quality improvement

HealthLeaders reached out to all nine hospitals that received an 'F' from The Leapfrog Group and offered them an opportunity...

The growth in patients leaving California ERs prematurely was faster than the growth in overall ER encounters.

Researchers compared the latest hospital quality ratings to rates observed three years prior, finding both progress and opportunities for much...

Nurses are in a unique position to coordinate partnerships and provide the kind of patient-centered care needed to address the...

How much progress has been made in nursing toward the IOM's Future of Nursing recommendations? The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's...

Exporting best practices from high-performing hospitals and establishing regional referral centers can level variation in hospital networks' clinical outcomes.

Complication rates are lower for white patients when compared with black patients.

Hospitals have long complained that the ratings fail to convey an accurate picture of care quality.

Forty-two percent of non-pregnant nurses and thirty-eight percent of pregnant nurses reported never using a gown while administering antineoplastic drugs...

The move to private Medicare Advantage takes hospitals further away from fee-for-service medicine, putting pressure on these providers to improve...

This year is the first time two awards have been consolidated into a single list that includes the top 250,...

Nurse leaders connect with their peers at HealthLeaders CNO Exchange to discuss solutions to transform patient care.