Care Delivery Transformation
Building on foundational principles and operational infrastructure, these care delivery model tactics transcend the wall of the health care system to improve outcomes, patient experience and equity. This enables hospitals and health systems to better meet the needs of their patients and communities while fostering long-term sustainability.
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.
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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.
How are value and health equity connected? The best way to examine the connection between health equity and value is to start by understanding health equity. Health equity is achieved by providing care that does not vary in quality by personal characteristics such as gender, ethnicity, geographic…
Like a lot of employers in and out of health care, Genesis Health System has focused on its employee-wellness program to improve the health of its staff and cut costs. And it's achieving some uncommon levels of success, as a recent case study from the AHA's Value Initiative demonstrates.
Robert Kaplan and Harry Wolberg from the Harvard Business School discuss six fundamental practices for value-based health care, which they say aims to improve the outcomes experienced by patients at lower total costs to society.
Leading health care organizations will share their success stories at the AHA Executive Forum in Chicago, Dec. 3-4. The AHA member-exclusive event will include presentations on a broad range of innovation projects.
Lawrence General Hospital joined with the city's leaders to launch “Healthy on the Block,” which partners with neighborhood convenience stores to offer fresh fruit in areas that are considered a food desert.
Northern Maine Medical Center – Fort Kent, Maine
Purchase of Retail Pharmacy Enhances Services to the Community
In May 2018, Northern Maine Medical Center purchased a local retail pharmacy in an effort to improve patient outcomes, support patients’ medication adherence, reduce avoidable…