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n 2013, San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center, Conejos County Hospital and five clinics officially became one entity: San Luis Valley Health. This rural health care system, based in Alamosa, Colo., is now fully focused on engaging community stakeholders and working together to craft a long-term…
AHA Advocacy Issue Paper: Reject Reductions to Assistance to Low-income (Bad Debt)
Lake Placid and Tupper Lake, nursing homes that are part of Adirondack Health, Saranac Lake, N.Y., worked with other care facilities to produce the Blue Line Group. This collaboration is currently working on a single electronic health record for each patient. This case study is part of the…
South Nassau Communities Hospital, Oceanside, N.Y., focused on educating patients with chronic condistions to lower health care costs and improve those patients' quality of care. Leaders implemented the Heart Healthy Bundle which promotes self management by standarizing coaching methods and…
United Memorial Medical Center, Batavia, N.Y., focused on patients with congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pnuemonia and their health needs in order to reduce frequent hospitalizations and readmissions.
Learning, sharing resources and discussing projects on cutting-edge topics in health care transformation: That's the opportunity for a select group of leaders who participate in the AHA Health Care Transformation Fellowship. During the nine-month program, fellows meet for three two-day interactive…