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Caring for Vulnerable Populations

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 CST

AHA Committee on Research examined emerging hospital-centered practices in effective care coordination for vulnerable populations, focusing the examples on the critical "dual eligible" population …

Hospitals and Care Systems of the Future

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 CST

Analyzing the results of exploratory interviews, this inaugural publication from AHA's Committee on Performance Improvement identifies must-do, priority strategies and core competencies that hospitals and...

Allied Hospital Association Leadership for Quality - 2011

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 CST

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.

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

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 CST

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.

Striving for Top Box: Hospitals Increasing Quality and Efficiency

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 CST

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.

Improving Health Equity Through Data Collection and Use: A Guide for Hospital Leaders

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 CST

This guide explores key strategies that hospitals have adopted to collect race, ethnicity, and primary language data about their patients and use the data in efforts to overcome disparities in care.

Health Care Leaders Action Guide: Hospital Strategies for Reducing Preventable Mortality

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 CST

This guide is designed to assist hospital leaders in improving quality and performance by outlining eight steps on ways reduce for reducing preventable mortality.

Health Care Leader Action Guide: Understanding and Managing Variation

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 CST

The guide includes practical steps to understanding and managing variation and a list of best practices and case studies as examples and resources for hospital leaders to use for implementing key interventions.

Engaging Providers in the Design and Implementation of Innovative Demonstration Project

Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 CST

In partnership with American Medical Group Association and Medical Group Management Association, HRET is launching an effort to engage providers and policy makers in a dialogue about the design and implementation of innovative health care payment and delivery models.

Accountable Care Organizations: An AHA Research Synthesis Report

Mon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 CST

This report presents an overview of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), including a discussion on the potential impact of ACOs, key questions to consider in developing an ACO, and a review of the key competencies needed to be an effective ACO.