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.
Connecting health systems and community-based organizations to improve outcomes
Hospitals and health systems are embracing the move to value-based care and enhancing affordability, writes Nancy Agee, president and CEO of Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, VA, and 2018 chair of the AHA Board of Trustees, in a commentary published Saturday in Modern Healthcare.
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AHA Chair Nancy Howell Agee yesterday said that the health care field needs “to transform” and “find ways to deliver care that provides value and is affordable.”
In her investiture address at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting, Agee spoke about the AHA’s Value Initiative and…
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Health care is facing a period of unprecedented transformation as new entrants seek to disrupt the field and reduce friction for patients, providing an opportunity for hospitals and health systems to reimagine and redefine themselves for the future, AHA President and CEO Rick…
Making Charges Transparent: Things to Consider
Present charge information in a way that is understandable to and usable by the general public.
The 2018-2019 AHA Health Care Transformation Fellowship is strategically aligning with AHA’s The Value Initiative to provide training in leadership and innovation to tackle the key issues and disruptors affecting health care affordability and cost. Fellows will learn the skills necessary to become…
Health care is changing at a rapid pace, moving from a system that rewards volume to one that promotes and rewards value. America’s hospitals and health systems are transforming to meet the changing needs of our patients and our communities. It is vital that future health care leaders have the…
The fast-paced disruption of the Internet economy is encroaching on America’s hospitals.
In the classic path of business disruption, innovators take a complex, high-priced service and offer it with more convenience and at a lower price.
Health care pricing is complex and can be difficult to understand. This guide from the Healthcare Financial Management Association helps consumers better understand their health coverage and what questions to ask their insurer and providers to get the information they need to make health care…
In this issue brief, we identify various definitions of value, explain why it is so difficult to define, and share how the AHA intends to address the value equation.