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Consumerism
Understanding quality scorecards: A primer for boards
How should hospitals interpret the reports, with all of their strengths and weaknesses?
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Quality & Safety
Facilities
Designing for disaster
2018 Hospital Construction Survey shows 'resiliency' taking center stage
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Community health
Hospitals work to intervene, break the cycle of violence
Institutions try to seize ‘golden moment’ to cut recidivism after a patient is shot or stabbed
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Quality improvement
The science of safety
Trustees can play a crucial role in fostering a safety culture at their hospitals
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Clinical management
Re-evaluating diagnostic testing
Pathologists, radiologists and referring physicians are collaborating to get patients the right tests at the right time
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MACRA
The key to new payment programs? Data management.
Success in a value-based world involves meeting quality measurement challenges
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Quality
HIIN builds on success
The Hospital Improvement Innovation Network overseen by the AHA's Health Research & Educational Trust promotes collaboration on quality
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Governance
Boards can be safety champions
Trustees play a critical role in overseeing patient safety
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Violence
When violence hits home: Lessons for hospitals
Plan and practice, experts say, but allow room for innovation when necessary
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Voices From the Field
Data can engage physicians in value
Analytics can be a tool for collaborating with physicians in health systems' transition
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