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    Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence (HPOE) guides have gone digital and mobile!
    Access their FREE 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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    2013 TRUST Award Recipient

    HRET Announces 2013 TRUST Award Recipient - Karen Davis. Learn more.

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    AHA Health Care Transformation Fellowship Solving the Implementation Puzzle

    This Fellowship is an intensive interactive program providing senior health care leaders with the implementation skills to help their organizations execute delivery and payment system transformation. The program focuses on four distinct areas. Learn more.

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    Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Record Systems and Process Quality of Care: Evidence from a Panel Data Analysis of U.S. Acute-Care Hospitals.     Read more.

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  • Second Curve Road Map for Health Care

    This road map is intended to assist leaders trying to implement major strategies and assess their progress on meeting the second curve that is explained in the Metrics for the Second Curve of Health Care report.

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  • Metrics for the Second Curve of Health Care

    2013 Building off of health care futurist Ian Morrison’s first curve to second curve shift, CPI identified characteristics of the first curve (the volume-based curve) and the second curve (the value-based curve).

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  • Engaging Health Care Users: A Framework for Healthy Individuals and Communities

    A new report from the AHA Committee on Research looks at promising strategies for engaging health care consumers and includes a framework and case examples for engaging health care users at various levels of the health care system, ranging from the individual to the health care team, organization and community.

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  • Engaging Health Care Users for Better Health and Quality Care

    Patient and family engagement has grown in importance and gained recognition because it can improve quality and outcomes of care. The 2012 American Hospital Association's Committee on Research report highlights several programs and initiatives that have been implemented successfully.

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  • 2013 TeamSTEPPS National Conference

    The 2013 TeamSTEPPS National Conference will take place June 12-13 in Dallas, Texas. This free conference will highlight program models, practical solutions, knowledge, skills, tools and connections to help participants impact their organizations through the TeamSTEPPS model. An agenda for the event can be found here. Spots are filling quickly – register today!

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  • TeamSTEPPS Implementation May 8th Webinar

    TeamSTEPPS Implementation: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” webinar by Kurt O’Brien. He will talk about UW’s approach to implementing the TeamSTEPPS tools and strategies, UW’s successes and failures with TeamSTEPPS, and offer lessons learned and strategies for success in using TeamSTEPPS to improve patient safety. To register for this free webinar on Wednesday, May 8 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm ET (12pm CT, 11am MT, 10am PT).

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