American Hospital Association: A professional society in the United States whose membership is composed of hospitals.Economic Competition: The effort of two or more parties to secure the business of a third party by offering, usually under fair or equitable rules of business practice, the most favorable terms.Financial Management, Hospital: The obtaining and management of funds for hospital needs and responsibility for fiscal affairs.Ownership: The legal relation between an entity (individual, group, corporation, or-profit, secular, government) and an object. The object may be corporeal, such as equipment, or completely a creature of law, such as a patent; it may be movable, such as an animal, or immovable, such as a building.Hospitals, Voluntary: Private, not-for-profit hospitals that are autonomous, self-established, and self-supported.Hospital Restructuring: Reorganization of the hospital corporate structure.Multi-Institutional Systems: Institutional systems consisting of more than one health facility which have cooperative administrative arrangements through merger, affiliation, shared services, or other collective ventures.Uncompensated Care: Medical services for which no payment is received. Uncompensated care includes charity care and bad debts.Hospitals, Proprietary: Hospitals owned and operated by a corporation or an individual that operate on a for-profit basis, also referred to as investor-owned hospitals.Hospital Bed Capacity: The number of beds which a hospital has been designed and constructed to contain. It may also refer to the number of beds set up and staffed for use.Libraries, Hospital: Information centers primarily serving the needs of hospital medical staff and sometimes also providing patient education and other services.Health Facility Closure: The closing of any health facility, e.g., health centers, residential facilities, and hospitals.Health Facility Merger: The combining of administrative and organizational resources of two or more health care facilities.Hospital Administration: Management of the internal organization of the hospital.Hospitals: Institutions with an organized medical staff which provide medical care to patients.Economics, Hospital: Economic aspects related to the management and operation of a hospital.United StatesMarketing of Health Services: Application of marketing principles and techniques to maximize the use of health care resources.Health Services Research: The integration of epidemiologic, sociological, economic, and other analytic sciences in the study of health services. Health services research is usually concerned with relationships between need, demand, supply, use, and outcome of health services. The aim of the research is evaluation, particularly in terms of structure, process, output, and outcome. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)Hospitals, Urban: Hospitals located in metropolitan areas.Nursing Staff, Hospital: Personnel who provide nursing service to patients in a hospital.Hospitals, Community: Institutions with permanent facilities and organized medical staff which provide the full range of hospital services primarily to a neighborhood area.Societies, Hospital: Societies having institutional membership limited to hospitals and other health care institutions.Personnel Staffing and Scheduling: The selection, appointing, and scheduling of personnel.Catchment Area (Health): A geographic area defined and served by a health program or institution.Medicare: Federal program, created by Public Law 89-97, Title XVIII-Health Insurance for the Aged, a 1965 amendment to the Social Security Act, that provides health insurance benefits to persons over the age of 65 and others eligible for Social Security benefits. It consists of two separate but coordinated programs: hospital insurance (MEDICARE PART A) and supplementary medical insurance (MEDICARE PART B). (Hospital Administration Terminology, AHA, 2d ed and A Discursive Dictionary of Health Care, US House of Representatives, 1976)Health Care Surveys: Statistical measures of utilization and other aspects of the provision of health care services including hospitalization and ambulatory care.Quality of Health Care: The levels of excellence which characterize the health service or health care provided based on accepted standards of quality.Health Services Accessibility: The degree to which individuals are inhibited or facilitated in their ability to gain entry to and to receive care and services from the health care system. Factors influencing this ability include geographic, architectural, transportational, and financial considerations, among others.Organizational Affiliation: Formal relationships established between otherwise independent organizations. These include affiliation agreements, interlocking boards, common controls, hospital medical school affiliations, etc.African Americans: Persons living in the United States having origins in any of the black groups of Africa.Hospitals, Rural: Hospitals located in a rural area.Hospitals, Teaching: Hospitals engaged in educational and research programs, as well as providing medical care to the patients.Logistic Models: Statistical models which describe the relationship between a qualitative dependent variable (that is, one which can take only certain discrete values, such as the presence or absence of a disease) and an independent variable. A common application is in epidemiology for estimating an individual's risk (probability of a disease) as a function of a given risk factor.Quality Indicators, Health Care: Norms, criteria, standards, and other direct qualitative and quantitative measures used in determining the quality of health care.Hospitals, General: Large hospitals with a resident medical staff which provides continuous care to maternity, surgical and medical patients.Hospitals, University: Hospitals maintained by a university for the teaching of medical students, postgraduate training programs, and clinical research.Indians, North American: Individual members of North American ethnic groups with ancient historic ancestral origins in Asia.Asian Americans: Persons living in the United States having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent.Hospital Costs: The expenses incurred by a hospital in providing care. The hospital costs attributed to a particular patient care episode include the direct costs plus an appropriate proportion of the overhead for administration, personnel, building maintenance, equipment, etc. Hospital costs are one of the factors which determine HOSPITAL CHARGES (the price the hospital sets for its services).Hospitals, AnimalVeterinary Medicine: The medical science concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in animals.Encyclopedias as Topic: Works containing information articles on subjects in every field of knowledge, usually arranged in alphabetical order, or a similar work limited to a special field or subject. (From The ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science, 1983)Veterinarians: Individuals with a degree in veterinary medicine that provides them with training and qualifications to treat diseases and injuries of animals.Organizations, Nonprofit: Organizations which are not operated for a profit and may be supported by endowments or private contributions.Surgery, Veterinary: A board-certified specialty of VETERINARY MEDICINE, requiring at least four years of special education, training, and practice of veterinary surgery after graduation from veterinary school. In the written, oral, and practical examinations candidates may choose either large or small animal surgery. (From AVMA Directory, 43d ed, p278)Community Health Planning: Planning that has the goals of improving health, improving accessibility to health services, and promoting efficiency in the provision of services and resources on a comprehensive basis for a whole community. (From Facts on File Dictionary of Health Care Management, 1988, p299)Health Care Coalitions: Voluntary groups of people representing diverse interests in the community such as hospitals, businesses, physicians, and insurers, with the principal objective to improve health care cost effectiveness.Voluntary Health Agencies: Non-profit organizations concerned with various aspects of health, e.g., education, promotion, treatment, services, etc.North CarolinaLung: Either of the pair of organs occupying the cavity of the thorax that effect the aeration of the blood.Lung Diseases: Pathological processes involving any part of the LUNG.Lung Neoplasms: Tumors or cancer of the LUNG.Asthma: A form of bronchial disorder with three distinct components: airway hyper-responsiveness (RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY), airway INFLAMMATION, and intermittent AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION. It is characterized by spasmodic contraction of airway smooth muscle, WHEEZING, and dyspnea (DYSPNEA, PAROXYSMAL).Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung: A heterogeneous aggregate of at least three distinct histological types of lung cancer, including SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ADENOCARCINOMA; and LARGE CELL CARCINOMA. They are dealt with collectively because of their shared treatment strategy.
