Innovation/New Models of Care

Summit Healthcare in Arizona taps social media to improve access to behavioral health care during this pandemic.
We profile four major new investor types: private equity, venture capital, health plans and large employers along with a representative sample of recent investments and partnerships. Several of the deals by private-equity firms and health plans are billion-dollar acquisitions. Expect further…
As health system leaders look at the physician-practice merger and acquisition activity in their local markets and reassess their own physician alignment strategies, they need to answer questions about their strategic physician partnership needs, local market dynamics, their organization’s value…
This report provides an overview of current trends in physician–practice ownership models and their driving forces, lessons from nontraditional physician-practice arrangements, and implications for hospitals’/health systems’ organizational strategies, physician relationship strategy and provision…
Physician-practice acquisitions and/or equity investment by such nontraditional players as health plans, private-equity investors, venture capitalists and large employers is an increasing trend. These new entrants give physicians new options for where and how to work. In the shift to value-based…
Understanding the Biopsychosocial Aspects of Violence Involving Firearms Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2019
Maryjane Wurth, AHA executive vice president and chief operating officer, highlights some of the top innovations in health care in 2019. 
Innovation in action promises better care for patients, and also motivates the workforces of forward-looking hospitals and health systems. In this podcast, Priya Bathija, vice president of The Value Initiative, speaks with two senior leaders of New Jersey-based Atlantic Health System the rewards of…
Properly diagnosing and treating mental health disorders through an effective integrated team approach is vital to achieving population health. In 2000, Intermountain created a Mental Health Integration (MHI) program that made mental health evaluation and services part of routine primary care.
The AHA offers the latest topic-specific, evidence-based resources, training programs and tools to work with hospitals and health systems as they continue to strive for safer, more reliable and timely patient- and family-centered care for all patients. Get involved by reading through the materials…