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.
In part three of our series discussing Value-Based Health Care, Robert Kaplan, Mary Witkowski and Harry Wolberg from the Harvard Business School examine health care measurements and the importance of measuring patient outcomes. Health care has a plethora of measurements, but not all are…
In this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Julia Resnick, senior program manager for AHA's The Value Initiative, talks with staff members from Inova Health System in Virginia about their initiative to prevent unnecessary preoperative testing.
AHA’s Duane Reynolds, president and CEO of the Institute for Diversity and Health Equity, and Priya Bathija, vice president of The Value Initiative, today addressed the 2019 Management Institute at Ohio State University’s Division of Health Services Management and Policy.
Duane Reynolds, president and CEO of the AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity, and Priya Bathija, vice president of AHA’s The Value Initiative, discuss how health equity is a moral issue that affects the length and quality of people’s lives.
In this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Julia Resnick, senior program manager for AHA’s The Value Initiative, leads a discussion about Z codes and their benefits in indicating a patient’s history, status or problem that may affect health care. Priya Bathija, TVI vice president, and Nelly Leon-Chisen…
Brian Gragnolati shares insights from his organization — Atlantic Health System in New Jersey — on how they are tackling some of today’s biggest issues, including innovating to improve value, investing in emerging technologies and developing the next generation of health care leaders. View the…
At an AHA forum today in Denver, hospital and health system leaders shared how they are collaborating with other health care providers, payers, employers and community partners to deliver better care and value to consumers.
Adventist Health Castle – Kailua, Hawaii
Empathy Initiative Improves Outcomes and Workforce Engagement
Adventist Health Castle’s Empathy In Action program is a research-based curriculum that teaches staff and volunteers listening skills and demonstrates empathetic approaches to engaging with…
Affordability is one of the most important factors affecting Americans’ ability to access health care.
The Value Initiative offers in-person and virtual learning opportunities to support your value and affordability journey.