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.
Open and transparent communication between patients and providers is a key pathway for improving value through better outcomes, enhanced patient experience and reduced costs. Join this Value Break to learn about how sharing medical notes can help you improve value for your patients.
Learn ways hospital Trustees can contribute to addressing health equity and reducing health care disparities.
This issue brief discusses the key challenges with the patient billing experience today, based on national surveys and consumer research, and identifies opportunities for hospitals and health systems to improve the patient billing experience.
Learn how Regional One Health and New-York Presbyterian Hospital improved health outcomes by leveraging specialized skills of care team members to identify and address the social needs of their patients.
Hear how Penn Medicine implemented a standardized labor induction protocol, layering AIM’s Peripartum Racial/Ethnic Disparities and Safe Reduction of Primary Cesarean Birth Bundle to improve outcomes for mothers.
In this AHA blog Priya Bathija, vice president of strategic initiatives, and Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of clinical affairs and workforce, share five ways to improve collaborations between administrative and clinical leaders when designing and implementing value-based strategies.
The Value Initiative is creating resources to frame the issues of value and affordability. Hospitals can use these resources to initiate conversations with stakeholders in their communities.
The COVID-19 pandemic has forever altered the way hospitals and health systems care for patients. Much has been written and said about the pandemic’s devastating effects; there are, however, some silver linings.
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Patients’ non-medical needs impact their health and contribute to health inequities. Hospitals and health systems are identifying best practices for social needs screening, and collecting and connecting patients with resources; and health care professionals have an…
Hear how Penn Medicine implemented a standardized labor induction protocol, layering AIM’s Peripartum Racial/Ethnic Disparities and Safe Reduction of Primary Cesarean Birth Bundle to improve outcomes for mothers.