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.

15 Hospitals in North Carolina and South Carolina Transforming Care in the Carolinas Spurred by grant funding and collaboration, 15 hospitals in North Carolina and South Carolina are implementing financially sustainable initiatives to improve the patient experience, enhance care coordination and…
Presbyterian Healthcare Services – Albuquerque, NM Holistic Partnership Improves Outcomes for Patients with Substance Use Disorders Presbyterian Healthcare Services started a statewide partnership, called The Substance Use Disorder and Community Collaborative Initiative, in 2017 to deliver…
In this AHA Stat Blog post, Priya Bathija, vice president of AHA’s The Value Initiative, shares how hospitals and health systems have made substantial efforts to improve quality outcomes, resulting in meaningful progress in providing high-value, affordable and person-centered care.
Held April 16, 2019 The AHA’s Value Initiative and AHA’s Section for Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Services held a joint Virtual Workshop webinar:  Community Collaborations and Medical Integration:  Effectively Addressing Substance Use Disorders that featured Dr. Daniel Duhigg, D.…
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 12:00 -1:00 p.m. Eastern Time Join AHA’s Value Initiative and AHA’s Section for Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Services for a joint Virtual Workshop webinar:  Community Collaborations and Medical Integration:  Effectively Addressing Substance Use Disorders…
In part two of our series discussing Value-Based Health Care, Robert Kaplan and Harry Wolberg from the Harvard Business School do a deep dive on Integrated Practice Units, a key component for value-based health care. IPUs are multi-disciplinary care teams deployed to deliver care at the condition…
In this Chairman's File podcast, AHA Chairman Brian Gragnolati discusses the rise in health care consumerism with an expert panel moderated by Priya Bathija, vice president of AHA’s The Value Initiative. The panel was hosted in conjunction with the South by Southwest Festival.
Texas Health CoLab at Dell Medical School – Austin, TX Co-working Space Is a Catalyst For New Enterprises That Improve Health and Reduce Costs
Partnerships among various stakeholders in the health care ecosystem will be key to successfully engaging patients in population health models, explained panelists at the recent 2019 MIT Sloan Healthcare & BioInnovations Conference in Boston. Providers who are responsible for managing health…
Montefiore Health System uses the Collaborative Care Model to better serve patients with significant medical and mental health conditions and socioeconomic challenges.