A taxonomy of health networks and systems: bringing order out of chaos. (1/39)
OBJECTIVE: To use existing theory and data for empirical development of a taxonomy that identifies clusters of organizations sharing common strategic/structural features. DATA SOURCES: Data from the 1994 and 1995 American Hospital Association Annual Surveys, which provide extensive data on hospital involvement in hospital-led health networks and systems. STUDY DESIGN: Theories of organization behavior and industrial organization economics were used to identify three strategic/structural dimensions: differentiation, which refers to the number of different products/services along a healthcare continuum; integration, which refers to mechanisms used to achieve unity of effort across organizational components; and centralization, which relates to the extent to which activities take place at centralized versus dispersed locations. These dimensions were applied to three components of the health service/product continuum: hospital services, physician arrangements, and provider-based insurance activities. DATA EXTRACTION METHODS: We identified 295 health systems and 274 health networks across the United States in 1994, and 297 health systems and 306 health networks in 1995 using AHA data. Empirical measures aggregated individual hospital data to the health network and system level. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We identified a reliable, internally valid, and stable four-cluster solution for health networks and a five-cluster solution for health systems. We found that differentiation and centralization were particularly important in distinguishing unique clusters of organizations. High differentiation typically occurred with low centralization, which suggests that a broader scope of activity is more difficult to centrally coordinate. Integration was also important, but we found that health networks and systems typically engaged in both ownership-based and contractual-based integration or they were not integrated at all. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, we were able to classify approximately 70 percent of hospital-led health networks and 90 percent of hospital-led health systems into well-defined organizational clusters. Given the widespread perception that organizational change in healthcare has been chaotic, our research suggests that important and meaningful similarities exist across many evolving organizations. The resulting taxonomy provides a new lexicon for researchers, policymakers, and healthcare executives for characterizing key strategic and structural features of evolving organizations. The taxonomy also provides a framework for future inquiry about the relationships between organizational strategy, structure, and performance, and for assessing policy issues, such as Medicare Provider Sponsored Organizations, antitrust, and insurance regulation. (+info)Managing hospitals in turbulent times: do organizational changes improve hospital survival? (2/39)
OBJECTIVE: To examine (1) the degree to which organizational changes affected hospital survival; (2) whether core and peripheral organizational changes affected hospital survival differently; and (3) how simultaneous organizational changes affected hospital survival. DATA SOURCES: AHA Hospital Surveys, the Area Resource File, and the AHA Hospital Guides, Part B: Multihospital Systems. STUDY DESIGN: The study employed a longitudinal panel design. We followed changes in all community hospitals in the continental United States from 1981 through 1994. The dependent variable, hospital closure, was examined as a function of multiple changes in a hospital's core and peripheral structures as well as the hospital's organizational and environmental characteristics. Cox regression models were used to test the expectations that core changes increased closure risk while peripheral changes decreased such risk, and that simultaneous core and peripheral changes would lead to higher risk of closure. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Results indicated more peripheral than core changes in community hospitals. Overall, findings contradicted our expectations. Change in specialty, a core change, was beneficial for hospitals, because it reduced closure risk. The two most frequent peripheral changes, downsizing and leadership change, were positively associated with closure. Simultaneous organizational changes displayed a similar pattern: multiple core changes reduced closure risk, while multiple peripheral changes increased the risk. These patterns held regardless of the level of uncertainty in hospital environments. CONCLUSIONS: Organizational changes are not all beneficial for hospitals, suggesting that hospital leaders should be both cautious and selective in their efforts to turn their hospitals around. (+info)The prevalence of hospital health promotion and disease prevention services: good news, bad news, and policy implications. (3/39)
In recent years, American health care has shifted toward an emphasis on population health in communities. National data from the American Hospital Association Annual Survey of Hospitals are used to describe the prevalence of 26 services provided by general hospitals that could contribute to health promotion and disease prevention (HPDP). Cross-sectional descriptive analyses, based on national data sources, linked HPDP services to hospital characteristics, and factor analysis identified significant categories of HPDP activities. The results showed that many specific HPDP services are offered by thousands of hospitals, but prevalence, distribution, and availability of the services are uneven across the size and ownership of hospitals and their communities. Policy initiatives could increase the prevalence of hospitals' health promotion and disease prevention services, thereby improving the health status of their communities. (+info)Community orientation in hospitals: an institutional and resource dependence perspective. (4/39)
OBJECTIVE: To conceptualize community orientation-defined as the generation, dissemination, and use of community health-need intelligence-as a strategic response to environmental pressures, and to test a theoretically justified model of the predictors of community orientation in hospitals. DATA SOURCES: The analysis used data for 4,578 hospitals obtained from the 1994 and 1995 American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Survey and the 1994 Medicare Hospital Cost Report data sets. Market-level data came from the Area Resource File. STUDY DESIGN: Multiple regression analysis was used to examine the effects of hospital size, dependence on managed care, ownership, network, system and alliance memberships, and level of diffusion of community-orientation practices in the area on the degree of community orientation in hospitals. The model, based on Oliver's (1991) framework of organizational responsiveness to environmental pressures, controlled for the effects of industry concentration and lagged profitability. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Degree of community orientation is significantly related to hospital size; ownership; dependence on managed care; and membership in a network, system, or alliance. It is also significantly related to the diffusion of community-orientation practices among other area hospitals. CONCLUSIONS: Degree of community orientation is influenced by the nature of environmental pressures and by hospital interests. It is higher in hospitals that are large, nonprofit, or members of a network, system, or alliance; in hospitals that are more dependent on managed care; and in hospitals that operate in areas with higher diffusion of community-orientation activities. (+info)Hospital registered nurse shortages: environmental, patient, and institutional predictors. (5/39)
OBJECTIVE: To examine the characteristics of acute-care hospitals that report registered nurse shortages when a widespread shortage exists and when a widespread shortage is no longer evident. DATA SOURCE: Secondary data from the American Hospital Association's Nursing Personnel Survey from 1990 and 1992 were used. The study population was all acute-care hospitals in the United States. STUDY DESIGN: Outcome variables included whether a hospital experienced a shortage in 1990, when many hospitals reported a nursing shortage, or whether a hospital reported a shortage in both 1990 and 1992. Predictor variables included environmental, patient, and institutional characteristics. Associations between predictor and outcome variables were investigated using probit analyses. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Location in the South, a high percentage of nonwhite county residents, a high percentage of patients with Medicaid or Medicare as payer, a higher patient acuity, and use of team or functional nursing care delivery consistently predicted hospitals reporting shortages both when there was a widespread shortage and when there was no widespread shortage. CONCLUSIONS: Although some characteristics under the direct control of hospitals, such as nursing care delivery model, are associated with their reporting a shortage of nurses, shortage is also strongly associated with broader population characteristics such as minority communities and a public insurance payer mix. Awareness of these broader factors may help inform policies to improve the distribution of nurse supply. (+info)Is managed care leading to consolidation in health-care markets? (6/39)
