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Reduce Emergency Room Wait Time
Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC) is West Virginia's largest provider of its kind, with three emergency locations that were all struggling to become more efficient. After forming an...
Challenge: Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: BMGI
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Case Studies: Delivering Performance Improvement Across the Care Continuum
Case Study
A synopsis of a number of Vocera case studies, including Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital (PIH) in Whittier, CA and Indiana Heart Hospital (IHH) in Indianapolis, IN.
Challenge: Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: Vocera Communications
Network Helps Take Healthcare System into Bold Future
Case Study
Sanford Health launches ambitious initiatives for expansion and integration of healthcare services with Cisco advanced network.
AHA Endorsement: Cisco
Critical Requirements and Deadlines for The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Funding
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Critical Requirements and Deadlines for The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Funding. 2010-2011 Hospital Qualification and Physician Qualification.
Challenge: Clinical Integration
AHA Endorsement: AT&T
Cedars-Sinai Answers the Question: Why Does an Organization Need Policy Management?
Case Study
This study reviews the document management challenges faced by this hospital before installing PolicyTech's Policy and Procedure Manager (PPM) as well as the internal processes that made way for positive changes and quality results.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: PolicyTechnologies International, Inc.
Hurricane Preparedness Checklist
Tool
This overview and checklist provides basic steps to hurricane preparation and will help your hospital prepare before, during and after a storm.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Agility Recovery
Nine Ways Imprivata Can Help with HIPAA Compliance
Whitepaper
This whitepaper gives you nine ways Imprivata can prepare you before any HIPAA audit occurs-without impacting your end users.
Challenge: Clinical Integration
AHA Endorsement: Imprivata
Why the AHA Endorsed Copyright Licensing Solutions from Copyright Clearance Center
Video
This video explains the importance of Copyright Compliance and why AHA endorsed Copyright Licensing Solutions from Copyright Clearance Center.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Copyright Clearance Center
The Second Annual Benchmark Study on Patient Privacy and Data Security
Case Study
Despite increased compliance with HIPAA and the HITECH Act, health care data breaches are on the rise - eroding patient privacy, contributing to medical identity theft and costing the health care industry billions annually.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: ID Experts
Webinar: Are you Prepared for an OCR HIPAA Audit or Investigation?
Other
Watch this webinar and learn the genesis of OCR audits and who is targeted, what to expect/potential OCR actions and how to prepare for an OCR audit or an incident investigation.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: ID Experts
AT&T Healthcare Community Online eConnect
Advertorial
AT&T Healthcare Community Online eConnect enables unstructured data management and workflow integration that fully leverages technology to improve patient care and outcomes.
Challenge: Clinical Integration
AHA Endorsement: AT&T
Mergers and Acquisitions: Key Considerations for Retirement Plan Conversion
Whitepaper
This article examines the special considerations of retirement plan conversion due to M&A activity and offers best practices for achieving a seamless transition.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Diversified
Beaumont Hospitals Efficiently Screen Candidates with HealthcareSource
Case Study
Learn how HealthcareSource Position Manager applicant tracking and HealthcareSource Staff Assessment, formerly TestSource HSI, helped Beaumont efficiently screen candidates.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: HealthcareSource
Meadville Medical Center "hires for fit" with Behavioral Assessments
Case Study
Learn how HealthcareSource behavioral-based assessments exceeded their expectations in how they are able to evaluate employees, conduct a structured interview process and improve their hiring decisions.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: HealthcareSource
Compassion and Caring at Mt. Carmel Health
Video
All health care organizations want to provide top-quality care to patients while also meeting their business and financial goals, but most cant materialize their wishes. World-class...
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: BMGI
Improve Workflow and Turnaround Time
Case Study
MDS Diagnostics is a health care provider whose 50 patient care centers feed lab specimens to its associated Burnaby Reference Laboratory (BRL), which performs more than 30,000 tests each day....
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: BMGI
Improving Clinical and Administrative Results with Work-Out
Case Study
BayCare Health System uses the results-oriented Work-Out methodology to solve a variety of problems across their nine-hospital system. Work-Out helps participants who are closest to the problem...
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: BMGI
Increasing Inpatient Bed Availability to Reduce ER Diverts
Case Study
Baycare Health System's Mease Countryside hospital was diverting emergency patients into other hospitals due to a lack of available in-house beds. So it only made sense to charter a project...
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: BMGI
Increasing On-Time Starts for First Case Surgeries
Case Study
BayCare Health Systems Mease Dunedin Hospital experienced a 28-percent rise in the number of surgeries not started on time. Since such delays can add up and cause backlogs, schedule...
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: BMGI
No Holding Back for Health Insurance Plan of New York
Video
Health Insurance Plan (HIP) of New York used BMGIs full-service approach and project tracking system to make improvements throughout the organization. Watch this video to see how...
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: BMGI
Reduce Emergency Room Wait Time
Case Study
Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC) is West Virginia's largest provider of its kind, with three emergency locations that were all struggling to become more efficient. After forming an...
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: BMGI
Reducing Claims Processing Time
Case Study
The largest commercial HMO in New York, Health Insurance Plan (HIP) of Greater New York, set out to fix its ailing claims turnaround time--which had deteriorated from about 1.5 days to eight...
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: BMGI
Reducing Employee Turnover
Case Study
A three-facility hospital system was experiencing too much employee turnover and associated added costs of doing business. To improve its hiring efficacy, the hospital engaged in a structured...
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: BMGI
How the Healthcare Workforce Can Take the Lead in Reducing Hospital Complexity
Article
The hospital environment can be complex and stressful at times. Learn how the Lean methodology can help mitigate challenges and create a safer, efficient and more effective health care delivery system for the care and treatment of patients.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: BMGI
Are Current Organization Structures a Barrier to Lean Healthcare?
Article
Increasing patient flow and decreasing operating expenses add pressure to health care organizations. Both can be remedied by the application of Lean principles and realignment of existing organizational processes.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: BMGI
The Risky Business of Information Sharing: Why You Need to Care About Copyright
Whitepaper
Learn how and why The Annual Copyright License facilitates compliance, freeing employees to do their jobs and share information without running afoul of copyright law.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Copyright Clearance Center
Video: The AHA Extends its Exclusive Endorsement of Interpretation & Translation Services from CyraCom
Video
Watch the video as AHA Solutions President and CEO, Anthony Burke tours the CyraCom facility and speaks in detail about why the AHA endorsed this fantastic solution.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: CyraCom, LLC.
Mahaska Health Saves Clinicians 45 minutes per day with fast access to EMR applications
Case Study
Mahaska Health Partnership (MHP) increased cost savings and strengthened security and compliance by adopting Single Sign-On.
Challenge: Clinical Integration
AHA Endorsement: Imprivata
Success Story: Data Center Migration at the Speed of Light
Case Study
Port Huron Hospital migrates its clinical and business operations, and transfers servers from their former data center to CareTech Solutions in only three days.
