10 Results Found
Hospital-at-Home Innovation During COVID-19 and Beyond
Apr 21, 2021
What was once a small but mighty contingent of health care systems providing “hospital-at-home” care before the pandemic has grown into a larger movement. With this model, hospitals across the country are “admitting” patients to their own homes for acute care with excellent results.
Compassion Tech: Merging Technology, Consumerism and the Human Connection for Health Innovation
Feb 11, 2021
Although “compassion tech” does not yet define a particular category of innovations, it follows the natural evolution of health care technology. While e-health was popularized by the digitization of health care through electronic medical records, we now use “digital health” to refer to a wide range of consumer-facing and backend technologies like wearables, analytic platforms and clinical decision support.
Using Lessons from the Pandemic to Reimagine Health Care
Jan 14, 2021
Even as we continue to address COVD-19 challenges, let’s consider the experiences of the past year, looking for lessons learned and opportunities for the future. Here are four major areas that changed during the pandemic and are likely to keep transforming health care in the year ahead.
Artificial Intelligence and the Path to Health Care Innovation
Nov 5, 2020
The American Hospital Association and Microsoft now offer a free, one-hour course, for continuing education credits, to guide health care teams through key considerations and specific actions for AI’s responsible and strategic implementation.
Perspective: Innovating our way to better health for moms and babies
Aug 9, 2019
What do New York-Presbyterian, Henry Ford Health System of Detroit, and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles all have in common?
Chairman’s File: Innovating to advance health in America
Mar 4, 2019
All around us, we see exciting examples of bold thinking and experimentation to better serve patients. Already, many of these new models and methods are achieving positive results.
Perspective: Leading the Way on Health Care Disruption
Dec 14, 2018
As we all work to reduce cost and improve value; deliver superior outcomes; create new innovative delivery models; and develop new strategic alliances, there’s great opportunity for innovation.
Are You a Health Care Innovator?
May 24, 2018
The AHA is inviting members to become a change agent or health care disruptor—to solve real, complex health care pro
Chair File: Your Voice Made a Difference
Mar 29, 2017
I have been so proud to see America's hospitals and health systems speak so passionately on behalf of our patients these past few months to protect their ability to access affordable coverage.