AHA Center for Health Innovation

Community Health Improvement Week 2024 is June 10–14, a time to highlight hospitals and community organizations working together to enhance health and well-being and advance health equity.
Lora Sparkman, VP Patient Safety and Quality at Relias, dissects the key findings of their 2024 Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Prevention Report, exploring factors contributing to maternal mortality rates, disparities in health care access, and effective interventions to address these issues.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is assisting some clinicians in the way they diagnose and provide therapy for behavioral health patients. The hope is that AI may be able to help providers improve access for the growing number of patients who need care. The applications, both home-grown in health…
Three startups recently were named to participate in a 24-week Quantum Innovation Catalyzer Program. The companies will connect with Cleveland Clinic experts and working groups to learn and share best practices and new applications.
Discover how utilizing Family Systems Theories and TeamSTEPPS creates a powerful health care team dynamic. Dr. Sanne Henninger will discuss this innovative approach that aims to enhance the evaluation of teams, build collaboration, communication, and overall effectiveness within health care teams,…
Walmart’s announcement last week that it will close its 51 health centers in five states and exit virtual care services stunned many observers.
Leaders from Accenture, Atlantic Health System, Jefferson Health and Magnolia Regional Health Center, a rural organization in Mississippi, will analyze how to address the current AI landscape and move beyond the hype in a new Leadership Scan episode from the AHA Center for Health Innovation.
Commitment form for joining the Age-Friendly Health Systems Action Community led by the American Hospital Association.
The nurse manager role remains one of the most challenging in hospitals. Now a new AONL report suggests that it may be time for executives to look more closely at how they can support these leaders to optimize their effectiveness.
Sparta Community Hospital, in a rural Illinois town about 50 miles southeast of St. Louis, is using proactive, patient-facing communication technology that integrates with its EHR system data to reach patients in a more user-friendly way to reduce its no-show rates.