New initiative from Partnership for Patients aimed at improving hospital care

HHS announced a new program focused on providing hospitals across the country will new resources and support to make health care safer and less costly by targeting and reducing the millions of preventable injuries and complications from health care acquired conditions.

An initiative of the Partnership for Patients, a nationwide public-private collaboration to improve the quality, safety, and affordability of health care for all Americans, $218 million will go to 26 state, regional, national, or hospital system organizations. As Hospital Engagement Networks, these organizations will help identify solutions already working to reduce healthcare acquired conditions, and work to spread them to other hospitals and health care providers.

The 26 organizations receiving awards are:

• American Hospital Association
• Ascension Health
• Carolinas HealthCare System
• Catholic Healthcare West
• Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council Foundation
• Georgia Hospital Association Research and Education Foundation
• Healthcare Association of New York State
• Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania
• Intermountain Healthcare
• Iowa Healthcare Collaborative
• Joint Commission Resources, Inc.
• Lifepoint Hospitals, Inc.
• Michigan Health & Hospital Association
• Minnesota Hospital Association
• National Public Health and Hospital Institute
• New Jersey Hospital Association
• Nevada Hospital Association
• North Carolina Hospital Association
• Ohio Children’s Hospital Solutions for Patient Safety
• Ohio Hospital Association
• Premier
• Tennessee Hospital Association
• Texas Center for Quality & Patient Safety
• UHC
• VHA
• Washington State Hospital Association 

View the press release and the fact sheet announcing the Hospital Engagement Networks. Learn more about the Partnership for Patients and the Hospital Engagement Networks here.