Insights and Analysis

Also, in this roundup: Nurses help sexual assault survivors and ambulatory care nurses can be of particular aid to MACRA efforts.
Also in this roundup: Leadership changes at St. Agnes Hospital, OCH Regional Medical Center and Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers. 
Jay Bhatt and Priya Bathija write about four strategies that hospitals and health care systems can use to ensure vulnerable communities have access to quality care.
In this oral history, Greenawalt reviews the health care delivery system in Washington and provides insight into the ways that state hospital associations assist hospitals in their mission.
Hospitals and health systems are invited to apply through May 7 for the AHA’s Equity of Care Award.
Also in this roundup of news: Tisch fund gives $10 million to initiative for arts and mental health and FDA announces nationwide crackdown on e-cig sales to kids.
Physicians spend many years learning clinical practice, yet we don’t prepare them for change management or self-leadership. The AHA Physician Alliance has partnered with Novant Health and OneTeam Leadership on a pilot program to help fill this gap in training.
Also in this week’s roundup: Leadership changes at Shawnee Mission Health in Merriam, KS; HSHS St. Vincent Children’s Hospital in Green Bay, WI; North Oaks Health System in Hammond, LA; and Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel, NJ.