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.
By fostering partnerships across providers as part of a clinically integrated network, health care organizations can better facilitate coordinated care for their patients.
ShareCare Delivery Transformation
Through formal and informal processes (e.g., community health needs assessments, patient and family advisory councils, community-based programs, partnerships) hospitals receive guidance on how they can better connect with individuals of all backgrounds.
Telehealth programs expand access to care so that people can conveniently receive medical advice and treatment no matter where they are located.
Innovative health care organizations are designing services to meet people where they are — in community settings such as the home, community-based clinics, schools, retail clinics, etc. This encompasses post-acute, specialty, ambulatory and primary care.
Health systems are transforming primary care to provide holistic care that closes care gaps while prioritizing prevention and managing complex health and social needs across the continuum of care in alignment with new payment models.
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As AHA chair, Tina is committed to ensuring you as members feel heard, listened to and supported through the AHA so we can do what we do best: providing the very best care to our patients and to our communities.
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