Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence

Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence, sponsored by the American Hospital Association Quality Center, features field-tested practices and proven strategies to advance hospital leaders’ ongoing efforts to achieve performance excellence — care that meets the IOM aims (safe, timely, efficiency, effectiveness, equity, and patient-centered). Available for free download from the site: a full-text guide of case studies focused on four key topics (healthcare-aquired infection, patient flow, medication management, safety); resources; and more case studies on additional topics.

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GreatBoards.org

This website is focused on helping executives and trustees of hospitals and health systems to improve the effectiveness of their governing boards. The site includes frequently asked questions, links to other sites, and resource materials and Board-building tools, including sample governance policies, trustee assessment tools, sample measurement dashboards, and a best practices newsletter.

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National Priorities Partnership

The National Priorities Partnership, convened by the National Quality Forum, has a vision for world-class, affordable health care and transforming the US health care system. The 28 organizations in the Partnership, all committed to improving health care, have collaboratively developed National Priority Goals targeted at proven ways to eliminate harm, waste, and disparities in care.

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WhyNotTheBest.org

This free resource from The Commonwealth Fund is for health care professionals interested in tracking performance on various measures of health care quality. It enables organizations to compare their performance against that of peer organizations, against a range of benchmarks, and over time. Case studies and improvement tools spotlight successful improvement strategies of the nation’s top performers.

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