OBJECTIVE: To determine the extent to which managed care has led to consolidation among hospitals and physicians. DATA SOURCES: We use data from the American Hospital Association, American Medical Association, and government censuses. STUDY DESIGN: Two stage least squares regression analysis examines how cross-section variation in managed care penetration affects provider consolidation, while controlling for the endogeneity of managed-care penetration. Specifically, we examine inpatient hospital markets and physician practice size in large metropolitan areas. DATA COLLECTION METHODS: All data are from secondary sources, merged at the level of the Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We find that higher levels of local managed-care penetration are associated with substantial increases in consolidation in hospital and physician markets. In the average market (managed-care penetration equaled 34 percent in 1994), managed care was associated with an increase in the Herfindahl of .054 between 1981 and 1994, moving from .096 in 1981 to .154. This is equivalent to moving from 10.4 equal-size hospitals to 6.5 equal-sized hospitals. In the physician market place, we estimate that at the mean, managed care resulted in a 14 percentage point decrease of physicians in solo practice between 1986 and 1995. This implies a decrease in the percentage of doctors in solo practice from 38 percent in 1986 to 24 percent by 1995. (+info)Reexamining organizational configurations: an update, validation, and expansion of the taxonomy of health networks and systems. (7/39)
OBJECTIVES: To (a) assess how the original cluster categories of hospital-led health networks and systems have changed over time; (b) identify any new patterns of cluster configurations; and (c) demonstrate how additional data can be used to refine and enhance the taxonomy measures. DATA SOURCES; 1994 and 1998 American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Survey of Hospitals. STUDY DESIGN: As in the original taxonomy, separate cluster solutions are identified for health networks and health systems by applying three strategic/structural dimensions (differentiation, integration, and centralization) to three components of the health service/product continuum (hospital services, physician arrangements, and provider-based insurance activities). DATA EXTRACTION METHODS: Factor, cluster, and discriminant analyses are used to analyze the 1998 data. Descriptive and comparative methods are used to analyze the updated 1998 taxonomy relative to the original 1994 version. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: The 1998 cluster categories are similar to the original taxonomy, however, they reveal some new organizational configurations. For the health networks, centralization of product/service lines is occurring more selectively than in the past. For the health systems, participation has grown in and dispersed across a more diverse set of decentralized organizational forms. For both networks and systems, the definition of centralization has changed over time. CONCLUSIONS: In its updated form, the taxonomy continues to provide policymakers and practitioners with a descriptive and contextual framework against which to assess organizational programs and policies. There is a need to continue to revisit the taxonomy from time to time because of the persistent evolution of the U.S. health care industry and the consequent shifting of organizational configurations in this arena. There is also value in continuing to move the taxonomy in the direction of refinement/expansion as new opportunities become available. (+info)Factors related to the provision of hospital discounts for HMO inpatients. (8/39)
Using 1986 AHA hospital survey data, we analyzed hospital-HMO contract provisions, hospital operating characteristics, and market conditions for a national sample of 801 hospitals with HMO contracts to determine the factors related to provision of a discount and the magnitude of the discount if present. Seventy-eight percent of the hospitals reported that at least one of their HMO contracts provided a discount for inpatient services. Risk-sharing provisions, the number of hospitals within a five-mile radius, the proportion of the population enrolled in HMOs, and the number of HMOs operating in the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) were directly related to provision of discounts. Public hospitals were less likely than other facilities to provide discounts. For the magnitude of the discounts, risk-sharing provisions and the number of hospitals within a five-mile radius were again related, as was the number of HMOs operating in the MSA--but this time the number-of-HMOs variable had an inverse relationship. The results suggest that increased HMO market activity does result in price competition for hospital services but that hospital discounting strategies are extremely complex and may not follow conventional market theories. Hospitals appear to be using contracts both to stabilize their relationships with HMOs and increase market share, and they are increasingly giving discounts to achieve those ends. (+info)2016HealthcareAssociation's Annual SurveyCollege of CardiologyAcute careMedicaidHealth CareClinicalPhysiciansCareHeart AssociationPatientAcademyPayersMemorial HospitalAssociation'sLung AssociationAchievement AwardOutcomes2017PatientsSearchChildren's hospitals5,000 hospitalsMedicareDischargeBoard of TrustVeterinary hospitalUrological AssociationPracticesReimbursementAAHARegional Hospital of ScrantonPhysicianMember hospitalsAnimal hospitalsDiabetes AssociationAcademy of PediatricsInfectionsNewsTwitterRecognizes hospitalsPhysiciansOrganization340B drugNation'sVeterinariansQualityInfluenza vaccinationContentStrokePandemicHoly Cross HoProgramDefined contributionWorkServicesSupportRecommendationsAward
- The proposed CCJR rule will become effective for a five-year period beginning January 1, 2016, unless CMS relents to requests for delay from the American Hospital Association and others. (polsinelli.com)
- To help you make an informed decision about scheduling your procedure, we wanted to make you aware of a joint statement from the American College of Surgeons, the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses and the American Hospital Association regarding recommended guidelines for healthcare providers to safely resume elective procedures. (cartiva.net)
- The Franklin Memorial Hospital NorDx Laboratory is nationally accredited and regulated by the College of American Pathologists (CAP), the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB), the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). (mainehealth.org)
- Data Sources: Data are drawn from the American Hospital Association's Annual Survey of Hospitals, federally collected Hospital Cost Reports, and Medicare's Hospital Compare. (elsevier.com)
- Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital has also earned the Atrial Fibrillation, Cardiac Cath Lab, Chest Pain Center and Heart Failure accreditations from the American College of Cardiology. (abrazohealth.com)
- Worked with Payer and Major Provider on complete consumer satisfaction and patient direction and handling from pre-hospital, through acute care, though post-acute care. (wikileaks.org)
- And what about the recent announcement by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that it would no longer reimburse hospitals for a specified list of preventable errors? (reliasmedia.com)
- Visit the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons websites for more resources, and remember to always consult your physician about any specific questions or concerns you may have. (cartiva.net)
- Compassionate health care professional with experience in general pediatric, medical and surgical, hematology/oncology, and bone marrow transplant patients in a hospital setting. (wikileaks.org)
- although Minnesota was ahead of us a month or two, they are still learning," says Karen Nelson , RN, MPA, the Massachusetts Hospital Association's senior vice president for clinical affairs, explaining why Massachusetts limited its policy to nine events. (reliasmedia.com)
- Our affiliated board certified physicians, nursing professionals and trained staff have been recognized by state and national organizations that reflect the excellent care patients receive at our hospitals. (abrazohealth.com)
- Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital, Abrazo Arrowhead Campus, Abrazo Central Campus, Abrazo Scottsdale Campus and Abrazo West Campus are accredited Chest Pain Centers by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care. (abrazohealth.com)
- This demonstrates that the hospital meets essential criteria for trauma care, institutional performance and commitment to providing high quality care for critically injured patients. (abrazohealth.com)
- Abrazo Arrowhead Campus, Abrazo Central Campus, Abrazo Scottsdale Campus and Abrazo West Campus are recipients of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get with the Guidelines Honor Roll for using the most up-to-date, evidence-based treatment guidelines for improved patient care and outcomes. (abrazohealth.com)
- If hospitals are aware of such an event, they do not let the care get into the billing cycle. (reliasmedia.com)
- Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital earned the Mission: Lifeline Silver Receiving Award from the American Heart Association for its success in adhering to quality measures for STEMI Receiving Centers for STEMI heart attacks patients. (abrazohealth.com)
- Measuring Patient Satisfaction's Relationship to Hospital Cost Efficiency: Can Administrators Make a Difference? (elsevier.com)
- Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the ability and means by which hospital administrators can influence patient satisfaction and its impact on costs. (elsevier.com)
- Study Design: Stochastic frontier analyses (SFA) are used to test the hypothesis that the patient satisfaction-hospital cost relationship is primarily a latent "management effect. (elsevier.com)
- Principle Findings: Both SFA models were superior to the standard regression analysis when measuring patient satisfaction's relationship to hospitals' cost efficiency. (elsevier.com)
- In choosing its nine items, she explains, the association used four criteria - the event has to be preventable, within the control of the hospital, the result of error, and actually result in patient harm. (reliasmedia.com)
