AHA’s Bhatt, Bathija Highlight Ensuring Access to Quality Health Care in Vulnerable Communities
Jay Bhatt, D.O., AHA senior vice president and chief medical officer, and Priya Bathija, vice president of the AHA’s Value Initiative, in a commentary published in Academic Medicine, write about four strategies that hospitals and health care systems, working with payers and community stakeholders, can use to ensure vulnerable communities have access to quality care. .
Related News Articles
Headline
The AHA voiced support for the Securing Access to Care for Seniors in Critical Condition Act (H.R.1924), legislation that would provide reimbursement for long-…
Headline
The AHA yesterday released its 2025 Advocacy Agenda that details the association's key priorities for Congress, the Administration, regulatory agencies and…
Headline
The AHA's Forever Grateful social media toolkit features posts and graphics expressing support and appreciation for all health care workers. Hospitals and…
Headline
The Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Health and Human Services Dec. 5 issued a letter to health care providers and others clarifying language…
Perspective
A health system in the Midwest has implemented a food-as-medicine preventive model to address chronic health conditions by providing free, healthy food and…
Perspective
When hospitals are attacked, lives are threatened. This is the reality our entire field faces every day. But the never-ending barrage of ransomware and…