Challenge: Clinical Integration
AHA Endorsement: CareTech Solutions, Inc.
Crosswalk of 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2012 NIMS Healthcare Activities/Objectives
Tool
LiveProcess' NIMS Crosswalk is a tool for health care organizations in reviewing federal guidance changes made over the past 5 years. It will assist hospitals in tracking and complying with these modifications.
Challenge: Clinical Integration
AHA Endorsement: LiveProcess
Video: Highest Highs, Low Lows: Health Care Industry Highlights
Video
Over 2,600 organizations across 74 countries have provided perspectives on the current state of leadership in their organizations and future talent-related needs. Watch the video for highlights.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Development Dimensions International (DDI)
Reaching Best-in-Class Status NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Case Study
<p>Senior leaders at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital recognized the link between Engagement and patient care outcomes; seeking to measure and improve both, NYP began a partnership with HR Solutions in 2002.</p>
Challenge: Care Continuum, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: HR Solutions, Inc.
Using Technology to Boost Survey Participation - Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY
Article
<p>Learn how Norton Healthcare, an award-winning health system comprising 5 hospitals, 12 immediate care centers, and 105 physician practices, reached their goal of 82% employee survey participation with HR Solutions.</p>
Challenge: Care Continuum, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: HR Solutions, Inc.
New Era Readiness and Repositioning
Tool
<p>As U.S. health care transitions to a value-based business model, new organizational competencies are required of providers. Learn how Kaufman Hall can help in this tool.</p>
Challenge: Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Kaufman, Hall & Associates, Inc.
Business Continuity for the Healthcare Field
Whitepaper
Disasters happen every day. Because the health care system plays a critical role in community recovery, a hospital needs to be prepared for any eventuality.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Agility Recovery
Disaster Recovery Case Study: Bank'34 in Alamogordo
Video
Bank'34 in Alamogordo, New Mexico never thought a disaster would happen to them…then an arsonist hit.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Agility Recovery
Disaster Recovery Case Study: Hurricane Katrina
Video
Hear Agility Recovery Solutions' members talk about their recovery in the days after this historic storm.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Agility Recovery
Former FEMA Chief David Paulison on the "72 Hour" Rule
Video
Having a disaster plan in place following a natural disaster, or isolated man-made event can mean the difference between the failure of your organization, or its survival.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Agility Recovery
Clinic Success Story: Eastern Maine Medical Center CancerCare of Maine
Case Study
Eastern Maine Medical Center's (EMMC) CancerCare of Maine places particular emphasis on knowing precisely where patients are during their visit; not just location, but stage of care. This is done, in part, by capturing intervals of care and clinical quality measures, which can also be utilized for Meaningful Use reporting.
Challenge: Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: Versus Technology, Inc.
HealthcareSource Empowers Long-term Care Facilities to Improve Service & Slash Turnover
Case Study
Learn how leading long-term care facilties slash turnoverrates, and now hire and retain employees that fit their mission and culture by using HealthcareSource Staff Assessment, formerly TestSource HSI.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: HealthcareSource
Penn Medicine Significantly Reduces Turnover and Identifies Top Talent
Case Study
Learn how HealthcareSource Staff Assessment, formerly TestSource HSI, played a signficant role in reducing turnover and identifying top talent at Penn Medicine.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: HealthcareSource
How Versus RTLS Improves Patient and Staff Experiences
Case Study
The Versus Advantages" Real-time Locating System was a key tool to help Seattle's Virginia Mason Medical Centerteam tackle a significant patient dissatisfier in health care today: waiting for care providers.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Versus Technology, Inc.
Taking a Closer Look: The Versus System, Tested and Proven at Memorial Hospital Miramar
Case Study
Learn how Versus made a big difference in patient safety by removing the burden of monotonous tasks from staff, cutting down on waste and improving communication for service-oriented processes.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Versus Technology, Inc.
Caring for Vulnerable Populations
Tool
This AHA Committee on Research report, Caring for Vulnerable Populations, explores the necessity for organizations to pursue improved care coordination strategies for dual eligibles and other vulnerable populations.
Challenge: Care Continuum
The Intelligent Hospital is Here!
Case Study
PeaceHealth's RiverBend ED has improved processes using data collected automatically by Versus to reduce Decision to Admit Times, Doctor to Bed and Average Length of Stay. Learn how.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Versus Technology, Inc.
Healthcare HR and the Bottom Line: 5 Focus Areas for Improving HCAHPS Scores
Whitepaper
HealthcareSource reviews five areas human resources should focus on to increase a hospital's HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) scores.
Challenge: Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: HealthcareSource
Discover Why Womack Army Medical Center Expanded a Versus Information System
Case Study
Finding equipment in a facility with over one million square feet is no small task. With 2,300 sensed zones and 3,500 tagged items, Womack is perhaps the largest installation utilizing active RFID-IR locating in the world.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Versus Technology, Inc.
Checklist: Ensure Compliance with the Joint Commission's New Standards for Patient-Centered Communication
Tool
CyraCom, the leader in language services for health care, has created a 10 Question Checklist to gauge your compliance with new standards for the provision of Language Services. The questions are based on relevant text from The Joint Commission's Roadmap for Hospitals.
Challenge: Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: CyraCom, LLC.
Medical Clinic Cuts Wait Time, Boosts Net Revenue with Real-Time Locating Solution
Case Study
Pacific Medical Centers wanted to improve patient satisfaction by maximizing space and labor resources at its new clinic, so it chose a real-time locating solution from Microsoft Certified Partner Versus Technology.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Versus Technology, Inc.
2011 Ponemon Institute Survey Results: How Single Sign-On is Changing Healthcare - SSO Vendor Comparison
Case Study
Highlights of this report discuss how clinicians can save 15 minutes per day and hospitals can save $3M/yr using single sign-on solutions like Imprivata OneSign.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Imprivata
8 Tips For Increasing EMR Adoption - A Guide To Achieving Meaningful Use
Whitepaper
Health care organizations with successful adoption of EHRs have made sure to achieve physician and clinician acceptance before and during the transition. This whitepaper highlights 8 tips that have been successful in increasing clinician EMR adoption and achieving Meaningful Use.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Imprivata
Delivering High Tech, Patient-Centered Care with Secure One-Touch Desktop Roaming at Memorial Healthcare
Case Study
At Memorial Healthcare, technology is a means to better patient care. With Imprivata OneSign, they were able to secure unattended desktops, enable One-Touch Desktop Roaming and implement strong, multifactor authentication for clinicians.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Imprivata
Riverside Medical Center Boosts Physician Satisfaction with Secure, Convenient Access to EMR and other Applications
Case Study
When time studies revealed that the medical center's 300+ physicians were collectively spending 400 hrs/mo just logging into and out of their clinical applications, Riverside's IT team knew there had to be a better way. Enter Single Sign-on from Imprivata.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Imprivata
Single Sign-On and Advanced Authentication Save Valuable Time at Boulder Community Hospital
Case Study
Read this case study to learn how Boulder Community Hospital saved clinicians an hour per shift with Imprivata OneSign Single Sign-On and increased EMR adoption with advanced authentication.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Imprivata
Southwest Washington Medical Center Provides Fast Applications Access To Thousands of Users
Case Study
Repeatedly recognized as one of the 100 top hospitals in the US, using Imprivata OneSign, Southwest has met the hospital's core objectives of providing better service to physicians, improving the productivity of its workforce, and meeting security and compliance requirements.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Imprivata
Indiana University Health Transforms its Hiring Process with HealthcareSource
Case Study
Learn how IU Health has transformed its hiring process, reduced its time to fill, and lowered first year turnover rate by using the combination of Position Manager and HealthcareSource Staff and Leadership Assessments.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: HealthcareSource
Is Lean the Missing Puzzle Piece to Transform Healthcare?
