Patient care and Information

It has long been the position of the AHA that health care providers must have clarity about the laws that govern the provision of patient care. Following Friday night’s decisions from federal district courts in Texas and Washington, that principle has never been more important. It is vital that the…
Beyond reimagining health care through a consumer lens, it’s important to research what will move the needle on issues like patient loyalty, trust and satisfaction, notes a recent McKinsey & Company report.
Hospitals and health systems can play an important role in ensuring patients have trustworthy, accurate and scientifically sound information to help them make the best health care decisions for themselves and their loved ones.
Join us for a conversation on the types of innovation that will transform acute care globally, using scientific and applied research as well as new methods for diagnosis, machine learning and advances in imaging.
AHA appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed rule regarding statutory conscience protections.
Fifty national organizations, including the AHA, today launched the Coalition for Trust in Health & Science to combat misinformation and help Americans make science-based health decisions for themselves, their families and communities.
Carbon Health has pivoted to concentrate on primary and urgent care. Its recent partnership with CVS Health involves a pilot program to use Carbon Health’s primary and urgent care clinic model in some of the drugstore chain’s outlets.
Today’s podcast is brought to you by Quest Diagnostics. Value-based health care is truly a game changer — a model that pays care providers based on patient outcomes, not on the amount of services delivered. It is the wave of the future, the direction that nearly all hospitals and health systems are…
The American Hospital Association (AHA) today released a new report on delays in hospitals’ ability to discharge patients to the most appropriate care setting and the negative consequences these delays are having on patients and the hospitals that care for them.