Articles
Social Determinants of Health, AHA
How hospitals are helping homeless individuals
By Jay Bhatt
AHA Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Jay Bhatt, D.O. recently was featured on a Fox News story on hospitals in Denver and Chicago are investing in real estate and moving individuals directly from hospital emergency rooms into stable housing with intensive case management. See the story and more on AHA’s efforts to advance health.
Social Determinants of Health, Population/Community Health
Hospitals offering housing for improved patient care
By Jay Bhatt
Hospitals and health systems investing in housing helps control costs while also ensuring that discharged patients have a safe and clean place to sleep each night, writes Jay Bhatt, D.O., AHA senior vice president and chief medical officer.
Burnout, Access to Behavioral Health, Physician Issues, Physician Workforce
Suicide prevention resources available to help physicians
By Jay Bhatt, Jerry Reed
As the nation marks National Physician Suicide Awareness Day, the AHA Physician Alliance and Education Development Center hope to spark a conversation that saves lives and advances dialogue on the issue by giving physicians a platform to share their knowledge, stories of recovery and ideas for supporting their colleagues.
Innovation
Innovation Challenge: Sparking creativity and impacting patients
By Jay Bhatt
In this AHA Stat Blog, Jay Bhatt, senior vice president and chief medical officer of the AHA, looks at last year’s Innovation Challenge winners and how they have helped make an impact in their communities.
AHA, Maternal Health, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy
Improving maternal health care in rural communities
Women in rural areas face unique maternal health care challenges, including hospital closures or lack of obstetric services. In this AHA Stat Blog, Jay Bhatt, D.O., senior vice president and chief medical officer of the AHA, and Melissa Mannon, AHA associate director of policy development, discuss priorities to improve maternal health services identified at a recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services forum.
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Burnout, Physician Workforce, Physician Leaders
Leadership Circle events build a community for physician leaders to renew, collaborate
In this AHA Stat Blog, Jay Bhatt, D.O., senior vice president and chief medical officer of the AHA, and Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of the AHA Physician Alliance, share ideas and resources from the first Leadership Circle session, which covered AI and burnout in the health care industry.
Disaster/Outbreak Preparedness, Workforce Shortages
America’s Hospitals and Health Systems Dedicated to Patients
By Jay Bhatt
America’s hospitals and health systems are dedicated to doing everything possible for patients, particularly when they need emergency care and as a place for refuge during disaster.
Population/Community Health, Community Partnerships, Leadership, Advocacy Alliances
Attend the March 19-21 ACHI conference to learn strategies to advance well-being and health equity for individuals and communities
By Jay Bhatt
AHA’s Association for Community Health Improvement’s annual conference is a chance for health care leaders to shape population health and equity initiatives from the ground up.
Workforce Diversity, Population/Community Health, Physician Leaders, Reducing Healthcare Disparities, Care Delivery Transformation
Jay Bhatt: Eight takeaways and observations from last week’s IHI conference
By Jay Bhatt
Last week’s Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care brought together individuals across the health care system for a conversation to accelerate, amplify and take action toward creating a better future.
Innovation
Technology is Reinventing Health and Medicine
By Jay Bhatt
When many of the brightest people in the health care field gather for some epic brainstorming to predict what the future of health care will look like, the results deserve our attention.