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    Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence (HPOE) guides have gone digital and mobile!

    HPOE is the American Hospital Association's strategic platform to accelerate performance improvement and support health reform implementation. We are delighted to provide you FREE and easy access to multiple action guides which are available via your PC, mobile device or from any browser. Learn more...

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    HRET Awarded Hospital Engagement Network Contract to Improve Patient Care

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    2012 TRUST Award Recipient

    HRET Announces 2012 TRUST Award Recipient - Maureen Bisognano. Learn more.

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    AHA-NPSF Comprehensive Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship

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    Health Services Research -Call for Papers

    Mixed Methods in Healthcare Delivery Systems Research. Submission deadline: October 15, 2012. Read more.

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  • A Guide to Physician Integration Models for Sustainable Success

    Authored by Kaufman Hall executives, describes the groundwork and prerequisites required for successful hospital-physician integration. It provides an overview of integration models currently deployed at hospitals and health systems nationwide and offers 12 strategies hospitals and health systems will find useful in navigating the physician-integration pathway.

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  • Advanced Illness Management Strategies

    Effectively integrating AIM into the continuum of care will position the hospital and health system to manage the gap between the first and second curve and support the transition to the second-curve business, care and service delivery model.

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  • The CommonWealth Fund Issue Brief: Hospitals on the Path to Accountable Care

    Accountable care organizations (ACOs) are forming in communities across the country. In ACOs, health care providers take responsibility for a defined patient population, coordinate their care across settings, and are held jointly accountable for the quality and cost of care.

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  • Family Health Premiums Rise 4 Percent to Average $15,745 in 2012, National Benchmark Employer Survey

    Annual premiums for employer-sponsored family health coverage reached $15,745 this year, up 4 percent from last year, with workers on average paying $4,316 toward the cost of their coverage, according...

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  • AHRQ Patient Safety Project Reduces Bloodstream Infections by 40 Percent

    A unique nationwide patient safety project funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) reduced the rate of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in intensive care units by 40 percent, according to...

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  • Health Research & Educational Trust has released TRUST: Meeting Our Mission 20032012

    To commemorate the 10th anniversary of its TRUST Award, the Health Research & Educational Trust has released TRUST: Meeting Our Mission 2003-2012, featuring essays by each past recipient...

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