- The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons suggests having a contrast bath three times each day to reduce inflammation. (cartiva.net)
- The state hospital association collaborated with the state's council of health plans and the governor's office to come up with the policy, and payers and hospitals were in agreement. (reliasmedia.com)
- The Franklin Memorial Hospital Laboratory is a state of the art facility providing a full range of diagnostic testing services to patients and clients from Greater Franklin County. (mainehealth.org)
- To maintain accredited status, hospitals undergo comprehensive on-site evaluations every three years, which ensures that hospitals are compliant with the Association's mandatory standards. (wikipedia.org)
- MADISON - University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics has been awarded the top performance award for achieving the American Stroke Association's guidelines for longer than two years. (uwhealth.org)
- On February 28, Richard I. Levin, MD, Vice-Principal for Health Affairs, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, and Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, at McGill University will receive the Heart of New York Mission Achievement Award at the American Heart Association's 15th annual Heart of New York Gala. (thechildren.com)
- According to the American Heart Association's Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics , projections show that the prevalence of heart failure will increase 46 percent from 2012 to 2030. (heart.org)
- Baylor Health Care System's Supportive and Palliative Care program is one of three in the U.S. to win the American Hospital Association's 2014 Circle of Life Award: Celebrating Innovation in Palliative and End-of-Life Care. (achp.org)
- MEMPHIS, TN - Le Bonheur Children's Hospital and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center announced today that Amali Samarasinghe, PhD, was awarded the Charles and Amelia Gould Innovation award amounting to $150,000 over two years through the American Lung Association's Awards and Grants Program. (lebonheur.org)
- The program builds on the work of the American Heart Association's National Registry of CardioPulmonary Resuscitation originally launched in 1999 as a database of in-hospital resuscitation events from more than 500 hospitals. (holy-cross.com)
- Get With The Guidelines® is the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's hospital-based quality improvement program that provides hospitals with the latest research-based guidelines. (holy-cross.com)
- Chambersburg Hospital received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines ® -Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: Stroke SM Honor Roll Elite. (summithealth.org)
- The recognition from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines-Stroke further reinforces our team's hard work. (summithealth.org)
- POUGHKEEPSIE - Nuvance Health hospitals Vassar Brothers Medical Center and Danbury Hospital have earned the American Heart Association's Mission: Lifeline ® Gold Plus Receiving Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who suffer severe heart attacks. (midhudsonnews.com)
- The American Heart Association's Mission: Lifeline program's goal is to reduce system barriers to prompt treatment for heart attacks, beginning with the 911 call, to EMS transport and continuing through hospital treatment and discharge. (midhudsonnews.com)
- Danbury Hospital also received the American Heart Association's Gold Plus award for its continued success in using the Get with the Guidelines ® - Heart Failure and Target: Type 2 Diabetes programs. (midhudsonnews.com)
- In addition, Nuvance Health's Putnam Hospital in Carmel earned the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get with the Guidelines ® - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. (midhudsonnews.com)
- Blue Springs, Missouri, May 17, 2017 - St. Mary's Medical Center received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines ® -Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: Stroke SM Honor Roll. (primehealthcare.com)
- CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - UNC Hospitals recently qualified for the American Heart Association's Mission: Lifeline Silver Performance Achievement Award. (unchealthcare.org)
- Hospitals that receive the Mission: Lifeline Silver Performance Achievement Award have demonstrated for 12 consecutive months that at least 85 percent of eligible STEMI patients (without contraindications) are treated within specific time frames upon entering the hospital and discharged following the American Heart Association's recommended treatment guidelines. (unchealthcare.org)
- UNC Hospitals is dedicated to making our cardiac unit among the best in the country, and the American Heart Association's Mission: Lifeline program is helping us accomplish that by making it easier for our professionals to improve the outcomes of our cardiac patients," said Cam Patterson, MD, MBA , Chief of Cardiology at UNC Hospitals and Physician-in-Chief of the UNC Center for Heart & Vascular Care . (unchealthcare.org)
- The American Heart Association's Mission: Lifeline program helps hospitals and emergency medical services develop systems of care that follow proven standards and procedures for STEMI patients. (unchealthcare.org)
- As an accredited hospital, we voluntarily uphold the Association's high standards in 18 different areas and are routinely evaluated on over 900 different standards of veterinary care. (vcahospitals.com)
- For the fourth year in a row, the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has received the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines®-Resuscitation Gold Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures for the treatment of adult patients who suffer cardiac arrests in the hospital. (utmb.edu)
- The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has received the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines®-Resuscitation Silver Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures for the treatment of pediatric patients who suffer cardiac arrests in the hospital. (utmb.edu)
- UTMB's Galveston Campus stroke program has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. (utmb.edu)
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has denied the American Hospital Association's lawsuit against HHS for $1.6 billion in cuts made to the 340B drug pricing program beginning this year. (hasc.org)
- Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital recently received the 2016 bronze level recognition in the American Heart Association's inaugural results of the Workplace Health Achievement Index , a science-based and evidence-informed measurement that assesses and recognizes workplace health programs. (munciejournal.com)
- The hospital is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association's Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program. (wikipedia.org)
- Carolinas Hospital System and the American Lung Association of South Carolina have joined together to offer a new benefit to residence in our community living with a chronic lung disease like COPD, pulmonary fibrosis or lung cancer. (carolinashospital.com)
- Live the best quality of life you can with support from the American Lung Association and Carolinas Hospital System. (carolinashospital.com)
- The American Lung Association was established nationally in 1904 and remains the only voluntary health agency in the community whose sole purpose is the prevention and control of lung disease. (carolinashospital.com)
- The Lung Association has committed $11.55 million through 98 awards to fund promising research. (lebonheur.org)
- Research projects funded by the American Lung Association are carefully selected through rigorous scientific review and represent the investigation of a wide range of complex issues to help combat and reduce the suffering and burden of lung disease. (lebonheur.org)
- The Charles and Amelia Gould Innovation Award presented by the American Lung Association will support our research as we work to study how to keep children with asthma healthy and safe," said Samarasinghe. (lebonheur.org)
- COVID-19 has placed lung health at the forefront of everyone's minds, especially for those who are concerned about air pollution, wildfires and pre-existing lung conditions such as asthma and COPD," said American Lung Association President and CEO Harold Wimmer. (lebonheur.org)
- Despite the fact that the pandemic poses significant economic challenges, the American Lung Association is prioritizing research and significantly increasing award funding to help improve the lung health of all Americans. (lebonheur.org)
- The American Lung Association is the leading organization working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through education, advocacy and research. (lebonheur.org)
- To win the Get With The Guidelines SM -Stroke (GWTG--Stroke) Gold Performance Achievement Award, UW Hospital demonstrated 85 percent adherence to key measures for 24 or more consecutive months. (uwhealth.org)
- Recipients of the prestigious Stroke Gold Plus Achievement Award include Florida Hospital Tampa, Florida Hospital Zephyrhills, Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel and Florida Hospital North Pinellas. (bio-medicine.org)
- Both Florida Hospital Tampa and Florida Hospital Zephyrhills received this achievement award. (bio-medicine.org)
- Florida Hospital Zephyrhills received the Mission: Lifeline® STEMI Silver Achievement Award for complying with the AHA's outlined guidelines for four successive calendar quarters. (bio-medicine.org)
- Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel is recognized with the Mission: Lifeline® STEMI Bronze Achievement Award for completing one calendar quarter adhering to this recognition's criteria. (bio-medicine.org)
- FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (November 5, 2014) - Holy Cross Hospital has received the Get With The Guidelines® - Resuscitation Bronze Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the treatment of patients who suffer cardiac arrests in the hospital. (holy-cross.com)
- Hospitals must achieve 85 percent or higher adherence to all Get With The Guidelines-Stroke achievement indicators for two or more consecutive 12-month periods and achieve 75 percent or higher compliance with five of eight Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Quality measures to receive the Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. (summithealth.org)
- and the American Diabetes Association Achievement Award was sponsored by Nipro Diagnostics, Inc. (holy-cross.com)
- An Achievement Award was given to Karan Munuswamy, MD of Holy Cross Medical Group for outstanding local and national leadership as the Broward County Chapter President of the American Diabetes Association. (holy-cross.com)
- Researchers examined whether regular home delivery of nutritious, low-sodium meals to patients during the first month after hospital discharge could make a difference in quality of life and outcomes. (strokeassociation.org)
- We know these guidelines improve the outcomes for our patients, and being able to save lives and provide a higher standard of care is one of our top priorities," said, Dr. Robin McGuinness, Senior Executive Officer of Patient Outcomes, Florida Hospital, West Florida Division of the Adventist Health System. (bio-medicine.org)
- Only 20% of a person's individual health outcomes are tied to clinical care, according to a recent presentation about the social determinants of health from the American Hospital Association. (ecri.org)
- Patients admitted to hospitals in the highest- versus lowest-spending intensity terciles had lower rates of all adverse outcomes. (acc.org)
- It would be simplistic to interpret this study as suggesting that higher spending is causally related to better outcomes and that providing more money to lower-spending hospitals would automatically improve their outcomes. (acc.org)
- We adapt processes and implement proven models of care to ensure better patient outcomes and satisfaction" said Holy Cross Hospital President and CEO Patrick A. Taylor, M.D. "This award recognizes the commitment of the physicians and nurses at Holy Cross. (holy-cross.com)
- Data from the registry and the quality program gives participating hospitals feedback on their resuscitation practice and patient outcomes and help develop research-based guidelines for in-hospital resuscitation. (holy-cross.com)
- To assess the association between patient, event, and hospital characteristics and the outcomes, we created multivariable logistic regressions models accounting for within-hospital clustering. (ovid.com)
- There are numerous national organizations that rank and rate hospitals based on many factors, including physician opinions, reputation, and patient outcomes - numerous data points that indicate how well patients do in the hospital and after they go home. (utmb.edu)
- Impact of hospital-associated hyponatremia on selected outcomes. (springer.com)
- PHILADELPHIA , April 10, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Gil Binenbaum, MD , a pediatric eye surgeon in the Division of Ophthalmology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), has received the 2017 American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) Young Investigator Award. (prnewswire.com)
- DALLAS, May 10, 2017 - When patients with heart failure were re-hospitalized within a month, those who returned to the same hospital were discharged quicker and were more likely to survive, according to new Canadian research in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. (heart.org)
- ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Diabetes Association (Association) and Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) Diabetes & Obesity Program have joined forces to address the growing incidence of type 2 diabetes among children and adolescents through a dedicated education program called Camp PowerUp . (pharmiweb.com)
- The Association started with two Camp PowerUp programs in 2014 and is hosting 14 Camp PowerUp programs in 2017. (pharmiweb.com)
- Using mobile technology as a channel to deliver retirement education also emerged as a priority, since many hospital workers spend their days working with patients as opposed to sitting in front of computers. (prnewswire.com)
- The delivery of personalized, low-sodium meals to the homes of heart failure patients just out of the hospital has the potential to help them avoid rehospitalization in the days ahead, a new study shows. (strokeassociation.org)
- These patients are usually advised by doctors to restrict their salt intake, but past studies have not shown that this basic recommendation reduces hospital readmissions or death. (strokeassociation.org)
- Patients admitted to the hospital may start out weak and malnourished and frail, and you often have lots of other illnesses beside the heart failure. (strokeassociation.org)
- Patients who received customized meals were less likely to be readmitted to the hospital within 30 days and spent fewer days there than patients who didn't get the meal delivery service. (strokeassociation.org)
- The American Hospital Association (AHA) is the national organization that represents and serves all types of hospitals, health care networks, and their patients and communities. (ohpe.ca)
- Payment gaps in hospitals reached a total of $71 billion for uncompensated care, Medicare and Medicaid patients. (hin.com)
- Florida Hospital Tampa was also honored with the Elite Plus title which carries the same guidelines as the Target: Stroke Honor Roll but includes the time to thrombolytic therapy within 45 minutes in 50 percent of acute ischemic stroke patients treated with IV tPA, a clot-busting tissue plasminogen. (bio-medicine.org)
- Mission: Lifeline® STEMI Gold, Silver and Bronze Quality Achievement Awards are given to hospitals for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the treatment of patients who suffer severe heart attacks. (bio-medicine.org)
- Florida Hospital works hard to treat these patients with appropriate urgency by rapidly enacting the latest AHA/ASA guidelines. (bio-medicine.org)
- He's become highly respected by his peers and patients for his contributions to ensure our hospital is a safe place for everyone. (pitchengine.com)
- These include internal methods (such as screening, connecting patients with community resources, and implementing hospital-wide initiatives) and external methods (such as partnering and investing in the local community). (ecri.org)
- Heart failure patients readmitted to the same facility spend fewer days in the hospital and are more likely to survive. (heart.org)
- Of the 217,039 patients (average age 76.8 years, 50.1 percent male), 18.1 percent were readmitted within 30 days - 83.2 percent to the original hospital and 16.8 percent to a different hospital. (heart.org)
- After adjusting for factors such as age and gender, heart failure patients who were readmitted to the same hospital were discharged an average of one day sooner and were 11 percent less likely to die during their hospitalization. (heart.org)
- Patients' hospital records may not be completed for weeks and they don't report all of the things that happened during the initial hospitalization. (heart.org)
- That information rarely appears on discharge summaries, so patients are at risk of the same thing happening if they are admitted to a different hospital," McAlister said. (heart.org)
- In the study, patients readmitted to a different hospital were younger and more likely to be male, live in a rural area and to have arrived at the new hospital by ambulance. (heart.org)
- Hospital discharge (HD) rates were compared before and after HP-CPR from 681 ICHA patients over five years, using Fisher's exact test, odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). (ahajournals.org)
- Patients' baseline health status was similar across hospital expenditure groups. (acc.org)
- Higher spending hospitals had higher nursing staff ratios, and their patients received more inpatient medical specialist visits, interventional (AMI cohort) and medical (AMI and CHF cohorts) cardiac therapies, preoperative specialty care (colon cancer cohort), and post-discharge collaborative care with a cardiologist and primary care physician (AMI and CHF cohorts). (acc.org)
- The current study reports that higher hospital spending intensity was associated with better survival, lower readmission rates, and better quality of care for seriously ill, hospitalized patients in a universal health care system with more selective access to medical technology. (acc.org)
- It recognizes hospitals committed to following proven treatment guidelines incorporated into a comprehensive system of care to fully address the care needs of patients with complex cardiac conditions. (heart.org)
- Having accredited hospitals and care facilities equipped to collaborate with their communities to provide strong prevention, treatment and recovery programs for the complicated needs of patients with life-threatening heart conditions is key to improving quality-of-life and survival for all patients of all backgrounds. (heart.org)
- More hospitals are applying to receive the Cardiovascular Center of Excellence accreditation, which demonstrates to current and future patients that their cardiac care services have met rigorous standards. (heart.org)
- Holy Cross Hospital is awarded for meeting specific measures in treating adult cardiac arrest patients. (holy-cross.com)
- Chambersburg Hospital earned the award by meeting specific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients at a set level for a designated period. (summithealth.org)
- These quality measures are designed to help hospital teams follow the most up-to-date, evidence-based guidelines with the goal of speeding recovery and reducing death and disability for stroke patients. (summithealth.org)
