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Task Force on Ensuring Access in Vulnerable Communities
Trustee Articles
The American Hospital Association (AHA) Board of Trustees, in 2015, created a task force to address these challenges and examine ways in which hospitals can help ensure access to health care services in vulnerable communities. The task force considered a number of integrated, comprehensive strategies to reform health care delivery and payment. Their report sets forth a menu of options from which
communities may select based on their unique needs, support structures and preferences.
COVID-19 and Social Determinants of Health
Disparities in COVID-19 outcomes serve as an important reminder for trustees and senior leaders to reinforce the work in our communities to address underlying causes of health disparities.
Addressing the Social Determinants of Health
Trustee Articles
Boards can advocate for policy changes or ways to harness community resources.
A Foundation for Improving Social Determinants of Health
Trustee Articles
Philanthropy can drive innovative initiatives to address social, economic, educational and quality of life issues in the community.
Population Health: Considerations for Hospital and Health System Boards
Trustee Articles
An aging population, increasing rates of chronic disease and the onset of value-based payment structures are among the many drivers that have moved hospitals and health systems in recent years to take a more prominent role in disease prevention, health promotion, and other public health initiatives.
Improving the Patient and Family Experience
The AHA’s new resource “Patient and Family Advisory Councils Blueprint” outlines seven steps to successfully launch a meaningful and impactful PFAC.
Empowering Board Members to Improve Population Health through Value-Based Care
Trustee Articles
The U.S. health care system is quickly moving toward a care delivery model that encompasses entire populations, not just the patients who present themselves for care. This is because many at-risk individuals in the community seldom, if ever, seek treatment or health screenings—and they have a disproportionate impact on total health care spending.
Building Hospital-Community Partnerships
To move the needle on community health, hospitals and health system boards are recognizing the importance of aligning their organizational efforts and partnering with others in their communities.