Cynthia Hedges Greising

Board members can help identify potential partner organizations and the assets they bring to the table for improving population health.

Building trust in the community encourages men — who are less likely to seek care than women — to get check-ups and adopt a healthier lifestyle.

The Health Research & Educational Trust's Huddle for Care site lets teams discuss and develop care strategies for patients across the continuum.

The Health Research & Educational Trust and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation interviewed 25 diverse communities, and came up with best practices for partnering in the community.

Sixteen health care leaders worked to help hospitals realize care integration and develop population health management strategies for Medicaid patients.

Building networks and partnerships is an essential part of hospitals' efforts to integrate and improve access to mental health services.

Collecting patient data, improving patient-provider communication and educating clinicians and staff will help to ensure quality care for sexual and gender minorities.

The AHA offers tools to help small and rural hospitals develop effective partnerships and meet the challenges of improving population health.

A group of hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers working with the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare identified causes of wrong-site surgeries and pinpointed solutions. As a result, they significantly reduced risks for these sentinel events.

The Comprehensive Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship, created in 2001 by the American Hospital Association and the National Patient Safety Foundation, helps organizations embed evidence-based practices and inspire change.

With U.S. health care costs rising for patients, employers and the government, the move to a value-based business model will help ensure high-quality care at the lowest price.

The author learns what a difference safe, timely, efficient, effective and patient-centered care can make.

The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program is a groundbreaking improvement initiative that aims to reduce the rate of central line-associated bloodstream infections nationwide.

Leading hospitals are moving beyond data collection to analyzing and using the data to develop targeted interventions for improving care for underserved populations.

An updated self-assessment tool will help hospitals improve their medication safety practices.