- Vassar Brothers Medical Center and Danbury Hospital earned the award by meeting specific criteria and standards of performance for quick and appropriate treatment through emergency procedures to re-establish blood flow to blocked arteries in heart attack patients coming into the hospital directly or by transfer from another facility. (midhudsonnews.com)
- We are honored to be recognized by the American Heart Association for our dedication and achievements in caring for patients with acute myocardial infarction," said Dr. Mark Warshofsky, senior vice president and chair of heart and vascular services at Nuvance Health. (midhudsonnews.com)
- Our hospitals are committed to improving the quality of care for our cardiac patients. (midhudsonnews.com)
- Timely health care news and information related to Pennsylvania hospitals, other health care providers, their patients, and Pennsylvania communities. (haponline.org)
- One thousand nine hundred fifty-two patients from 151 hospitals were included. (ovid.com)
- Two hundred eighty patients (14.6%) died before hospital discharge. (ovid.com)
- Your tax-deductible contribution to the American Health Legal Foundation help continue the fight to stop the war on doctors and patients. (aapsonline.org)
- Research has shown there are benefits to patients who are treated at hospitals that have adopted the Get With The Guidelines program. (primehealthcare.com)
- Get With The Guidelines®-S puts the expertise of the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association to work for hospitals nationwide, helping hospital care teams ensure the care provided to patients is aligned with the latest research-based guidelines. (primehealthcare.com)
- The award recognizes UNC Hospitals' commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients that effectively improves the survival and care of STEMI (ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction) patients. (unchealthcare.org)
- Before they are discharged, appropriate patients are started on aggressive risk reduction therapies such as cholesterol-lowering drugs, aspirin, ACE inhibitors and beta-blockers in the hospital and receive smoking cessation counseling. (unchealthcare.org)
- Each year UNC Hospitals cares for patients from all 100 counties in North Carolina and several surrounding states. (unchealthcare.org)
- U.S. and Canadian units where patients receive their principal nursing care after hospital admission qualify for this excellence award. (inovanewsroom.org)
- VCA South Shore (Weymouth) Animal Hospital has cutting edge diagnostic and treatment equipment that allows us to offer an unparalleled level of comprehensive care to our patients. (vcahospitals.com)
- As the number of patients with diabetes increases annually, the number of patients with diabetes who are admitted to the hospital also increases. (shopdiabetes.org)
- Managing Diabetes and Hyperglycemia in the Hospital Setting focuses on the treatment of diabetes and hyperglycemia in these situations, providing an invaluable resource for the audience of hospitalists, endocrinologists, nurses, and other team members who take care of hospitalized patients with diabetes and hyperglycemia. (shopdiabetes.org)
- Hospital-acquired influenza has been shown to have a particularly high mortality rate, with a median of 16% among all patients and a range of 33% to 60% in high-risk groups such as transplant recipients and patients in the ICU. (aappublications.org)
- 18 years of age) with cirrhosis were identified using the Premier Hospital Database (January 1, 2007 to March 31, 2010) and matched to non-HN patients with cirrhosis using a combination of exact patient characteristics and propensity score matching. (springer.com)
- Hyponatremia in patients with cirrhosis is a predictor of increased hospital resource use and 30-day hospital re-admission, and represents a potential target for intervention to reduce healthcare expenditures for patients hospitalized for cirrhosis. (springer.com)
- Hospital re-admissions among patients with decompensated cirrhosis. (springer.com)
- More than half of all hospital patients receive an antibiotic. (healthfinder.gov)
- Get the facts on how tracking antibiotic use and resistance can help health departments, hospitals, and doctors protect patients. (healthfinder.gov)
- Search for hospitals in your area and compare the quality of care provided to patients by surgical procedure or medical condition. (healthfinder.gov)
- Of course, but did you know that patients can get infections in the hospital while they are being treated for something else? (healthfinder.gov)
- This plain language brochure replaces AHA's Patients' Bill of Rights and informs patients about what they should expect during their hospital stay with regard to their rights and responsibilities. (healthfinder.gov)
- AAHA-accredited veterinary hospitals must anesthetize and intubate all dental patients under a new standard of care that challenges the practice of anesthesia-free cleanings seen increasingly in the industry. (nilesanimalhospital.com)
- These "covered entities" include disproportionate-share hospitals, children's hospitals, certain cancer hospitals, critical access hospitals and other safety-net or remote institutions. (ama-assn.org)
- The AHA is a national organization representing nearly 5,000 hospitals, health care networks, and other care providers. (swedish.org)
- The AHA is the national advocate for its members, which include nearly 5,000 hospitals, health care systems, networks and other providers of care and 43,000 individual members. (swedish.org)
- Medicare for All model would be unsustainable and disrupt the employer-sponsored health coverage that most Americans have and are satisfied with. (ama-assn.org)
- Under the new "two midnight" rule, a Medicare beneficiary is generally considered appropriate for inpatient hospital admission and eligible for payment under Medicare Part A when the physician (1) expects the beneficiary to require a hospital stay that spans at least two midnights and (2) admits the beneficiary to the hospital based upon that expectation. (bricker.com)
- On a related legislative front, AHA is supporting H.R. 3698 that would delay enforcement of the two midnights rule until October 1, 2014 and develop a new Medicare hospital payment methodology for short inpatient stays in fiscal year 2015. (bricker.com)
- Could relief from the Medicare cuts in reimbursement for 340B drugs be coming soon for hospitals? (bricker.com)
- In August 2011, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule requiring acute care hospitals that participate in its Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program to report HCP influenza vaccination data through the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) beginning January 1, 2013 ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
- As a condition of getting Medicare payments, hospitals must publicly disclose complication rates and other data on services used by seniors. (usatoday.com)
- Medicare and its means-tested sibling Medicaid are the only forms of health coverage available to millions of Americans today. (investopedia.com)
- So just how much are Americans paying for Medicare and Medicaid and how much should you expect to pay? (investopedia.com)
- Medicare is federally administered and covers older or disabled Americans, while Medicaid operates at the state level and covers low-income families and some single adults. (investopedia.com)
- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that most hospitals will receive an inflation update of 2.1 percent in their payment rates for services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries in outpatient departments. (cms.gov)
- In 2008, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) stopped reimbursing for hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) not present on admission (POA). (cambridge.org)
- Medicare program: changes to the hospital inpatient prospective payment systems and fiscal year. (cambridge.org)
- Change in MS-DRG assignment and hospital reimbursement as a result of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid changes in payment for hospital-acquired conditions: is it coding or quality? (cambridge.org)
- The American Urological Association (AUA) and Urology Care Foundation believe that the day of patient admission and discharge should be based on the judgment of the attending surgeon. (auanet.org)
- If you are discharged from the hospital after heart failure, book a follow-up appointment with your physician within two weeks of discharge. (heart.org)
- Characterizing International Classification of Disease (ICD-9) code validity is essential given widespread use of hospital discharge and claims databases in research. (ahajournals.org)
- Hospitals involved in Mission: Lifeline strive to improve care in both acute treatment measures and discharge measures. (unchealthcare.org)
- Now, Agee is preparing to assume her yearlong role as chair of the American Hospital Association board of trustees. (hhnmag.com)
- Any veterinary hospital can join AAHA as a member, but must then pass an evaluation in order to receive AAHA accreditation. (wikipedia.org)
- Second place for AAHA-Accredited Practice of the Year went to Swedesboro Animal Hospital/Tri-State Animal Emergency Center of Woolwich Township, N.J. Third place went to Cat's Corner Veterinary Hospital in Southbury, Conn. The finalists were Animal Hospital of Nashua in Nashua, N.H., and Austinburg Veterinary Clinic in Austinburg, Ohio. (avma.org)
- VCA South Shore (Weymouth) Animal Hospital is a state of the art veterinary hospital conveniently located in South Weymouth, Massachusetts a short distance from Route 3 and Route 18. (vcahospitals.com)
- The American Urological Association (AUA) has developed the following questionnaire to help men determine how bothersome their urinary symptoms are and to check how effective their treatment is. (nkch.org)
