Quality Improvement Opportunities
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association Quest for Quality Prize is presented annually to honor health care leadership and innovation in achieving quality health care and advancing health in communities. The 2018 award recognizes hospitals and health care systems that have been successful in aligning with…
CMS is accepting proposals through June 26 to participate in a Network of Quality Improvement and Innovation Contractors to support health care quality improvement efforts across settings and programs.
Augusta Health dramatically improved patient outcomes and reduced readmissions with its own automated sepsis surveillance system. When a patient’s condition triggers an alert, a secure text is sent to the ED charge nurse for immediate assessment. Click here to learn more.
According to AHRQ, an estimated 125,000 fewer patients died in the hospital and approximately $28 billion in health care costs were saved as a result of reductions in Hospital Acquired Conditions.
Committee on Performance Improvement Charge
The Committee on Performance Improvement of the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association will provide guidance to AHA’s strategy to support performance improvement across the membership, inclu
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association (AHA) has appointed RL Solutions, a global designer of health care quality and safety software, as the AHA Champion Sponsor for Quality.
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) has announced that the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association (AHA) has joined the ABMS Multi-Specialty Portfolio Program (Portfolio Program).
Align Hospitals, Physicians and other Clinical Providers Across the Continuum of Care
Utilize Evidence-based Practices to Improve Quality and Patient Safety
Improve Efficiency through Productivity and Financial Management
Develop Integrated Information Systems
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Beginning August 1, 2014, the Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Quality Improvement Organization (BFCC-QIO) Program was restructured from a state-based program, with an individual QIO contractor in each of the 53 states and territories, to five BFCC regional contracts covering the same 53 states…
We would like to highlight two issues of particular concern and provide context for reviewing the detailed comments: 1) minimizing unnecessary burden and expense for multi-hospital systems that utilize centralized credentialing by allowing for a single query regarding a physician on behalf of all…