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Telling the Hospital Story: Rural Hospitals in Action
The Telling the Hospital Story initiative shines a light on the crucial work of health systems and hospitals that advance community heath through proactive, compassionate and high-quality care.
Hospital Provides Newborns with 'Readiness Bags' for Early Education
Plenty of babies and parents leave the hospital with a few gifts, whether it’s a signature onesie or an extra pack of diapers. But for those leaving University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, the “Readiness Bag” is not just for the body, but for the mind.
The Value Initiative Members in Action: Children’s Wisconsin – Milwaukee, WI
By expanding communication with patients and families throughout the continuum of care, Children’s Wisconsin sees a higher engagement of family caregivers in their children’s health, leading to fewer visits to the ED and a decrease in avoidable readmissions.
Value Initiative Members in Action: CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center – Omaha, Neb
CHI Health and Creighton University Medical Center, an academic medical center in Omaha, Neb., partnered to design and build University Clinic, a new primary care-based medical facility that functions as a learning laboratory for inter-professional health sciences education, research and collaborative team-based care. Read more.
The Value Initiative Members In Action: NewYork-Presbyterian New York, NY
When patients from specific neighborhoods come to NewYork-Presbyterian for medical care, they are now screened for social determinants of health and linked to community resources to support their return to health and wellness.
Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian Healthcare Services found that treating patients at home helps prevent the onset of delirium, reduces fall risk, reduces the risk of infection and allows for increased mobility.
Mount Sinai Health System
Because of their existing Hospitalization at Home program, Mount Sinai was able to quickly start a new program, Completing Hospitalization at Home, to focus on non-COVID-19 patients and expanded to include low- to medium-acuity COVID-19 patients once adequate personal protective equipment was available.
Patient Billing
This issue brief discusses the key challenges with the patient billing experience today, based on national surveys and consumer research, and identifies opportunities for hospitals and health systems to improve the patient billing experience.
AHA Value Initiative Members in Action: University of Mississippi Medical Center – Jackson, MS
University of Mississippi Medical Center initiated a Diabetes Telehealth Network pilot program to treat patients in the Mississippi Delta region, one of the most impoverished areas in the country.
AHA Value Initiative Members in Action: Illinois Rural Community Care Organization – Princeton, IL
The Illinois Rural Community Care Organization (IRCCO) was approved in 2015 as a Medicare shared savings accountable care organization (ACO) Track 1. IRCCO was one of 41 ACO Investment Models (AIM) funded by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation in 2016.