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AHA’s Quality Exchange: Collaborate to Drive Excellence in Quality Improvement | Center
A peer-driven initiative focused on fostering meaningful improvements in patient care and organizational performance.
U.S. Hospitals and Health Systems Enhance Patient Safety
Hospitals and health systems across the nation are implementing innovative programs to connect with their communities and enhance patient safety.
Top 4 Takeaways from New AHA Safety Insights Report
The newly released Insights Report, “Improvement in Safety Culture Linked to Better Patient and Staff Outcomes,” highlights progress on additional outcome measures of patient safety including some that reflect the ongoing work led by nurses to protect patients.
CommonSpirit Health and University of Utah Health announce new strategic clinical partnership
CommonSpirit Health and University of Utah Health have announced a strategic clinical alliance to enhance patient access to high-quality medical care across several CommonSpirit hospitals in Utah.
Groundbreaking heart procedure performed on toddler at OSF Children’s Hospital of Illinois
In December, OSF Children’s Hospital of Illinois announced surgeons had successfully performed the world’s first implantation of an extravascular implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (EV-ICD) in a 2-year-old child who had suffered a sudden cardiac arrest.
Strategies For Success In A Growing Ambulatory Surgery Center Market
To increase surgical capacity, hospitals are investing in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and using technology improve efficiency and outcomes.
Opportunities To Close Gaps In Patient Care Through Laboratory Stewardship
Effective laboratory stewardship programs promote evidence-based care to improve patient experience, quality metrics and lower health care costs.
Two Health System AI Pilots Detail Results in Note-Taking and Chart Reviews
A recent AVIA blog describes how a large Midwest academic medical center used an ambient documentation program that demonstrated a decrease in both average minutes in notes per appointment and per day for providers that utilized the solution, while simultaneously increasing monthly appointments.
For A-fib Patients, a Life Without Blood Thinners
For years, the first-line treatment for atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, has been blood thinners. A-fib, which is a cardiac rhythm abnormality, can lead to other health complications, including strokes — it’s estimated that 90% of all strokes happen in patients who have A-fib.