Article
Learn how the deployment of Lean Six Sigma principles and innovation tools can prepare your organization to take on the future challenges in health care.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: BMGI
Strategic Cost Management: Identifying Opportunities and Achieving Reductions, Ahead of the Curve
Tool
The need for rigorous cost management is clear. Accelerated by unsustainable growth in national healthcare costs, reform and the emerging value-based business model will push hospitals and health systems to improve quality, access, and outcomes, while reducing expenses.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Kaufman, Hall & Associates, Inc.
EMQ FamiliesFirst Links Performance and Learning to Help Children and Families in Crisis
Case Study
EMQ FamiliesFirst is California's largest and most comprehensive social service agency for children and families. With the deployment of Halogen Software's award-winning talent management suite, EMQ FamiliesFirst has become a more agile organization that is better able to respond to client needs.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Halogen Software
Peer Reviews Support Professional Development and Validate ANA Code of Ethics
Case Study
Christiana Care Health System places a strong emphasis on employee performance and engagement in support of corporate values, which include caring, patient safety and quality. Their talent management program helps employees clearly understand the link between these values and the work they do.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Halogen Software
Leading Treatment Center Relies on Halogen Software to Gain a Competitive Edge in a Tight Talent Market
Case Study
Fairbanks Hospital, the oldest independent alcohol and drug treatment center in America, relies on the Halogen Talent Management Suite™ to stay competitive when attracting and retaining specialized talent.
Challenge: Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Halogen Software
Lutheran Life Communities Adds the Human Touch to Talent Management
Case Study
By implementing Halogen eAppraisal Healthcare, Lutheran Life Communities in Illinois has been able to create an employee performance and talent management system that reflects the organization's focus on the human side of things and building strong relationships.
Challenge: Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Halogen Software
Modernization of Employee Performance Management System Saves Hospital $50,000
Case Study
Cabell Huntington Hospital modernized its employee performance management (EPM) system in order to upgrade a redundant paper-based system that failed to meet its needs and was costly in terms of time and money.
Challenge: Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Halogen Software
Staying Competitive and Cultivating a High Performance Workforce in Today's Healthcare Environment
Case Study
King's Daughters Medical Center is using Halogen eAppraisal to successfully compete with other area medical centers for skilled talent, and reduce time spent on manual HR tasks allowing more focus on strategy.
Challenge: Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Halogen Software
3 Steps to Faster EMR Adoption with Desktop Virtualization and SSO
Whitepaper
By combining desktop virtualization with single sign-on, hospitals can provide clinicians with a roaming desktop that follows them throughout the day - increasing their productivity, satisfaction and overall adoption of electronic medical records.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Imprivata
Executive Summary - 2012 Patient Flow Challenges Assessment (PFCA)
Executive Summary
Learn how and where hospital professionals see a strong connection between patient flow and patient care and to overall hospital effectiveness, in this 2012 report conducted by AHA Solutions, Inc.
Challenge: Care Continuum
Verification the Right Way: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
Article
Not knowing the source of screening information can create regulatory compliance headaches and have serious consequences for health care HR professionals. The information collected as part of a background check is only as good as its source - and sources aren't always what they seem.
Challenge: Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Certiphi Screening Incorporated
Dependent Check Web Tools
Tool
In the past five years alone, HMS dependent eligibility solutions have saved clients over $450 million—with an average ROI of 500% to 1500%. Learn how.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: HMS Employer Solutions
Reducing Call Time and Increasing Quality in Language
Case Study
Florida Hospital (FH) decided to officially implement CyraCom's language services, citing interpretation quality and reduced call time as major factors.
Challenge: Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: CyraCom, LLC.
Medical Center of Central Georgia - Macon, GA
Case Study
The Medical Center of Georgia has reduced patient-handling injuries by more than 90%, saving $250,000 annually.
Challenge: Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: Diligent
BayCare Health - Increasing On-time Starts for First Case Surgeries
Case Study
BayCare Health System increases on-time surgery starts by 18 percent within a two-week period.
Challenge: Clinical Integration
AHA Endorsement: BMGI
10 Tips for Creating a Copyright Policy
Whitepaper
Practical steps to help you comply with copyright law within your organization
Challenge: Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Copyright Clearance Center
Video: CS&G Develops Multiplatform Apps For Healthcare Wayfinding
Video
CS&G's new Squire Interactive Wayfinding System utilizes the latest smartphone technology to help guide patients and visitors through a health care facilty.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: Cooper Signage & Graphics (CS&G)
AT&T Healthcare Community Online Data Analytics
Advertorial
By using AT&T's Healthcare Community Online Data Analytics, learn how organizations can pool the information they need in one location, improving data consistency and reporting.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: AT&T
Building a Magnetic Culture
Other
Hiring the best employees isn't enough; you need to find ways to engage and keep them. Kevin Sheridan shows you how to find - and retain - the best quality talent.
Challenge: Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: HR Solutions, Inc.
Let Us Help You Navigate Health Care Today
Advertorial
Turn to the Speakers Express for health care programming that is insightful, well received and affordable.
Speakers Express: an AHA Sponsored Service
Other
Speakers Express facilitates the education and development of your health care leadership and staff with a roster of nationally renowned faculty, second to none in the field.
Success Story: Data Center Hosting at Central Maine Healthcare
Case Study
Hear how Central Maine Healthcare (CMHC) partnered with CareTech Solutions to successfully migrate to a new data center, realizing a 300% immediate improvement in application response time.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: CareTech Solutions, Inc.
Improving Electronic Claims Cycle Time and Accuracy
Case Study
Learn how BayCare's A/R cycle time project has resulted in less rework for claims processing staff at both organizations, as well as increased communication and understanding.
Challenge: Clinical Integration
AHA Endorsement: BMGI
AT&T Healthcare Community Online Portal and Clinical Applications
Other
Health care organizations can retain existing applications and encapsulate them into HIE workflows and processes. Read this brief to learn how.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: AT&T
Are Rising Employee Healthcare Costs Impacting Your Hospital's Budget?
