Chairperson's File

2025 AHA Board Chair Tina Freese Decker headshot.

Blog posts from 2025 AHA Board Chair Tina Freese Decker, president and CEO of Corewell Health, and past chairs.

Gov. Northam understands that any meaningful discussion of overcoming the opioid problem must go beyond listing programs or citing statistics.
鈥淚f we can鈥檛 do something for our own neighbors, what can we do across town or in another city?鈥
Today, new ICD-10-CM codes take effect so clinicians can better classify a diagnosis for patients who are victims of human trafficking.
The AHA offers comprehensive cybersecurity resources and risk advisory services for hospital and health systems leaders.
The AHA is opening a new chapter in advancing health in America. We launched the AHA Center for Health Innovation last week to be a catalyst for action as hospitals and health systems continue to redefine the 鈥淗鈥 and transform care. Lead. Connect. Transform. That鈥檚 our focus as we harness the best鈥
Using and building analytic tools to improve quality of care, focusing on diversity and inclusion, and partnering with patients, families, and communities: All are part of the quality commitment at Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC) in Annapolis, Md., and Aurora Health Care (now Advocate Aurora鈥
Join me in congratulating Navicent Health, recipient of the 2018 Equity of Care Award at the AHA Leadership Summit in late July.
Four health systems are working together to meet the behavioral health needs of patients in Portland, Oregon.
The Members in Action series, part of AHA鈥檚 The Value Initiative, highlights how hospitals and health systems are implementing new value-based strategies to improve health care affordability, quality and outcomes.
What does it take to be an effective leader of a hospital or health system?