The Value Initiative
Hospitals are driving value in their communities. Affordable health care is one of the biggest concerns facing families, employers and government, and America’s hospitals are tackling the challenge head on. Through AHA’s The Value Initiative, we are leading the health care field on the issues of affordability and value.
Smarter, more efficient, more convenient. These goals are shaping transformation at hospitals and health systems throughout the country. As we drive innovative change to improve the patient experience, caregivers are using a fresh eye to assess their means and methods, looking for new ways to…
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…
As The Value Initiative’s efforts go forward, we will take this work From Paper to Action. This effort empowers hospitals, health systems and community organizations with tools and resources to implement four low-tech, value-based strategies that improve outcomes, enhance patient experience, while…
Hospitals and health systems can use data and metrics to guide their strategies on social needs and social determinants, writes Priya Bathija, vice president of AHA’s The Value Initiative.
Robyn Begley, AHA senior vice president and chief nursing officer for its American Organization for Nursing Leadership, and Priya Bathija, vice president of AHA’s The Value Initiative, participated today in a panel discussion sponsored by the National Academy of Medicine’s Committee on the Future…
Value was mentioned in nearly every conversation I joined.
Many hospitals and health systems are reducing costs and improving health outcomes by addressing disparities head on, write Priya Bathija, vice president of AHA’s The Value Initiative, and Duane Reynolds, president and CEO of AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity.
Crain’s Chicago Business this week named Priya Bathija, vice president of AHA’s The Value Initiative, to its list of Notable Women in Health Care.
Intermountain Healthcare – Salt Lake City, Utah
Increasing Value by Integrating Behavioral Health Into Patient Visits
Intermountain Healthcare improves patient outcomes and reduces costs by integrating behavioral health into every patient visit and normalizing mental health care as routine medical…
Improving healthy equity can provide “tremendous value” to patients, communities, hospitals and the health care delivery system in the United States.