Other
Medical institutions nationwide are feeling budgetary pressure as a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and other costs that they can't directly control- including employee health care. HMS can help.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: HMS Employer Solutions
Dependent Eligibility Audit: El Camino Hospital
Case Study
In 2009, El Camino Hospital partnered with HMS to conduct a review of all enrolled dependents in their health and welfare plans. Learn how they were able to recoup the investment cost in 11 days.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: HMS Employer Solutions
Global Leadership Forecast 2011
Other
The largest global study of its kind,this report provides the perspectives of 2,679 organizations on the current state of leadership and future talent-related needs in their organizations.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Development Dimensions International (DDI)
AHA Health Care System Transformation Fellowship
Tool
AHAs six-month, highly interactive Health Care System Transformation Fellowship program provides participants with a road map of how to design and plan for new care delivery and payment models.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Kaufman, Hall & Associates, Inc.
Concierge Services: Our Impact on HCAHPS Scores
Flyer
The HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) survey is the first national, standardized, publicly reported survey of patients; perspectives of hospital care.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Best Upon Request
Meet John P. Benson, Chief Operating Officer, Verisys
Article
Feature article in the October 2011 issue of Compliance Today Magazing. Brian Flood, National Managing Director, KPMG LLP and member of the HCCA Board of Directors, conducted this interview with John Benson in the summer of 2011.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Verisys Corporation
Driving Meaningful Use of Enterprise Content Management
Executive Summary
All health care organizations must strategically align their health care IT assets in a timely manner to enable them to meet all stages of meaningful use criteria and provide value throughout the enterprise.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Hyland Software
One Patient, One Record: How Allina Completes an Award-Winning EHR
Case Study
To work better and faster from the bedside to the back office, Allina chose the OnBase Allina to capture patient content and make it a mouse-click away.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Hyland Software
Control Paper to Simplify HR Processes, Hire the Best Candidates Quicker
Other
Learn how OnBase can be the antidote to your HR headaches and make a difference not only to your current employees, but to the ones you hope to hire as well.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Hyland Software
Is There a Way to Buy and Save? AP Document Management Avoids Three Common Cash Leaks
Other
Learn how OnBase solutions for Accounts Payable (AP) enable organizations to capitalize on methods that eliminate unnecessary costs and add value.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Hyland Software
Advertorial: Cyracom Translation & Interpretation Services are exclusively endorsed by the AHA
Advertorial
Limited English Proficient patients experience a greater proportion of adverse events attributable to communication failure than English speaking patients.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: CyraCom, LLC.
Lowering Risk and Providing Exceptional Patient Care: CyraCom and Banner Health
Case Study
Language services play a key role in BH's proactive risk management strategy. Marisa Hernandez, Interpreter Educator for Corporate Risk Management, explains: "Ineffective communication can result in a number of issues or unnecessary ER visits from misunderstood patient discharge instructions."
Challenge: Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: CyraCom, LLC.
Ingalls Memorial: Streamlining Hand-Offs to Improve Patient Safety and Throughput
Tool
The average patient is transferred more than five times during a single hospital stay. The efficient transfer of care between caregivers promotes high quality, safe patient care.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Vocera Communications
Vocera Care Transition Streamlines Hand-Offs to Improve Patient Safety and Satisfaction
Case Study
Ingalls Memorial Hospital implemented the Vocera Care Transition to facilitate and manage hand-off communications, improving patient safety and throughput.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Vocera Communications
Verisys CheckMedic" - Credentialing Best Practices Series
Whitepaper
This whitepaper was developed to inform health care organizations challenged by the data deficiencies and complexities of credentialing, compliance and other business processes of benefits and potential uses of the CheckMedic MedPass.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Verisys Corporation
Cisco CleanAir Technology - Online Tools
Other
A systemwide feature of the Cisco Unified Wireless Network, CleanAir technology improves air quality by detecting Radio Frequency interference, identifying the source and providing automatic adjustments.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Cisco
OnBase Graphical Brochure - Industry Tool
Other
Connect the Pieces Across Your Healthcare Organization With Enterprise Content Management
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Hyland Software
Learn more about the AHA Endorsment of Concierge Services
Video
Video: AHA endorsed Best Upon Request's concierge services because our research showed that their services help improve employees' work/life balance which leads to increased retention, satisfaction and productivity.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Best Upon Request
Improving Patient Flow and Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Guide for Hospitals
Other
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Challenge: Care Continuum
Preserve, Control, and Discover Email - Archive Manager Datasheet
Whitepaper
Although email is the most common and efficient channel of business communication, it creates major storage and accessibility challenges. Learn how Archive Manager can help.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Quest Software
Hospitals and Care Systems of the Future
Other
AHA Committee on Performance Improvement identifies must-do, priority strategies and core organizational competencies organizations should establish to remain successful.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
Improving ED Throughput with More Efficient Hand-offs
Other
Read how El Centro Regional Medical Center sought to improve patient throughput by increasing the efficiency of transfers through the emergency department.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Vocera Communications
Children's Mercy Hospital Delivers Nonstop Network Availability
Case Study
How Children's Mercy Hospital relies on its wireless network to provide high availability and extensive coverage, while overcoming multiple sources of interference.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: Cisco
Improve Efficiency, Accuracy and Profitability in the OR
Flyer
SIS Scheduling provides four core capabilities that include scheduling, procedure/preference cards, materials management, and patient tracking.
Challenge: Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: Surgical Information Systems (SIS)
SIS Staff Scheduling
Flyer
With SIS Staff Scheduling, you can build a surgery departments schedule quickly and easily, while making the most cost-effective and skill-appropriate staffing and scheduling decisions.
Challenge: Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: Surgical Information Systems (SIS)
SISWeb: Improve Surgeon and Patient Satisfaction
Flyer
To stay profitable, hospitals must focus on ensuring patient safety and satisfaction, as well as attracting and retaining top surgeons. SIS provides software that enables hospitals to do both.
Challenge: Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: Surgical Information Systems (SIS)
Case Study - Capella Healthcare
Case Study
Learn how the license became a vital part of Capella Healthcares ethics and compliance program.
Challenge: Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: Copyright Clearance Center
Case Study - Carle Foundation Hospital
Case Study
Learn how the license keeps critical information flowing freely for Carle Foundation Hospital.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Copyright Clearance Center
Copyright at Work Video
Video
Watch a brief video overview of license and copyright basics in the workplace.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Copyright Clearance Center
OnCopyright Education
FAQ Sheet
Find out about upcoming copyright education sessions from CCC.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Copyright Clearance Center
Capital Allocation and Management Advisory Services
Tool
Although the quantification of specific reform requirements is still emerging, it is clear that hospitals and health systems will be under increased pressure to allocate capital to the right new initiatives and to ongoing facility and equipment needs. They will also need to tightly manage implementation costs associated with these initiatives. The improved allocation and management of capital are key components of success in the New Era.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Kaufman, Hall & Associates, Inc.
