Articles
Maternal Health, Rural issues, Rural Workforce
How Connected Care Networks Are Strengthening Rural Maternal Care
Rural hospitals are developing trusted relationships, infrastructure and networks that connect maternal health clinicians and patients with specialized clinical expertise, workforce support, technology and other resources. Avera Health, Dartmouth Health, Banner Health and Rochester Regional Health demonstrate what connected maternal care networks look like in practice.
Maternal Health, Clinical Patient Safety Risk Management, Obstetrical Risk, Quality & Patient Safety
Launching a National Effort to Improve Postpartum Hemorrhage Outcomes
The American Hospital Association is partnering with Epic on the Safer Births Postpartum Hemorrhage Collaborative, a nationwide eight-month-long initiative to help care teams better identify, prepare for and respond to PPH by implementing evidence-based digital tools that support rapid, coordinated care.
Care Delivery Transformation
From Strategy to Impact: Transforming Care Delivery
Real transformation demands coordinated, systemic change. Health care delivery is complex, and changing one piece does not shift the system. That is why we need to think broadly and holistically about what it takes to truly transform care.
Maternal Health, Rural issues, Child and Adolescent Health
Exploring Opportunities for Innovation in Rural Maternal Care
Every pregnant woman deserves access to high-quality maternal care — from conception through postpartum. Yet in parts of the country, some of that care is disappearing.
Maternal Health, Maternal Mental Health, Wellness/Preventive Care, Access to Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Care Delivery
Beyond Birth: Exploring Stories of Motherhood and Health Care
The award-winning five-episode Beyond Birth podcast series covers some of the pressing issues facing maternal health and well-being.
Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19), COVID-19: Vaccines and Therapeutics, COVID-19: Caring for Patients and Communities, COVID-19: Organizational Preparedness and Capacity Planning
Digging into the Reasons for Puerto Rico’s Successful COVID-19 Response
Exploring Puerto Rico's COVID-19 Response. Dive into the strategies and factors that contributed to Puerto Rico's successful handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, from high vaccination rates to a public health mindset.
AHA Center for Health Innovation, Telehealth, Inclusion, Infrastructure, Reducing Healthcare Disparities
Applying an Equity Lens to Digital Health
Reliance on digital tools can exacerbate barriers to care among certain populations and may be less accessible to people with limited English proficiency. As these technologies become ubiquitous, now is the time to examine digital health from an equity lens to ensure that no community is left behind.
AHA Center for Health Innovation, Hospital at Home, Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19), COVID-19: Caring for Patients and Communities
Hospital-at-Home Innovation During COVID-19 and Beyond
What was once a small but mighty contingent of health care systems providing “hospital-at-home” care before the pandemic has grown into a larger movement. With this model, hospitals across the country are “admitting” patients to their own homes for acute care with excellent results.
Social Determinants of Health, AHA Community Health Improvement (ACHI), Reducing Healthcare Disparities
Addressing Societal Factors to Improve Health Equity
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed spotlight on health inequities in the United States. It has illuminated that, regardless of access to health care services, social and economic circumstances make some people more likely than others to become ill or have poor health.
Delivery System Transformation, Strategic Planning
Community health improvement: The role of trustees
Community health improvement is an ongoing process, and hospital trustees can play a crucial role. The community health assessment is a method used by hospitals, public health departments and other social services agencies to identify and prioritize community health needs and assets and then use the information to implement an improvement plan.