/ en Mon, 28 Apr 2025 03:07:59 -0500 Tue, 03 Dec 24 10:00:00 -0600 /environmentalscan/2024 <div> </div><div><div>.body p, .body li { font-size: 16px; } .scanLand { margin-bottom: 30px } .scanLand img { float: right; width: 50%; max-width: 300px; margin-left: 20px; border: 1px solid lightgrey } .scanLand h3 { font-size: 2em; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 20px } .col-md-4.scanLandForm { text-align: center } .scanLandForm { padding: 20px 20px 30px 20px; margin: 0 auto; background-color: #f6f6f6; max-width: 360px" } .scanLandForm h4 { margin-top: 0; text-align: center } .scanLandCallouts { margin: 30px auto; text-align: center } @media only screen and (max-width: 992px) { .scanLandCallouts { width: calc(50% - 20px); float: left; } .scanLandCallouts:nth-child(even) { margin-right: 30px; } .col-md-4 .scanLandForm { max-width: 360px; } } @media only screen and (max-width: 500px) { .scanLandCallouts { width: 100%; margin: 30px auto 0; } } @media only screen and (max-width: 500px) { .scanLand img { width: 100%; margin: 0 auto 30px; float: none } .mktoButtonRow { margin-left: -20px !important; } @media only screen and (max-width: 350px) { margin-left: -60px !important; } } </div><div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-8 scanLand"><img src="/sites/default/files/2023-11/Environmental-Scan-2024-cover_700x906.jpg" alt="2024 Environmental Scan cover" width="700" height="906"><h3>Implications for the coming year and beyond</h3><p>The 2024 AHA Environmental Scan explores current data and trends to help the health care field think strategically about the future, while also providing an opportunity to reflect on the changes, challenges and opportunities we’ve experienced over the past few years. This annual publication can spark discussion and engagement with hospital and health system staff, leaders, boards and community stakeholders.</p><p><strong>Topics include:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Hospital and health system landscape:</strong> Financial and operational challenges and care in alternative settings.</li><li><strong>Workforce:</strong> Shortages, resiliency and technology to enhance the workforce experience.</li><li><strong>Better care and greater value:</strong> Patient safety culture and risks, value-based care and emerging care delivery transformation models.</li><li><strong>Consumerism:</strong> Retail clinic trends, digital tools and “infodemic” management strategies.</li><li><strong>Trend snapshots:</strong> Public trust, coverage, artificial intelligence and climate’s impact on health.</li></ul><p><em>The 2024 Environmental Scan is sponsored by </em><a href="https://www.amnhealthcare.com/healthcare-staffing-services/?utm_source=thirdpartywebsite&utm_medium=Content&utm_campaign=ClientAMN_AHAEnvironmentalScan_2024&LO=AHA.com" title="AMN Healthcare | Innovative Staffing and Workforce Solutions"><em>AMN Healthcare Leadership Solutions</em></a></p><h4><small>Also Available:</small></h4><p>The 2024 Environmental Scan <a href="/system/files/media/file/2023/12/Environmental_Scan_2024-Leadership-Discussion-Guide.pdf" target="_blank" title="Leadership Discussion Guide"><strong>Leadership Discussion Guide</strong></a> helps hospitals and other stakeholders use the scan to strategize and think about key issues.</p><p>An <em>AHA member-only</em> <a href="/presentation-resource/2023-11-28-2024-environmental-scan-presentation" target="_blank" title="Members Only - PowerPoint presentation"><strong>PowerPoint presentation</strong></a> is designed to help share 2024 Environmental Scan insights with various stakeholders and your community.</p><p>The <a href="/aha-workforce-scan" target="_blank"><strong>2024 AHA Health Care Workforce Scan</strong></a> will help you better understand the latest forces and trends affecting health care human resources. This resource provides workforce insights to guide your organization forward during this time of continued transformation.</p><p>The AHA’s Society for Health Care Strategy & Market Development (SHSMD) offers a deep dive into key forces that are transforming the future of health care through <a href="https://www.shsmd.org/futurescan" target="_blank">Futurescan</a>.</p></div><div class="col-md-4"> <h4>Fill out the form below to get your copy today!</h4>   MktoForms2.loadForm("//sponsors.aha.org", "710-ZLL-651", 2879);</div>--><div class="panel panel-default"><div class="panel-heading"><h3>Environmental Scan</h3></div><div class="panel-body"><p><a class="btn btn-wide btn-primary" href="/environmentalscan" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" data-view-context="top-level-view">Latest Edition</a></p></div></div><div class="scanLandCallouts"><a href="/center/emerging-issues/market-insights"><small><img src="/sites/default/files/2019-11/Market_Insights_Call_Out_340X104_0.jpg" alt="market insights callout" width="360" height="104"></small></a></div><div class="scanLandCallouts"><a href="/center/form/innovation-subscription"><small><img src="/sites/default/files/2019-11/Market_Scan_Call_Out_340X104_0.jpg" alt="market scan callout" width="360" height="104"></small></a></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 03 Dec 2024 10:00:00 -0600 The Value Initiative <div class="raw-html-embed"> </div><div><div> .body p, .body li { font-size: 16px; } .scanLand { margin-bottom: 30px } .scanLand img { float: right; width: 50%; max-width: 300px; margin-left: 20px; border: 1px solid lightgrey } .scanLand h3 { font-size: 2em; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 20px } .col-md-4.scanLandForm { text-align: center } .scanLandForm { padding: 20px 20px 30px 20px; margin: 0 auto; background-color: #f6f6f6; max-width: 360px" } .scanLandForm h4 { margin-top: 0; text-align: center } .scanLandCallouts { margin: 30px auto; text-align: center } @media only screen and (max-width: 992px) { .scanLandCallouts { width: calc(50% - 20px); float: left; } .scanLandCallouts:nth-child(even) { margin-right: 30px; } .col-md-4 .scanLandForm { max-width: 360px; } } @media only screen and (max-width: 500px) { .scanLandCallouts { width: 100%; margin: 30px auto 0; } } @media only screen and (max-width: 500px) { .scanLand img { width: 100%; margin: 0 auto 30px; float: none } .mktoButtonRow { margin-left: -20px !important; } @media only screen and (max-width: 350px) { margin-left: -60px !important; } } </div><div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-8 scanLand"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024-12/Environmental-Scan-v2-2025-cover_700x906.jpg" alt="2025 Environmental Scan cover" width="700" height="906"><h3>Implications for the coming year and beyond</h3><p>The 2025 AHA Environmental Scan offers invaluable insights into the latest data and emerging trends, empowering the health care field to plan strategically for the future. The scan gives us the chance to reflect on the challenges we face and the opportunities that await us. By understanding where we are, we can more clearly see where we can go and why it matters. This annual publication serves as a catalyst for meaningful conversations among hospital and health system leaders, boards, staff and community stakeholders as we collectively shape the future of health care.</p><p><strong>Topics include:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Hospital and health system landscape:</strong> Financial challenges, supply chain shortages, cybersecurity and the impact of commercial insurer claim denials.</li><li><strong>Workforce:</strong> Vacancy rates, remote work trends and technology advancements.</li><li><strong>Better care and greater value:</strong> Improvements in patient safety and quality measures, value-based payment models, strategies to address social needs and maternal health.</li><li><strong>Consumerism:</strong> The impact of GLP-1 drugs, consumers’ views on GenAI, digital patient engagement and health care affordability.</li><li><strong>Trend snapshots:</strong> Public trust, aging in the U.S., coverage, behavioral health, rural health, climate’s impact on health, hospital-based violence intervention programs and vaccines.</li></ul><p><em>The 2025 Environmental Scan is sponsored by </em><a href="https://www.besmith.com" title="B.E. Smith, an AMN Healthcare"><em>B.E. Smith, an AMN Healthcare company.</em></a></p><h4><small>Also Available:</small></h4><p>The 2025 Environmental Scan <a href="/system/files/media/file/2024/11/2025_Environmental_Scan_Leadership_Guide.pdf" target="_blank" title="Leadership Discussion Guide"><strong>Leadership Discussion Guide</strong></a> helps hospitals and other stakeholders use the scan to strategize and think about key issues.</p><p>An <em>AHA member-only</em> <a href="/presentation-resource/2024-11-26-2025-environmental-scan-presentation" target="_blank" title="Members Only - PowerPoint presentation"><strong>PowerPoint presentation</strong></a> is designed to help share 2025 Environmental Scan insights with various stakeholders and your community.</p><p>The <a href="/aha-workforce-scan" target="_blank"><strong>2025 AHA Health Care Workforce Scan</strong></a> will help you better understand the latest forces and trends affecting health care human resources. This resource provides workforce insights to guide your organization forward during this time of continued transformation.</p><p>The AHA’s Society for Health Care Strategy & Market Development (SHSMD) offers a deep dive into key forces that are transforming the future of health care through <a href="https://www.shsmd.org/futurescan" target="_blank"><strong>Futurescan</strong></a>.</p></div><div class="col-md-4"><div class="scanLandForm"><h4>Fill out the form below to get your copy today!</h4>   MktoForms2.loadForm("//sponsors.aha.org", "710-ZLL-651", 4277); </div><div class="scanLandCallouts"><a href="/center/emerging-issues/market-insights"><small><img src="/sites/default/files/2019-11/Market_Insights_Call_Out_340X104_0.jpg" alt="market insights callout" width="360" height="104"></small></a></div><div class="scanLandCallouts"><a href="/center/form/innovation-subscription"><small><img src="/sites/default/files/2019-11/Market_Scan_Call_Out_340X104_0.jpg" alt="market scan callout" width="360" height="104"></small></a></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 03 Dec 2024 10:00:00 -0600 The Value Initiative /case-studies/2024-11-13-aha-value-initiative-members-action-russell-regional-hospital-russell-ks Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:44:31 -0600 The Value Initiative /case-studies/2024-11-13-aha-value-initiative-members-action-rush-university-medical-center-chicago-il Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:44:31 -0600 The Value Initiative /case-studies/2024-11-13-aha-value-initiative-members-action-meadville-medical-center-meadville-pa Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:44:30 -0600 The Value Initiative /case-studies/2024-11-13-aha-value-initiative-members-action-university-mississippi-medical-center-jackson Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:44:29 -0600 The Value Initiative /case-studies/2024-11-13-aha-value-initiative-members-action-illinois-rural-community-care-organization-princeton-il Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:44:25 -0600 The Value Initiative /aha-value-initiative-members-action-university-mississippi-medical-center-jackson-ms <div class="row"><div class="col-md-8"><strong>University of Mississippi Medical Center</strong> initiated a Diabetes Telehealth Network pilot program to treat patients in the Mississippi Delta region, one of the most impoverished areas in the country. Click <a href="/system/files/advocacy-issues/affordability/membersinaction/member-in-action-ms-medical-center.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a> to learn more.</div><div class="col-md-4"><p><a href="/system/files/advocacy-issues/affordability/membersinaction/member-in-action-ms-medical-center.pdf" title="Click to download 
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