Articles
Substance Use Disorder, Medicare Advantage, Emergency Readiness
Hospital Staff Evacuate Their Burning Homes and Head to Work; Jamie Dimon on Amazon/Chase/Berkshire Hathaway Startup
Also in this weekly roundup of health care news: Ascension and Centene plan to partner to serve vulnerable seniors, the barriers that physicians face when treating substance use disorder.
Access & Health Coverage, Data & Insights, Clinical Integration
Walmart Takes Another Step Toward Health Care; A Boston Hospital Gets Strategic About Fighting Food Insecurity
Plus: Specialists on call at the Mayo Clinic and health insurers are building patient profiles based on socioeconomic data.
Governance and Leadership Diversity, Workforce Diversity, Leadership
Diversity Trailblazers Discuss Progress on Efforts to Accelerate Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity
Representatives of the Institute for Diversity and Health Equity’s founding members discussed the history of their organizations' early commitments to diversity, present-day work related to inclusion and the future for health equity.
Interoperability, Innovation/New Models of Care, Burnout, Social Determinants of Health
Will Apple’s New Feature Make it a Health Hub?
Also in this weekly roundup of health care news: Hospitals help the Boston homeless get back on their feet; first responders suffer from exposure to tragic events; and a tech company seeks to become the Amazon of Chinese health care.
Leadership, Consumerism, AHA
Valley Regional Hospital CEO Peter Wright Leads with a Customer-focused Mindset
The AHA board member uses consumerism to differentiate Valley Regional.
Disparities/Equity of Care, Workforce Diversity
Pollack Emphasizes AHA Commitment to Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Conference
AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack opened the Institute for Diversity and Health Equity’s National Leadership & Education Conference today by affirming the AHA’s commitment to health equity, diversity and inclusion.
Innovation/New Models of Care, Social Determinants of Health, Data & Insights, AHA Annual Membership Meeting
Using Data and Social Determinants to Treat Medicaid Populations
Leaders from Providence St. Joseph Health, Children’s Hospital & Health System in Milwaukee and other organizations shared federal and state innovations in health care delivery, and the social supports that best address needs for Medicaid populations.
Making Healthcare More Affordable, AHA Annual Membership Meeting, Data & Insights
Hospital and Health System Leaders Share Affordability Strategies at AHA Annual Meeting
Panelists spoke about how they integrate analytics, are strategic about cost and manage risk to add value to care and make it more affordable. Read more and learn more about the AHA’s Value Initiative.
Hospitals Against Violence, Leadership, Physician Workforce
Wellstar CEO Candice Saunders: AHA is Leading the Field Through Changing Times
AHA trustee on physician leadership, health equity and combatting violence.
Opioids, Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities, Access to Behavioral Health, Rural issues
A Minnesota Critical Access Hospital Uses Medication-assisted Therapy to Tackle the Opioid Crisis
A multidisciplinary approach helped CHI St. Gabriel's make fundamental shifts in its community.