- 1992). American Urological Association symptom index for benign prostatic hyperplasia. (nkch.org)
- The purpose of the American Animal Hospital Association is to: Enhance the abilities of veterinarians to provide quality medical care to companion animals Enable veterinarians to successfully conduct their practices and maintain their facilities with high standards of excellence Meet the public's needs as they relate to the delivery of small animal veterinary medicine Unlike human hospitals, veterinary hospitals are not required to be accredited. (wikipedia.org)
- The ACC is proud to work with the AHA and Regional Hospital of Scranton to showcase how data can be used to inform best practices and guide patient care. (heart.org)
- Summit Health is a non-profit network of hospitals and physician practices dedicated to building a healthier community. (summithealth.org)
- Dr. Vercin Ephrem, President of the Medical Staff and Gloria Thorington, Director of Patient Safety and Quality attended the AHA and Health Research & Education Trusts' (HRET) 'Hospital Engagement Network Best Practice Celebration' in November and presented LRGHealthcare's journey to implementing best practices and evidence based care that won the organization the national recognition. (lrgh.org)
- The quality improvement efforts ensure that the practices and hospitals continue to evolve with the latest medical research. (lrgh.org)
- The American Animal Hospital Association honored a number of AAHA-accredited practices and a veterinary student during its annual meeting, March 15-18 in Denver. (avma.org)
- Yet too many "hospitals and medical workers skip safety practices known to head off disaster," USA TODAY ' s Alison Young wrote. (usatoday.com)
- Nor have the Joint Commission, a private group that accredits hospitals, and the influential American Hospital Association, with 5,000 members, wielded their power to ensure that hospitals follow well-known best practices. (usatoday.com)
- For the 3-year period following policy implementation, we determined the impact on diagnosis-related groups (DRG) determining reimbursement as well as hospital characteristics associated with the reimbursement impact. (cambridge.org)
- Part of the reason the HAC policy did not have its intended impact is that billing codes for CLABSI and CAUTI were rarely used, were commonly listed as POA in the postpolicy period, and infrequently impacted hospital reimbursement. (cambridge.org)
- The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) is a non-profit organization for companion animal veterinary hospitals. (wikipedia.org)
- Significant change occurred in the early- to mid-1980s, when AAHA added services in the area of veterinary practice management and relocated from Indiana to Denver, Colo. Today AAHA claims to be known internationally for professional development, hospital accreditation standards, and educational programs. (wikipedia.org)
- A complete list of accredited hospitals in the U.S. and Canada can be found using the AAHA hospital locator tool. (wikipedia.org)
- Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital of Wheat Ridge, Colo., was a finalist for AAHA-Accredited Referral Practice of the Year. (avma.org)
- In 2003, the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) recommended that core vaccines be given every 3 years. (vetinfo.com)
- The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) sets the standard for quality veterinary care for companion animals. (vcahospitals.com)
- We are an American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) accredited hospital (and have been since 1953). (nilesanimalhospital.com)
- The following article discusses standards of dental care which are recommended for AAHA- accredited hospitals, particularly that all animals undergoing dental procedures are to be anesthetized and intubated. (nilesanimalhospital.com)
- The standard, released publicly today after being disseminated to member hospitals, was approved in June by the AAHA board of directors. (nilesanimalhospital.com)
- AAHA accredits more than 3,200 hospitals. (nilesanimalhospital.com)
- He predicted that some AAHA-accredited hospitals he works with would drop their membership in protest. (nilesanimalhospital.com)
- Using UHC-CRM, which allows member hospitals to compare themselves on given metrics, Lagasse demonstrated that physicians at other hospitals were using comparably less factor VII, and perhaps the physician group at UF had an opportunity to reduce factor VII utilization. (pharmacist.com)
- With this affiliation, the combined scope of services includes 32 hospitals, 350 physician clinics, senior services, supportive housing and many other health and educational services. (swedish.org)
- The exposure measure was the index hospital's end-of-life expenditure index for hospital, physician, and emergency department services. (acc.org)
- Instead, the physician had to pursue nearly a decade of litigation against the owner of the hospital in an effort to hold perpetrators accountable. (aapsonline.org)
- Hospital Professional Liability and Physician Liability: 2011 Benchmark Analysis. (wordpress.com)
- The Colorado Hospital Association (CHA) represents 100 member hospitals and health systems throughout Colorado. (pitchengine.com)
- Established in 1933, the association is the only accrediting body for small animal hospitals in the U.S. and Canada. (wikipedia.org)
- The Alabama decision has shown that the 900-plus standards of accreditation set a high standard for how animal hospitals should be run. (wikipedia.org)
- Not all animal hospitals are accredited, and we are proud to be amongst only 12-15% of veterinary hospitals that hold this honor. (vcahospitals.com)
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles is thrilled to be partnering with the American Diabetes Association and its Camp PowerUp program to combat type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents," Mitchell Geffner, MD, Division Chief of the Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. (pharmiweb.com)
- and every 21 seconds, another individual is diagnosed with diabetes in the U.S. Founded in 1940, the American Diabetes Association (Association) is the nation's leading voluntary health organization whose mission is to prevent and cure diabetes, and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. (pharmiweb.com)
- Fort Lauderdale, FL - The American Diabetes Association held the 11th Annual Valor Awards Luncheon on Wednesday May 11, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency Pier 66. (holy-cross.com)
- Each year the American Diabetes Association recognizes Broward community leaders who have given philanthropically of their time and resources to make our area a better place to live and work. (holy-cross.com)
- For more information on how to become involved in supporting the mission of the American Diabetes Association, please contact an ADA Representative at 954.772.8040. (holy-cross.com)
- 4 The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has previously addressed the limitation or withdrawal of life-sustaining medical treatment. (aappublications.org)
- The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade assigns grades to hospitals based on their record of patient safety, helping consumers protect themselves and their families from errors, injuries, accidents and infections. (utmb.edu)
- American Heart Association News covers heart disease, stroke and related health issues. (heart.org)
- Not all views expressed in American Heart Association News stories reflect the official position of the American Heart Association. (heart.org)
- Permission is granted, at no cost and without need for further request, to link to, quote, excerpt or reprint from these stories in any medium as long as no text is altered and proper attribution is made to the American Heart Association News. (heart.org)
- Nationally recognized, Le Bonheur is ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Children's Hospital. (lebonheur.org)
- Home » News » American Heart Association recognizes. (summithealth.org)
- Receive monthly, personalized Health-e-news from Holy Cross Hospital. (holy-cross.com)
- To learn more about Holy, visit holy-cross.com , "like" Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale on Facebook , or follow @holycrossfl on Twitter. (holy-cross.com)
- Many hospitals have Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube accounts to share information with the public. (medlineplus.gov)
- Established in 1993, the AHA NOVA Award recognizes hospitals and health systems for their collaborative efforts toward improving community health. (bio-medicine.org)
- Records of early annual meetings detail some of the conflicts in the emerging hospital culture of Canada and the United States concerning whether hospitals should be governed by physicians or administrators, with non-professionals representing a heavy majority. (wikipedia.org)
- She asked the group to identify the diagnoses and procedures for which physicians used factor VII, and she asked them which hospitals they considered peers. (pharmacist.com)
- The sordid details of this case were documented by local newspapers in Orange County, California, and by the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons . (aapsonline.org)
- Legal accountability is long overdue for the wrongdoing done by hospital administration against physicians and other medical staff," observed Andrew Schlafly, General Counsel for the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons. (aapsonline.org)
- Philadelphia: American College of Physicians, 1988. (jhu.edu)
- American Academy of Family Physicians. (medlineplus.gov)
- Hospital administrators formed an organization, The Association of Hospital Superintendents of the United States and Canada, which held its first meeting in 1899 in Cleveland, Ohio, where seven of the eight superintendents in attendance were based. (wikipedia.org)
