Quality & Patient Safety
Age-Friendly Health Systems, an initiative of the John A. Hartford Foundation and Institute for Healthcare Improvement in partnership with the AHA and Catholic Health Association of the United States, has recognized over 3,000 care locations as “age friendly” for reliably implementing four evidence…
View this webinar to hear how a community-based hospital that championed change achieved a 94% reduction in blood culture contamination rates within 90 days. Learn about the identified tactics for success following the principles of a high reliability organization (HRO) and using an evidence-based…
Sources of hospital onset bacteremia (HOB), its identification, how effectively HOB can be prevented, treated and considerations for quality metrics.
March 12–18 is Patient Safety Awareness Week.
Quality improvement initiatives create “a living, breathing network of providers and patients working together to achieve optimal outcomes for all communities,” writes Benjamin Wise, senior program manager of communications strategy for AHA Funded Partnerships, highlighting key takeaways from a…
AHA appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed rule regarding statutory conscience protections.
In this webinar, we explore why investing in the frontline has never been more important. Though the balancing act between budget shortfalls and workforce investment hangs precariously for many, we demonstrate why diverting time and resources to team training is a win for any organization’s bottom…
Today marks three full years that the COVID-19 public health emergency has existed in the United States.
AHA submitted comments on how the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality can best support the field in advancing patient safety through an action alliance, which the agency is launching in partnership with health care systems and patient safety advocates
AHA Comments on AHRQ’s Request for Information on Creating a National Health Care System Action Alliance to Advance Patient Safety, Dec. 12, 2022