Integrated Financial Planning
Tool
Healthcare providers are under intense pressure to simultaneously respond to a host of potentially expensive strategies related to physicians, facilities, service distribution, information technology, and other capital investments. Executives require tools that can help them manage these shifting variables and competing demands across the entire enterprise and maintain the integrity of their financial plan.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Kaufman, Hall & Associates, Inc.
New Era Impact Modeling Service
Tool
The changing economics of healthcare resulting from the financial crisis, reform legislation, and other market forces are certain to have a dramatic effect on providers in the coming months and years. A reduction in payment rates from both governmental and commercial payors is one clear development on the horizon.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Kaufman, Hall & Associates, Inc.
Physician Compensation Modeling
Tool
Integrated hospital-physician arrangements are critical to the future success of healthcare providers in the New Era, but the financial impact of integrating these operations represents a growing challenge for hospital budgets.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Kaufman, Hall & Associates, Inc.
Physician-Hospital Integration Services
Tool
Integrated physician-hospital arrangements, which align clinical and financial interests, are critical to the future success of health care providers in the New Era. Is your organization effectively aligned?
Challenge: Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Kaufman, Hall & Associates, Inc.
Productivity Reporting
Tool
With cost management and quality outcomes a greater concern than ever before in the New Era, hospital executives must become more proactive in managing their human resources to ensure they have the right number of professionals staffed in the right department at the right time.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Kaufman, Hall & Associates, Inc.
Service Distribution Planning
Tool
Whether your organization is a large, multihospital system with facilities in one or more states or a small system with numerous facilities in one region, creating a rational service distribution system is key to success in the New Era.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Kaufman, Hall & Associates, Inc.
Strategic Partnering Advisory Services for Community Hospitals
Tool
The environment in which health care providers are operating is more difficult than ever, with the landscape characterized by serious revenue constraints; growing competition; reduced capital access; higher borrowing costs; and increasing capital requirements for facility improvements, information technology, service line and physician strategies, and quality initiatives.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Kaufman, Hall & Associates, Inc.
Strategic Partnering Buy-Side Advisory Services
Tool
In an increasingly competitive and financially constrained environment, health care leaders must identify and pursue growth opportunities that will improve their organizations strategic financial performance. Acquiring or merging with another organization frequently offers advantages that exceed those of other strategies.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Kaufman, Hall & Associates, Inc.
Web Demonstration: Cisco Mobility Solutions for Healthcare
Other
Wireless and unified communication tools improve health care delivery by providing secure wireless, mobile care applications and location-aware services.
Challenge: Clinical Integration
AHA Endorsement: Cisco
Improving Organizational Commitment and Retention: Employee Selection
Whitepaper
Effective staffing can have a positive impact on employee retention. As a result, it is critical to evaluate and improve this process.
AHA Endorsement: HealthcareSource
The AHA Endorses IT Strategic Consulting Services from Peer Consulting
Press Release
Peer Consulting provides strategic consulting in health information management and ARRA/HITECH and significant experience in health care operations and IT
AHA Endorsement: Peer Consulting
The AHA Endorses SayIt Speech Recognition Solution from nVoq
Press Release
Voice recognition and dictation accelerate the adoption of EMRs by providing health care users a more efficient way to capture patient encounter information
AHA Endorsement: nVoq Incorporated
The AHA Endorses Emergency Preparedness and Management from LiveProcess
Press Release
LiveProcess is a web-based application that helps hospitals and health care organizations prepare for and manage their response to disasters and events
AHA Endorsement: LiveProcess
Medical Center Improves Customer Satisfaction with Wayfinding Solutions from CS&G
Article
St. Anthony's addresses cumbersome signs: Type sizes that were too small, text that was too long, and terminology that was neither consistent nor systematic.
AHA Endorsement: Cooper Signage & Graphics (CS&G)
The AHA Endorses RFID IR Patient, Staff and Asset Tracking from Versus
Press Release
Track time and patients, perform real-time bed management and alert staff to safety concerns related to patient volume, infection control or staff
AHA Endorsement: Versus Technology, Inc.
News Clip: Hospitals Now Offering Concierge Services
Article
Some medical centers are offering patients Concierge Services to take some of the worry out of a hospital stay.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Best Upon Request
Meaningful Use of Health Information Technology
Whitepaper
This paper outlines the requirements and monetary impacts of Meaningful Use, focusing on the requirements category of Patient and Family Engagement. We will discuss the incentives and penalties associated with Meaningful Use and how Interactive Patient Care can help satisfy some of the Meaningful Use requirements.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: GetWellNetwork
Winning the EHR Battle with Enterprise Content Management
Case Study
Learn how Sentara Healthcare created a comprehensive EHR solution. This article is based on a webinar presented by Hyland Software in May 2011.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Hyland Software
The AHA Endorses WM's Integrated Environmental Services for Health Care
Press Release
A comprehensive suite manages waste streams, including recyclables; medical, pharma, universal, hazardous waste; confidential documents, construction materials.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Waste Management
Specialized Accident Insurance Protection
Other
A cost-effective option for insuring hospital volunteers and student nurses injured performing authorized volunteer and student nurse activities.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Administered by The Allen J. Flood Companies.
Pacific Medical Centers Cuts Wait Time, Boosts Net Revenue with RTLS
Case Study
Versus Technology provides real-time tracking and automated workflow guidance for patients, staff, and equipment.
AHA Endorsement: Versus Technology, Inc.
Christiana Hospital Makes Medication Teaching more Consistent, Efficient and Measurable
Case Study
Christiana Hospital implemented a new workflow that automated the process for improved consistency, efficiency and measurability. Amid overwhelmingly positive feedback from patients and staff, the new workflow improved HCAHPS scores by three points and increased medication teaching occurrences 35-fold.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: GetWellNetwork
Winchester Medical Center Advances Pain Management Efficiency and Documentation
Case Study
In addition to being recognized by the Joint Commission, this new workflow yielded a 22.7% increase in the occurrence of pain assessment documentation and improved efficiency by eliminating hundreds of unnecessary nurse hours.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: GetWellNetwork
Navigating Healthcare's New Era
Tool
As the New Era in healthcare emerges, providers will need new organizational competencies to gain a broader and deeper understanding of significant strategic issues.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Kaufman, Hall & Associates, Inc.
Forward-Focused Talent: Competencies for the New Business Landscape
Article
Health care reform is undeniably changing the business landscape of this industry and necessitating a change in behavior from its professionals.
AHA Endorsement: Development Dimensions International (DDI)
The AHA Endorses Data Center Hosting Services from CaretTech Solutions
Other
SAS 70 Type 2 Tier III Plus data center facilities and LEED gold certified green facility are designed to meet health care information management needs
AHA Endorsement: CareTech Solutions, Inc.
