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.
Hospitals are creating systems to enable them to respond and adapt to changing conditions in the field.
Hospitals are creating systems to enable them to respond and adapt to changing conditions in the field.
Screening for and addressing patients' social needs is an important step for providing holistic care.
Hospitals adopt community-level strategies to address social factors, partnering across sectors to shape environments where communities thrive.
Developing a culture and structure for interdisciplinary team-based care enables health care professionals to coordinate physical, mental and social care for their patients, especially for those with complex care needs.
This discussion guide can help hospital leaders foster conversations with their teams and identify opportunities to transform care delivery.
The AHA has compiled a wealth of resources to support health care organizations as they develop and implement new care models that will take the health care system into the future.
Hospitals are working to make care more affordable and are enabling patients to access care where and when they need it.
Technological advances are applied to care delivery to improve patient care and ensure that patients receive the right care at the right time.
Care navigators can help facilitate transitions as patients — particularly those with chronic or complex diseases — move from the acute care to home setting while remaining connected to needed outpatient services.