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Chairman’s File: Reimagining health care delivery

There is no doubt that enhanced convenience and customer service is where health care is headed.
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Chairman’s File: Supporting caregivers on crucial conversations

AHA resources can help care teams — and their patients — move beyond the awkwardness to engage in honest communication that can transform lives.
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Chair File: Z Codes Role in Advancing Health

Hospitals and health systems are working to address their patients’ social needs and the broader social determinants of health in the communities they serve. This includes societal and environmental conditions such as food, housing, transportation, education, violence, social support, health behaviors and employment. 
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Chair File: Value-based Strategies to Improve Health and Well-being

The Members in Action series, part of AHA’s The Value Initiative, highlights how hospitals and health systems are implementing new value-based strategies to improve health care affordability, quality and outcomes.
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Chairman’s File: Affordability continues to drive the health care conversation

Hospitals and health systems are tackling affordability head on. AHA’s The Value Initiative has been leading the charge — developing new resources, sharing best practices and convening inclusive forums to explore the best path forward.
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Chairman’s File: Podcast — driving value by addressing the social determinants of health

Hospitals and health systems recognize that addressing social determinants of health is central to driving value and advancing overall well-being.
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Chairman’s File: Fresh eyes on innovation and value

As we drive innovative change to improve the patient experience, caregivers are using a fresh eye to assess their means and methods, looking for new ways to connect care seamlessly across the continuum.
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Chair File: Sharing Examples of How We Are Making Health Care More Affordable

One of our field’s greatest strengths is not only our ability to innovate, but also our willingness to share our efforts so we can learn from each other to advance patient health.
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Chair File: Leadership Rounds — Talking Maternal Health and Health Equity with Stacey Stewart, President and CEO of March of Dimes

In this episode, I was delighted to talk with Stacey Stewart, president and CEO of March of Dimes, and present her with AHA’s 2020 Award of Honor for her organization’s work during eight decades to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies.
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Chair file: Improving Maternal Health for Black Women

This week is Black Maternal Health Week, and April is National Minority Health Month. It’s an opportunity to “deepen the conversation” about black maternal health in the U.S. and to highlight the “important role individuals and organizations can play” in helping to reduce health disparities and improve the health of racial and ethnic minority communities.