Hospital Pulse Report 2008: Enhancing the Patient Experience
Advertorial
Concierge services can help hospital staff better respond to patient needs, increasingly the likelihood of hospital recommendation.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Best Upon Request
Healthcare 2010 - Concierge Services: What We're About
Flyer
Gas stops, dry cleaning runs and groceries are a few ways Best Upon Request is helping employees manage their busy schedules.
AHA Endorsement: Best Upon Request
FAQ: The AHA-Endorsed Concierge Services from Best Upon Request
FAQ Sheet
Increased interest in patient concierge services due to the competitive health care environment and related focus on patient satisfaction.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Best Upon Request
Medical Facility Deploys Mobile Automation
Case Study
Case Study: LifeConnections Health Center improves processes, cost savings, and patient care with Cisco Context-Aware Solution.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Cisco
Background Checks: More Restrictions, New Challenges
Article
The need for background checks is clear, but the type of checks health care providers can conduct and how that information is used is less clear.
AHA Endorsement: Certiphi Screening Incorporated
Mobilizing Next-Generation Healthcare Delivery
Whitepaper
AT&T Healthcare Community Online is a pre-integrated cloud-based HIE designed to facilitate the secure internal and external exchange of patient data.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: AT&T
The AHA Expands Its AT&T Endorsement to Include HIE Services
Article
Recognizing the strength of AT&T’s integrated network and solutions offerings, AHA awards its exclusive endorsement to products and services that help member hospitals and health care organizations achieve operational excellence.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: AT&T
AT&T Voice, Data, Networking, Wireless & Health Information Exchange (HIE) Services Endorsement Video
Video
Learn why the AT&T Voice, Data, Networking, Wireless and Health Information Exchange (HIE) Services have the exclusive endorsement of the American Hospital Association.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: AT&T
AHA Endorsement Video for HIE Services
Video
Learn why AT&T Health Information Exchange (HIE) Services have the exclusive endorsement of the American Hospital Association.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: AT&T
Employee Development and Engagement Achieves Organization Effectiveness
Article
Norton Healthcare is bucking the trend uncovered in this research by engaging its individual contributors to drive organizational excellence.
AHA Endorsement: Development Dimensions International (DDI)
Concierge Services: Innovative Approach to Patient Satisfaction
Executive Summary
In this AHA Solutions webinar, two hospitals share utilization data through 2010 and ROI from implementation of Concierge Services.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Best Upon Request
Waste Management: Experts in Medical Waste
Advertorial
Leading environmental services and recycling company helps health care organizations reduce waste, lower costs, and find savings to bolster bottom line.
AHA Endorsement: Waste Management
Healthcare MarketMPact: Education, Research, Strategic Marketing Expertise
Flyer
A full-service strategic consulting group of AHA Solutions educates and help you bring innovative, emerging products to the hospital market.
AHA Business Solution: Healthcare MarketMPact
Driving Value Across Enterprise Document Management: A Core IT System
Case Study
Survey results and case studies highlight hospital perception, use and benefit of document and content management solutions as part of its IT infrastructure.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Hyland Software
Peer-to-Peer Roundtable on Innovative Workforce Strategies: Achieving Operational Excellence
Flyer
As hospitals face challenges in increasing employee engagement, integrating new leadership, and managing cultural change, this peer-to-peer roundtable brought together hospital executives to share information and results.
Effective Employee Coaching Starts with Human Resources
Article
Health Care Focus: Strategic talent management and its impact on organizational performance and employee retention.
AHA Endorsement: Halogen Software
Regional Coordination Platform for Health Care Emergency Management
Press Release
The new LiveProcess interface enables better community preparedness, compliance, and response, and is the only dedicated regional offering for healthcare
AHA Endorsement: LiveProcess
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Incentivizing Investments in Healthcare
Whitepaper
AT&T concurs that HIT will play a transformational role in eliminating redundancies, improving quality of care, increasing collaboration, and reducing the number of medical errors. The ARRA incentive money will act as a catalyst to achieve the objective that all Americans have an electronic health record (EHR) by 2014.3 To receive any ARRA incentive money, healthcare providers must make "meaningful use" of HIT via a "qualified or certified EHR". This paper explores who the stakeholders are, how funds will be allocated, what certification might look like, and where AT&T can assist in this revolutionary shift on healthcare delivery.
AHA Endorsement: AT&T
On-Demand Identity Management
Whitepaper
AT&T Healthcare Community Online (HCO) provides an on-demand solution for health care that minimizes taxing your organization's resources and time.
AHA Endorsement: AT&T
Waste Managements Vernon Medical Waste Processing Facility in CA
Case Study
The largest permitted medical waste processing facility in CA uses advanced autoclave technology to provides safe, assured treatment of medical waste.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Waste Management
Cultural Change: Address Disruptive Behavior and Improve Patient Outcome
Article
Employee engagement, fiscal performance and clinical outcome drive the need to eliminate disruptive behavior; four approaches help create the culture to do so.
AHA Endorsement: Development Dimensions International (DDI)
Health System Cuts Processing Procurement by 85% with ECM
Case Study
MetroHealth decided to eliminate paper and automate processes with a document management system, OnBase, to integrate its paper and enterprise systems.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Hyland Software
Waste Management: Finding Savings in What You Throw Away
Advertorial
Cut costs without impacting quality of care. Waste Management gets you started: Recycle, Segregate, Review multivendor costs, and Reduce warehouse needs.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: Waste Management
Strategy Trumps Shortage: Retain a Highly-Skilled Nursing Workforce
Executive Summary
Learn Monongalia County General Hospital's strategies to retain professionals, delay nurse retirement, engage nurses, and foster longevity and loyalty.
Challenge: Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Halogen Software
Incident Action Planning for Hospitals
Whitepaper
This white paper will suggests steps for developing an incident action plan, including tools hospitals can use in the planning and response process.
AHA Endorsement: LiveProcess
Healthcare Provider Increases Business Agility
Case Study
Moses Cone Health System deployed Unified Computing System as part of the transition to electronic medical records.
AHA Endorsement: Cisco
403(b) Plans and Current ERISA Fiduciary Best Practices
Whitepaper
The paper focuses on areas where application of ERISA fiduciary duties to 403(b) plans creates special situations that do not occur with 401(k) plans.
AHA Endorsement: Diversified
Health Cares Triple Bottom Line: Caring for People, Profits, Planet
Advertorial
A health care organizations good environmental and social behavior has to make sense financially or it's doomed before it ever gets off the ground.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Waste Management
Your Readmission Review Process: The Best Defense Is a Good Offense
Executive Summary
AHA Solutions Signature Learning Series Webinar discusses: View from Washington; Setting the Stage: Overview of Readmissions; Borgess Medical Center Case Study.
Challenge: Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: Executive Health Resources (EHR)
Case Study: Health Care Provider Expands Nursing Home Mobility
Case Study
Life Care uses Cisco to provide a complete end-to-end project solution, including intuitive management software and an experienced integration team.
