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2012 AHA Health Care System Transformation Fellowship

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST

Health Care System Transformation Fellowship is an intensive six-month program that provides participants with a road map of how to design and plan for new care delivery and payment models, such as medical homes, bundled payments and clinical ...

Making an Impact 2011

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST

Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) remains committed to our vision and mission of leveraging research and education to create healthy communities and providing hospitals with the knowledge, strategies, and tools to transform health care.

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

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 CST

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).

HRET Awarded Hospital Engagement Network Contract to Improve Patient Care

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 CST

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.

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

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 CST

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

A National Campaign to Scale Up and Spread CUSP-CLABSI

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 CST

Dr. Battles explains the goals for AHRQ with respect to the CUSP program. Both Dr. Battle and Dr. Stephen Hines describes the critical success factors for spreading innovation.

AHRQ Awards Contract to HRET for National Expansion of Project to Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 CST

HRET has been awarded a one-year, $4 million contract by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to support a nationwide initiative to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in hospitals.

AHRQ Awards Contract to HRET to Continue National TeamSTEPPS® Training Centers

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 CST

HRET has been awarded a $3.4 million, 3-year contract by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to support the promotion of AHRQ's TeamSTEPPS program. TeamSTEPPS, which stands for Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance.

National Call to Action to Eliminate Health Care Disparities

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 CST

We have seen the headlines that bring attention to the multiple societal factors that affect disparities in care, including environmental and other social determinants.

"Quality Care for All" in Trustee Magazine

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 CST

How to identify and eliminate health inequities in your hospital. The multicultural task force at Heywood Hospital wasn't sure what it would find when it started analyzing patient data to identify inequities in health care.