AHA Center for Health Innovation

The Parkland Health and Hospital System in Dallas has been working with Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation (PCCI), an independent collaborator, to use social needs data to identify women who are economically vulnerable and face challenges accessing care and may be at an elevated risk for…
Predictive modeling has helped hospitals and health systems project clinical outcomes, enhance workflows and identify patient preferences, but this tool may also give leaders better intelligence to forecast finances amid this year’s economic uncertainties.
The Advancing Care Conference starts virtually then pivots to the in-person conference experience in March. Using cutting-edge design thinking exercises, attendees are equipped with custom strategies and an actionable plan to tackle challenges. The experience continues online after the conference…
Hospitals have the opportunity to use data to identify outcome disparities that are the result of inequities & societal factors that influence health.
A report issued by the group last month, the “National Dialogue for Healthcare Innovation,” provides a framework for how hospitals and health systems, public health, government leaders and others can work together during future crises. The wide-ranging report addresses three primary areas in which…
In this week’s Take Five conversation, the AHA Center for Health Innovation’s Chief Operating Officer Andy Shin speaks with Marcus Osborne, senior vice president of health and wellness transformation at Walmart, about creating patient-centered solutions that drive greater patient engagement and…
Providence and 13 other health systems have formed a startup to pool patient information in an effort to streamline anonymous data to improve care, find cures faster and promote more equitable treatment of underrepresented groups.
A new health economy is coming. In this reshaped sector, emerging technologies, an ability to cure, prevent and detect disease earlier along with highly engaged consumers focused on wellness will lead to a deceleration in health spending. By 2040, these trends could deliver a $3.5 trillion “…
During our rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals and health systems have developed new ways of collecting, evaluating and sharing data to improve patient care. It’s one way the pandemic is reshaping health care now and into the future.