AHA Endorsement: Cisco
Howard Regional Health System Remedies Email Archiving and Migration
Case Study
Quest Archive Manager helps store and manage messaging information while controlling growth, enforcing policies for compliance and enabling email discovery.
AHA Endorsement: Quest Software
RFID Hospital Case Study: Detailed Equipment Reports, Quick Response
Article
Genesis Health System applied AeroScout tags to infusion pumps, wheelchairs and stretchers, making a disaster drill run safely, efficiently, and cost effectively.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: AeroScout
What's New in Wayfinding? Developments in Hospital Signage
Advertorial
Wayfinding Solutions from CS&G now includes green design, handheld technologies, hi-def displays, LEP, maps and guides, kiosks, and online info.
AHA Endorsement: Cooper Signage & Graphics (CS&G)
The AHA Endorses Risk MonitorPro from RL Solutions
Press Release
A web-based incident and adverse event management system that allows users to easily submit, refine, analyze and communicate critical incident information
AHA Endorsement: RL Solutions
CyraCom Helps Healthcare Providers Cut Costs and Improve ADA Compliance
Case Study
Live access for health care providers to nationally certified ASL interpreters to facilitate communication with patients who are deaf or hard of hearing.
AHA Endorsement: CyraCom, LLC.
Wi-Fi-based RFID Solutions Improve Hospital Care and Efficiency
Case Study
Case Study: Belgium's Jan Yperman Hospital uses RFID to ensure efficient use of equipment, quick location of disoriented patients and safety of nursing staff.
Challenge: Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: AeroScout
Wi-Fi-Based Temperature Monitoring for Safety and Regulatory Compliance
Case Study
St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center deploys an AeroScout wireless temperature monitoring solution that leverages its Cisco Unified Wireless Network.
Challenge: Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: AeroScout
The AHA Endorses Integrated Wayfinding Solutions from CS&G
Press Release
Cooper Signage and Graphics' helps hospital visitors orient themselves in a health care setting through exterior and interior signage systems
AHA Endorsement: Cooper Signage & Graphics (CS&G)
Case Study: Shands HealthCare Implements LiveProcess
Case Study
LiveProcess allowed interaction with emergency management personnel, who provided updates and coordinated the transfer of patients from fire-ravaged areas.
AHA Endorsement: LiveProcess
Case Study: Methodist Healthcare of San Antonio Enhances JCAHO Compliance
Case Study
PolicyTech's Policy and Procedure Manager software stores data with a robust search engine, automates review and approval system and infuses media.
AHA Endorsement: PolicyTechnologies International, Inc.
LiveProcess helps Riverside County, CA Improve Response to H1N1 Outbreak
Case Study
LiveProcess is the market leader in web-based emergency preparedness and incident management solutions for health care.
AHA Endorsement: LiveProcess
Vecna Kiosk FAQ
Tool
Vecna aligns kiosk technology with end user needs, while ensuring that clinical stakeholders stay connected at each critical point of patient interaction.
AHA Endorsement: Vecna Medical
Making a Case for Automated Talent Management
Whitepaper
The Georgia Quality Initiative finds LTC facilities with happy employees have greater patient satisfaction and safety.
AHA Endorsement: Halogen Software
Background Checks: An Essential Risk Management Tool
Article
Background checks on all new hires and a program of regular inquiry about possible staff sanctions and criminal behavior limits employer liability.
AHA Endorsement: Certiphi Screening Incorporated
Top Hospital Realizes Local and Global Interoperability with ECM-EMR Integration
Case Study
Cleveland Clinic reaches beyond simple data exchange to share information regardless of location or facility, vendor or machine, file type or origin.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: Hyland Software
Health System Builds Highly Available Wired and Wireless Network
Case Study
Baptist Health South Florida uses a Cisco Medical-Grade Network to safeguard the reliability and uptime of critical hospital services and applications.
AHA Endorsement: Cisco
Orlando Health Streamlines Email Archiving with Quest
Case Study
Archive Manager meets requirements for scalability, openness end user transparency and boasts a noninvasive technology that requires little configuration.
AHA Endorsement: Quest Software
Health Care Employee Performance Management Solution
Flyer
Halogen eAppraisal Healthcare offers organizations an affordable and convenient way to automate time-consuming, paper-based appraisal processes.
AHA Endorsement: Halogen Software
The AHA Endorses Interpretation and Translation Solutions from Cyracom
Press Release
A critical tool for hospitals struggling with the medical consequences of communicating with patients with Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
AHA Endorsement: CyraCom, LLC.
Cisco Context-Aware Health Care Solution
Flyer
Hospitals improve operational efficiency by integrating real-time contextual information, location and status of medical equipment and staff, into the workflow.
AHA Endorsement: Cisco
The AHA Endorses the Concierge Services from Best Upon Request
Press Release
Onsite concierge services from Best Upon Request uncomplicated life by fulfilling the day-to-day needs of hospital staff, patients and visitors.
AHA Endorsement: Best Upon Request
Achieve Excellence through Employee Performance and Talent Management
Case Study
This IDC study investigates how CentraState Healthcare System leveraged Halogen Software's employee performance and talent management solution.
Challenge: Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Halogen Software
Language-Based Discrimination and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Whitepaper
In health care, the patient's right to receive language assistance in his or her native language is enshrined in one of this country's landmark civil rights laws, the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Risk managers and compliance officers should take notice of a new set of civil rights enforcement priorities that include illegal language-based discrimination.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: CyraCom, LLC.
Whitepaper: Electronic System Supports CMS Never Event Initiative
Whitepaper
Facilitate mandatory reporting requirements from governing bodies, heighten the success of patient safety initiatives and improve the culture of safety within health care.
AHA Endorsement: RL Solutions
Minneapolis Medical Center Prepares for Next-Generation Mobility
Case Study
Hennepin County Medical Center improves patient care services with Cisco 802.11n support for bandwidth-rich services.
AHA Endorsement: Cisco
Key Performance Metrics for Intelligent Equipment and Business Decisions
Advertorial
KPMs enable an organization to buy best-in-class assets, utilize the highest quality service providers, and lower the total cost of ownership.
AHA Endorsement: ThermoFisher Scientific
Safe Patient Handling: Senate Bill 1525 Texas
Whitepaper
ARJO/DILIGENT outline the bill and provide information on compliance so that hospitals reap the benefits of a well designed program.
Challenge: Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Diligent
Healthcare Organization Achieves 100% On-Time Employee Performance Appraisals
Case Study
Halogen's eAppraisal automates employee performance appraisal process, improving overall value, completion rates and strategic alignment.
Challenge: Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Halogen Software
Lifecycle Management of Capital Assets
Whitepaper
To navigate through federal regulations, payers, suppliers, other hospitals and patients, its crucial to optimize management of noncore business activities.
Challenge: Financial Sustainability, Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: ThermoFisher Scientific
Health System Builds Tech Foundation, Delivers State-of-the-Art Care
Case Study
Adena uses Cisco switching, security, and wireless to bring vital info bedside, improve quality of care, and support advanced video and telemedicine services.
