Healthcare Innovation September 25, 2024
Pietje Kobus

AHA’s new report shows hospital performance on safety measures and quality is better than it was pre-pandemic

The American Hospital Association (AHA) announced in a September 12 press release the release of its new report, Hospitals Improving Performance On Key Patient Safety Measures Surpassing Pre-Pandemic Levels. AHA found that hospitals and health systems’ performance on key patient safety and quality measures was better in the first quarter of 2024 than it was prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Data analyses by Vizient, a group purchasing organization, show that health systems rebounded and improved after the COVID-19 pandemic when progress in safety measures had been disrupted.

A key takeaway from the report indicated that hospitals cared for more patients in the first...

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