- The organization was promoted by publisher Del Sutton, whose journal, The National Hospital Sanitarium Record, was adopted by the group in 1900, gradually coming under control of the organization until it was replaced by the organization's own publication, The Modern Hospital. (wikipedia.org)
- The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) is a tax-exempt, charitable organization and is eligible to receive tax deductible contributions under the IRS Code 501(c)(3). (hearingloss.org)
- is the first hospital in the country to receive the Cardiovascular Center of Excellence accreditation, according to the American Heart Association (AHA), the world's leading voluntary health organization devoted to fighting cardiovascular disease and stroke. (heart.org)
- The Dallas-based association is the nation's oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke. (munciejournal.com)
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia was founded in 1855 as the nation's first pediatric hospital. (prnewswire.com)
- To assist veterinarians with making vaccine recommendations for dogs, the American Animal Hospital Association has issued a set of canine vaccine guidelines. (silvieon4.com)
- The American Association of Swine Veterinarians honored five veterinarians for work that has improved swine medicine. (avma.org)
- He provides swine health and production management services in southwestern Ontario and is president of the Canadian Association of Swine Veterinarians and a member of the AASV board of directors. (avma.org)
- VCA Highlands Animal Hospital has 7 Veterinarians and 27 highly trained staff members, here to serve your pet's needs. (vcahospitals.com)
- This accolade is given when hospitals meet specific quality measures developed to reduce the time between the patient's arrival and treatment for stroke. (bio-medicine.org)
- To qualify for the Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite, hospitals must meet quality measures developed to reduce the time between the patient's arrival at the hospital and treatment with the clot-buster tissue plasminogen activator, or tPA, the only drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat ischemic stroke. (summithealth.org)
- Last year, on behalf of its members, the APWCA submitted comments to CMS regarding the electronic clinical quality measure titled, "Hospital Harm - Hospital- Acquired Pressure Injury. (apwca.org)
- On behalf of the APWCA we appreciate the opportunity to comment on the electronic clinical quality measure titled, "Hospital Harm - Hospital- Acquired Pressure Injury. (apwca.org)
- These new NHSN data provide a baseline for measuring changes in future hospital-based reporting of HCP influenza vaccination. (cdc.gov)
- Overall in the United States, 81.8% of hospital-based HCP included in NHSN data reported receiving influenza vaccination during the 2013-14 influenza season, ranging from 62.4% in New Jersey to 96.4% in Maryland ( Table ). (cdc.gov)
- During the 2013 to 2014 influenza season, 36% of all HCP and 58% of HCP working in hospitals reported an influenza vaccination requirement at their institution. (aappublications.org)
- Noncommercial use of original content on www.aha.org is granted to AHA Institutional Members, their employees and State, Regional and Metro Hospital Associations unless otherwise indicated. (aha.org)
- When you partner with the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, the answers are yes. (heart.org)
- Learn how your hospital can maximize and demonstrate its stroke treatment capabilities through stroke certification. (heart.org)
- The area's most experienced neuroradiologists: the UW Hospital staff conducts about 30,000 neuroradiology procedures every year, including advanced MRI and MRA, functional MRI, angiography, ultrasound, transcranial Doppler and fast, comprehensive CT and MR stroke imaging protocols. (uwhealth.org)
- The Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus Achievement acknowledges hospitals with ongoing commitment to providing the most appropriate stroke treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines supported by the latest scientific evidence. (bio-medicine.org)
- In addition to this award, Florida Hospital Tampa and Florida Hospital Zephyrhills are a part of the Target: Stroke Honor Roll. (bio-medicine.org)
- The American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association are devoted to saving people from heart disease and stroke - the two leading causes of death in the world. (heart.org)
- According to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, stroke is the No. 5 cause of death and a leading cause of adult disability in the United States. (primehealthcare.com)
- Comprehensive stroke centers are typically the largest and best-equipped hospitals in a given geographical area that can treat any kind of stroke or stroke complication. (utmb.edu)
- The American Heart Association is devoted to saving people from heart disease and stroke - America's No. 1 and No. 5 killers. (munciejournal.com)
- During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, how will you be able to talk to doctors, nurses and others at the hospital? (hearingloss.org)
- Going to the hospital will be very different during the pandemic. (hearingloss.org)
- The American Hospital Association (AHA) has named Quorum Health Resources (QHR) management client Holy Cross Hospital in Taos, N.M., one of five winners of its 2009 NOVA Award. (bio-medicine.org)
- Holy Cross Hospital was recognized for its First Steps program. (bio-medicine.org)
- We are proud to be recognized by the AHA for our efforts in helping families adapt to the arrival of a new member,' said Holy Cross Hospital CEO Peter Hofstetter. (bio-medicine.org)
- A member of CHE Trinity Health, Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. is a full-service, non-profit Catholic hospital. (holy-cross.com)
- The tool was developed to help alleviate the guesswork for veterinary hospitals, animal control facilities and shelter staff members by searching the databases of companies that elect to participate in the program. (wikipedia.org)
- The 340B program requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to sell outpatient prescription medications at a discount to six types of hospitals with three types of ownership scenarios. (ama-assn.org)
- American Sentinel is honored to recognize the efforts of nursing leaders, like Lynda Steinbach, who tirelessly work to make a difference in their community," says Chris Wolfe, director of program management at American Sentinel University. (pitchengine.com)
- Lagasse, who had spearheaded an antimicrobial stewardship program at her previous hospital, thought she could help influence prescribers to be better stewards of the costly drug. (pharmacist.com)
- Lagasse started her career as an infectious disease specialist at University of Kansas Hospital, where she implemented an antibiotic stewardship program. (pharmacist.com)
- There is no prevention practice that has been proven to eliminate all falls, but thanks to Marc Fedo and the development and adoption of fall prevention programs, hospitals like Denver Health see a marked improvement," says Chris Wolfe, Director of Program Strategy and Alliances at American Sentinel University. (pitchengine.com)
- Transamerica Retirement Solutions is endorsed by the American Hospital Association for its defined contribution and retirement services. (prnewswire.com)
- We know that hospitals improve the health of a community by caring for the sick, but hospitals can also inspire and work with those around them, so that together they can extend their reach,' said AHA President and CEO Rich Umbdenstock. (bio-medicine.org)
- AHA Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of the American Hospital Association, is compensated for use of the AHA marks and for its support in marketing endorsed products and services. (prnewswire.com)
- He had worked as the senior technical services veterinarian for Phibro Animal Health since 2001, and his duties with the company included providing technical support for Phibro products and the company's sales employees in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. (avma.org)
- The hospital services the surrounding towns of Braintree, Holbrook, Abington, Norwell, and Hingham as well as Cape Cod, the Boston area and beyond. (vcahospitals.com)
- Can your hospital team expect support through resources, education, expertise and access to research? (heart.org)
- OCR Resolves Complaints after State of Connecticut and Private Hospital Safeguard the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to Have Reasonable Access to Support Persons in Hospital Settings During COVID-19 On. (hearingloss.org)
- Community education and support is a key focus for accredited hospitals. (heart.org)
- The policy has the support of the American Veterinary Dental College. (nilesanimalhospital.com)
- The American Heart Association (AHA) publishes dietary and lifestyle recommendations for general heart health. (nkch.org)
- The AHA NOVA Award recognizes those hospitals that, through collaboration, provide for the community through education, outreach and so much more. (bio-medicine.org)
- UW Hospital was the only Madison-area hospital to win the award and one of five in Wisconsin. (uwhealth.org)
- Dr. Levin's award recognizes his 20 years of transformative leadership at the American Heart Association (AHA), where he has held senior positions both at the regional and national levels. (thechildren.com)
- After the jury announced its verdict against the hospital and made its $5.7 million award to Dr. Fitzgibbons, the trial judge subsequently overturned it. (aapsonline.org)
- AACN President Christine Schulman, MS, RN, CNS, CCRN-K, applauds the commitment of the caregivers of the ICU at Inova Loudoun Hospital for working together to meet and exceed the high standards set forth by the Beacon Award for Excellence. (inovanewsroom.org)