AHA Endorsement: Cisco
The AHA Endorses Procedure Management Software from PolicyTech
Press Release
Policy & Procedure Manager software allows effective coordination and management of all the policies and procedures instituted throughout a hospital.
AHA Endorsement: PolicyTechnologies International, Inc.
AcqHire Solutions to Hire and Promote the Best
Flyer
DDI's AcqHire solution suite improves every critical step in the hiring process: Strong Start, Targeted Selection, Job Simulations, Screening and Testing.
Challenge: Cultural Transformation
AHA Endorsement: Development Dimensions International (DDI)
Policy Management Simplified
Flyer
PolicyTech has created an automated software solution that changes the way organizations manage policies and procedures. PolicyTech's Policy and Procedure Manager is the leading software package that has been designed to make the complex simple. Find out what hundreds of other leading organizations and hospitals already know - PolicyTech means compliance automation.
AHA Endorsement: PolicyTechnologies International, Inc.
Policy Management Simplified: PolicyTech's Policy and Procedure Manager
FAQ Sheet
PolicyTech means compliance automation, helping health care organizations successfully adapt to new regulations, expanding policy and increased risk.
AHA Endorsement: PolicyTechnologies International, Inc.
San Juan Regional Medical Center - PolicyTech Case Study
Case Study
PolicyTech helped SJRMC connect its policies to its seven outside health care facilities and improve its policy management system.
AHA Endorsement: PolicyTechnologies International, Inc.
Healthcare Exit Assessment Survey
Advertorial
Increasing numbers of healthcare organizations are trusting HR Solutions to conduct their Exit Assessments, which offers the following fundamental advantages.
AHA Endorsement: HR Solutions, Inc.
The AHA endorses the Employee Exit Surveys from HR Solutions
Press Release
The AHA-endorsed solution is an outcomes-based consulting approach to retention issues that seamlessly integrates engagement and exit data.
AHA Endorsement: HR Solutions, Inc.
HSI Healthcare Selection Inventory
Flyer
HSI is a behavioral assessment designed and validated to help health care organizations select candidates who are most likely to be successful.
AHA Endorsement: HealthcareSource
The AHA Endorses Healthcare Selection Inventory from TestSource
Press Release
HSI is a behavioral assessment designed and validated to help health care organizations select candidates who are most likely to be successful.
AHA Endorsement: HealthcareSource
Cisco Mobile Care Solution for Healthcare
Flyer
This solution enables hospitals to improve their workflows and patient service, in addition to improving caregiver communication and collaboration.
AHA Endorsement: Cisco
Five Steps to Best Conduct Employee Engagement/Satisfaction Surveys
Advertorial
HR Solutions is an Employee Engagement/Satisfaction Survey specialist offering robust action planning and reporting solutions with actionable results.
AHA Endorsement: HR Solutions, Inc.
HR Solutions At a Glance
Other
HR Solutions is an Employee Engagement/Satisfaction Survey specialist offering robust action planning and reporting solutions with actionable results.
AHA Endorsement: HR Solutions, Inc.
SIS and the Joint Commission 2008 National Patient Safety Goals
Flyer
The purpose of the Joint Commissions National Patient Safety Goals is to promote specific improvements in patient safety. The Goals presented in this document highlight problematic areas in healthcare and describe evidence- and expert-based solutions to these issues.
Challenge: Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: Surgical Information Systems (SIS)
Voice, Text, Images, and Information, Delivered to the Point of Care
Advertorial
Mobility Solutions for Healthcare from Cisco provide secure wireless mobile care applications and location-aware services, supporting caregivers on the go.
AHA Endorsement: Cisco
Email Archiving: Automated, Efficient, Cost Effective
Case Study
Case Study: Palmetto Health chooses Quest Archive Manager to automate email archiving and ensure legal compliance.
AHA Endorsement: Quest Software
Unified Wireless Network: Exceptional Mobility, Simple Wireless Networking
Advertorial
Cisco addresses business and technical challenges of healthcare organizations with secure, instantaneous communication and information sharing.
AHA Endorsement: Cisco
Cisco Collaborative Care Lets Physicians Reach Isolated Populations
Case Study
Audio and video conferencing technologies interconnect teams or individuals on demand for greater efficiency, better decisions and more effective care.
AHA Endorsement: Cisco
Establish a Health Care Organization Leadership Development Curriculum
Case Study
Presbyterian conducted interviews to determine specific behaviors that set the best leaders apart then built a leadership development initiative accordingly.
AHA Endorsement: Development Dimensions International (DDI)
Case Study: Bassett Healthcare Increases Surgical Charge Capture
Case Study
Surgical Information Systems provides functionality to plan, deliver, manage and measure clinical and financial outcomes of surgical services.
AHA Endorsement: Surgical Information Systems (SIS)
Client Testimonials: Diligent Team Implementation and Support
Other
Clients share how the Diligent program eases the physical demands on nurses, resulting in injury reduction and return on investment.
Challenge: Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: Diligent
Build Best Practices into Your Hiring and Promotion Processes
FAQ Sheet
AcqHireSM for Health Care consists of four integratable components: Success ProfilesSM, Screening and Testing, Interviewing, and On-boarding.
AHA Endorsement: Development Dimensions International (DDI)
Protocol for Safe Use of Patient Handling Slings: Does One Size Fit All?
Article
Review of types and uses of slings to provide safety and comfort suggestions for choosing the optimal sling based on the patients condition.
Challenge: Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: Diligent
The Benefits of Online Policy and Procedure Management
Article
Automated risk management systems support sound health care practices in compliance and accreditation, document management, education and patient safety.
AHA Endorsement: PolicyTechnologies International, Inc.
Integrated Approach to Prevention of Back Injuries in Health Care Workers
Article
Safety/health/ergonomic professionals have looked to the classic hierarchy of controls to mitigate hazards in the workplace.
Challenge: Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: Diligent
Cisco Secure Wireless: Extending the Network to the Point of Care
Flyer
Health care organizations can confidently access medical applications and services, like EHRs, decision support, e-prescribing, and e-research.
Challenge: Clinical Integration
AHA Endorsement: Cisco
Growing Content Management into an Enterprise Strategy
Case Study
When Sharp began implementing Cerner Millennium in its hospitals in 2006, it soon discovered that OnBase delivered value across all departments, including enabling the EMRs to provide clinicians with a complete patient record.
Challenge: Clinical Integration, Care Continuum
AHA Endorsement: Hyland Software
Doctors Community Hospital Improving the Patient Experience with an IPC Solution that Pays for Itself
Case Study
To improve the overall patient experience, Doctors Community Hospital began implementing Interactive Patient Care (IPC) technology from GetWellNetwork. Today, the solution provides more efficient and engaging patient education, expanded communication tools and peerless entertainment amenities.
Challenge: Care Continuum, Financial Sustainability
AHA Endorsement: GetWellNetwork