This is just one way AHA is working to help hospitals and health systems transform and advance health in America.
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Duane Reynolds, president and CEO of AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity, and other AHA leaders recently visited Kearny County Hospital, a critical access hospital in Kansas, where they met with the hospital’s board and community leaders about the organization’s innovative efforts to attract physicians, serve a unique population and improve health equity.
We must all prepare ourselves to make care better and friendlier for older adults, and the Age-Friendly Action Community is a great step in that direction.
Despite what they say about gridlock and nothing going on in Washington, there actually is a lot going on in real time that has a real impact on our field … and we have the opportunity to influence
There are numerous benefits to the community that derive from hospital and health system mergers, starting with quality improvements and expanding services.
As part of National Rehabilitation Week, Jason Bernd, president and COO of Novant Health Charlotte Orthopedic Hospital in North Carolina, writes about the value of strong partnerships with post-acute providers to improve coordination of care, lower costs and improve outcomes for patients.
As health care in our nation transforms, one thing remains constant for America’s hospitals and health systems: our unwavering commitment to providing safe, high-quality, patient-centric care.
As part of National Rehabilitation Week, Michael Spigel, president and COO of Brooks Rehabilitation in Jacksonville, Fla., writes about the inevitability of change in rehab settings and why organizations should embrace it.
As cornerstones of your communities, hospital and health system leaders have the unique authority to lead initiatives to reduce the risk for violence and advocate for advancing health.
A recent report from UnitedHealth comparing specialty drug spending in hospitals and independent physician offices fails to account for critical differences between these two settings while also ignoring the chief culprit in the growth in drug spending – the drug companies themselves.
In this AHA Stat Blog, Marie Cleary-Fishman, R.N., AHA vice president of clinical quality, talks about the new digital Palliative Care Support Hub, where hospitals and health systems can find everything they need for designing, measuring and expanding palliative care services that put patients first.
Preparation is the key to success in many fields. For hospitals and health systems, preparedness and readiness are the cornerstones of our commitment to safeguard the health of the public.
Health care is experiencing unprecedented change: the field is shifting to value-based care; new players are entering the health care field; and patients want services to be provided in a more conv
A recent New York Times column relies on several seriously flawed studies to make extremely broad claims about the care hospitals and health systems provide and the role they play in their communities.
Chronic diseases affect 133 million Americans of all ages, including 12 million adults and 400,000 children who have serious illnesses. By 2025, nearly half the population will have one or more chronic conditions.
In this AHA Stat Blog, Priya Bathija, vice president of AHA’s The Value Initiative, discusses manageable ways hospitals and health systems can become consumer-focused.
Policymakers should provide a stable environment for post-acute care providers to implement existing reforms and evaluate their impact, writes Jim Prister, CEO of RML Specialty Hospital in Hinsdale, Ill., and chair of the AHA’s Post-acute Care Steering Committee.
When invited to play a larger role in their own care, many patients welcome the chance — and results show that patient engagement, in turn, improves outcomes.
Two weeks ago, I wrote about the important role AHA member hospitals and he
UnitedHealth Group’s brief on hospital prices uses cherry-picked data and omits important facts to paint a misleading picture.