Resources on Quality and Patient Safety: Success in the Changing Health Care Environment

High quality and safe patient care are key drivers in health care’s shift to value-based care delivery.

Hospitals and health systems are implementing a variety of strategies to improve quality and safety. Some, for example, are altering their organizational structure and employing change management processes to build a culture of safety that promotes reductions in errors, harm and readmission rates. Other methods include analyzing quality and safety metrics and other data to improve outcomes and population health management.

To help your organization choose and execute its own strategies, AHA Solutions researches services and technology products focused on improving safety and quality across many hospital operations. It has awarded the AHA Endorsement to solutions ranging from fluid-resistant, antimicrobial apparel that serves as a tool to reduce hospital acquired infections, to an incident reporting and management system for better addressing events and “near misses.” Learn about such solutions below. Also find additional resources on the topic of quality and patient safety from the American Hospital Association.

 

Healthcare Software You Will Love

Healthcare Software You Will Love
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Content provided by AHA Endorsement partner RL Solutions

RL is home to RL6:Risk, an easy to use hospital incident reporting solution designed to help you take patient safety to the next level!


The Association Between Patient and Family Engagement Practices and Patient Experience

The Association Between Patient and Family Engagement Practices and Patient Experience
Slide Presentation
Content provided by the AHA’s Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence (HPOE), Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

Read the results of a 2013 – 2014 survey examining patient and family engagement practices and their association with patient experiences.


Partnering to Improve Quality and Safety: A Framework for Working with Patient and Family Advisors

Partnering to Improve Quality and Safety: A Framework for Working with Patient and Family Advisors
Guide
Content provided by the AHA’s Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence (HPOE) and Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET)

To truly transform care, hospitals and care systems must effectively engage patients and their families. This guide presents a framework for one powerful way to engage patients — as advisors on quality and patient safety initiatives.


Improving Patient Safety Culture through Teamwork and Communication: TeamSTEPPS

Improving Patient Safety Culture through Teamwork and Communication: TeamSTEPPS

Guide
Content provided by the AHA’s Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence (HPOE)

This guide outlines the Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS) framework, describes teamwork tools, and includes case studies illustrating how hospitals and care systems are using TeamSTEPPS to improve patient safety and quality.


Reducing the Risks of Wrong-Site Surgery

Reducing the Risks of Wrong-Site Surgery: Safety Practices from The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare Project

Report
Content provided by the AHA’s Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence (HPOE), Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) and The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare

This report describes the types of risks for wrong-site surgery, their root causes and targeted solutions.


Cybersecurity and Hospitals

Cybersecurity and Hospitals: What Hospital Trustees Need to Know About Managing Cybersecurity Risk and Response

AHA Guide

Content provided by the AHA as an AHA member benefit

Cybersecurity vulnerabilities and intrusions pose risks for every hospital and its reputation. Consult this comprehensive list of resources and tools to help your organization prepare for and manage such risks.


HealthPartners Medical Group: Improving BP Control in Patients with Hypertension

HealthPartners Medical Group: Improving BP Control in Patients with Hypertension

Case Study
Content provided by AHA Endorsement partner: AMC Health

Discover the methods by which HealthPartners Medical Group improved blood pressure control in patients with hypertension through remote monitoring plus pharmacist case management.


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Phoenix Health Plan Improves Patient Safety and Quality of Care by Protecting Patient Information

Case Study
Content provided by AHA Endorsement partner: Clearwater Compliance

Learn how Phoenix Health Plan strengthened its HIPAA compliance program — helping it better protect patient information and safety — by calling in Clearwater Compliance to perform a HIPAA Security Rule compliance audit annually. Clearwater provided objective, third-party recommendations via by-the-regs methodologies and tools.