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EMR Flagging and Behavioral Health Response Training Reduces Violence at New York-Presbyterian Health System

With 11 hospitals and more than 47,000 employees, the New York City based health system’s security professionals are continuously identifying new and innovative strategies — including EMR flagging, behavioral risk assessment and mass casualty event training — to prevent and mitigate workplace violence incidents.

4 Keys to Elevate Consumer Centricity

Beyond reimagining health care through a consumer lens, it’s important to research what will move the needle on issues like patient loyalty, trust and satisfaction, notes a recent McKinsey & Company report.

Exploring the Connective Tissue Behind Carbon Health’s Recent Upswing

Carbon Health has pivoted to concentrate on primary and urgent care. Its recent partnership with CVS Health involves a pilot program to use Carbon Health’s primary and urgent care clinic model in some of the drugstore chain’s outlets.
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Reducing Excess Days Initiative

Excess days were identified as an area for improvement due to the disparity between hospitals within the RHC system and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services geometric mean assigned to the MS-DRG. This case study is part of the Illinois Hospital Association's annual quality awards.

Fast Facts on U.S. Hospitals - 2018 Pie Charts

The Fast Facts 2018 data visualizations below utilize a sample dataset from the 2016 AHA Annual Survey. Full data are published in AHA Hospital Statistics, 2018 edition.
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Fast Facts on U.S. Hospitals - 2017 Pie Charts

The Fast Facts 2017 data visualizations below utilize a sample dataset from the 2015 AHA Annual Survey. Full data are published in AHA Hospital Statistics, 2017 edition.

Legal Requirements for Reporting and Education for Human Trafficking and Health Care Providers

As part of the American Hospital Association’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative, the AHA, Jones Day and HEAL Trafficking have come together to provide resources to health care providers across the nation who are fighting the global scourge of human trafficking.
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Case Study: Changing Perceptions About Safety Event Reporting at Advocate Aurora Health

Advocate Aurora Health, dual headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., and Downers Grove, Ill., made event reporting a top priority by recognizing it as a strategic organizational goal. Staff developed an internal formula to standardize safety event reporting data and compare incident levels throughout 100-day periods.

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2021 Cost of Caring

Hospitals and health systems work hard every day to make care more cost-effective and efficient for their patients, at the same time that they are caring for the nation’s most complex and resource-intensive patients. This has been especially true during the COVID-19 pandemic as hospitals and health systems have provided essential services and saved lives, while also facing unprecedented financial and operational challenges.