AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

AHA Center for Health Innovation’s Market Scan articles provide insights and analysis on the field’s latest developments in health care disruption, transformation and innovation.

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Adopting an innovative care delivery approach — identifying patients who can receive treatment while sitting rather than lying down — can reduce length of stay and increase ED efficiency without any adverse impact on outcomes or care quality.
The West Health Accelerator is an initiative to help hospitals and health systems operationalize and scale proven technologies across care environments to improve patient outcomes and support care teams.
A new AHA Market Scan Trailblazers report, sponsored by Iris Telehealth, explores how virtual care delivery or telehealth (an umbrella term describing all aspects of virtual care) expands access to behavioral healthcare.
AHA members are revamping operations and paving the way for a future of high-quality care delivery through the following imperatives.
Rick Anderson is the longest-tenured healthcare executive in the U.S., with 41 years and counting in his position overseeing St. Luke’s University Health Network in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Hospitals have improved outcomes for patients who have just given birth with silicone wristbands that read, “I Gave Birth,” a simple visual reminder for mothers and their caregivers
At the annual Leadership Summit in July, the American Hospital Association honored the 2026 Quest for Quality Prize winner and finalists. These providers stand out for their innovative approaches to care delivery and effectiveness in elevating quality in today’s challenging healthcare landscape.
ECU Health’s Department Stability Index (DSI) aggregates real-time data from nine platforms and tracks vacancy, turnover, patient experience, contract labor, safety incidents and workplace aggression.