Care Coordination
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement today convened a national steering committee, whose members include the AHA, to create a national plan to accelerate patient safety progress across the care continuum.
Held: Wednesday, June 6, 2018 |1:00:00 PM CDT - 2:00:00 PM CDT |2:00:00 PM EDT - 3:00:00 PM EDT
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AHA today presented its Justin Ford Kimball Innovators Award to Nicholas Wolter, M.D., retired CEO of Billings (MT) Clinic. The award, which was presented at the AHA’s Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., recognizes people or organizations that have developed or introduced an…
Health care is changing…and hospitals and health systems are transforming to meet the evolving needs of our patients and communities.
The challenge of aligning with government payment models often hampers progress, but alternate care systems have potential to ally incentives and coordinate care, which could dramatically reduce costs.
The Veterans Health Administration has launched a new web resource for community care providers as it works to improve the timeliness of payments and customer service.
The American Hospital Association's comments to the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations for its hearing on "Examining the Impact of Health Care Consolidation."
The hearing today by the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on the impact of health care consolidation presented a one-sided perspective on the benefits of hospital mergers. The group presenting was untethered from the realities of managing a high-quality hospital system responsive to the…
This assessment inventory is designed to help hospital and health system leaders, trustees, medical staff and employees think about how a hospital, department, or clinical area operationalizes patient- and family-centered care.