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.

We’ll review the ways in which hospitals can participate in Medicare alternative payment models and offer thoughts on what we expect the APM landscape to look like in the future.
Hear what AHA leaders and our hospital and health system members have to say about the national context for affordability and the steps they are taking at their hospitals and health systems to address affordability and promote value.
AHA’s Data Resources include customizable tools that provide a picture of national health spending and affordability from the perspective of a variety of stakeholders.
AHA’s Data Resources include customizable tools that provide a picture of national health spending and affordability from the perspective of a variety of stakeholders.
In this Voices on Value piece, Priya Bathija, vice president of the AHA’s Value Initiative, talks with Sachin Jain, M.D., president & CEO of CareMore Health, to get his insights on health care affordability, value and the strategies CareMore Health is using to disrupt health care delivery.
Value does not happen by accident, and good intentions are not enough. Hear how University of Utah Health has developed a culture where value is a major focus for everyone in the organization.
This session kicks off our series. You’ll learn the role hospitals and health systems can play in improving affordability and promoting value. We’ll also look at the work of AHA’s effort, The Value Initiative.
Value does not happen by accident, and good intentions are not enough. Hear how University of Utah Health has developed a culture where value is a major focus for everyone in the organization. We’ll also share survey data that challenges how we think about value (hint: it’s more than money).…
This session kicks off The Value Initiative's Virtual Workshop series. Learn the role hospitals and health systems can play in improving affordability and promoting value. Also view the work of AHA’s effort, The Value Initiative. Speakers:
The Value Initiative, in collaboration with others across the AHA, will offer in 2019 a series of virtual workshops for members to learn about the issues impacting affordability and value.