality and provide care that is respectful of patients' diverse values, beliefs and behaviors.

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  • Striving for Top Box: Hospitals Increasing Quality and Efficiency

    This guide was created to share best practices and key lessons from innovative organizations on a variety of topics including care coordination, health and wellness, equity of care, and new payment and care delivery models.

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  • Maulik Joshi, DrPH, co-authors Progress Toward Meaningful Use...

    Progress Toward Meaningful Use: Hospitals' Adoption of Electronic Health Records. Broad enthusiasm exists among hospitals for participation in MU. Visit the Special Issue section of the American Journal of Managed Care's (third article).Read more

  • HRET Awarded Hospital Engagement Network Contract to Improve Patient Care

    The Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET), an affiliate of the American Hospital Association (AHA), has been awarded a contract by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to support their Partnership for Patients (PFP) campaign.

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  • Creating a Culture of Health - Put Employee Wellness Front and Center

    Increasingly, hospitals have begun to emphasize the "health" in "health care"— starting with their own employees. Convinced that creating a culture of health has a positive impact on health care costs, absenteeism

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