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<em>Three hospitals and systems have initiated a campaign to define a minimum annual volume threshold for hospitals and surgeons for 10 surgical procedures. </em>

<em>The new guidelines aim to help hospitals and systems make patient care safer in settings across the continuum of care. </em>

Boards should be tracking a total patient harm rate and discussing strategies for improvement.

In embracing the concept of high reliability, hospitals work to stamp out patient harm.

Here are a list of issues that can help leaders decide how to proceed when it comes to making their patient care more equitable.

Through conversations with the board of trustees and representative groups of membership, the AHA developed a set of principles for choosing quality metrics and a list of 11 prioritized areas on which hospital measurement should be focused.

A new guide from the American Hospital Association presents a structure to engage patients and families as advisers.