/ en Sat, 26 Apr 2025 18:05:04 -0500 Tue, 07 Jun 22 08:27:29 -0500 /aha-center-health-innovation-market-scan/2022-06-07-aws-latest-accelerator-aims-give-boost-health <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-8"> <p><img alt="AWS’ Latest Accelerator Aims to Give a Boost to Health-Equity Startups. A seated black mother in a winter coat and hat holds her baby who is wrapped in a blanket." data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="8e51e4c4-4570-4e65-9bf0-0d415c3ef48b" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/AWS-Latest-Accelerator-Aims-to-Give-a-Boost-to-Health-Equity-Startups.jpg" width="620" height="381"></p> <p>Finding solutions to help the more than 3.6 million Americans who miss or delay their health care appointments each year because they lack transportation is no simple process. In 2016, a Philadelphia-based startup <a href="https://roundtriphealth.com/" target="_blank" title="Rountrip homepage">Roundtrip</a> teamed with a group of local health care providers, including nurses, physicians, social workers and transportation providers to examine the process for arranging trips for those in need.</p> <p>A year later, Roundtrip’s three founders used design-thinking methodology to create their on-demand transportation company. The firm provides nonemergency medical transportation to providers and patients. Roundtrip’s <a href="https://roundtriphealth.com/health-systems/" target="_blank" title="Roundtrip: Inside our digital transportation solution">customized online marketplace and digital tools</a> connect patients with the type of rides they need — from ride shares and medical sedans to wheelchair vans and stretcher vehicles.</p> <p>This year, with support from Amazon Web Services (AWS), Roundtrip will scale in California by launching a pilot with <a href="https://cchealth.org/" target="_blank" title="Contra Costa Health Services homepage">Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS)</a> to increase call center efficiency. Together, AWS, CCHS and Roundtrip will design and implement automated <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/connect/" target="_blank" title="Amazon Connect landing page">Amazon Connect</a> cloud-based contact center infrastructure and incorporate machine learning services such as <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/lex/" target="_blank" title="Amazon Lex: Build chatbots with conversational AI landing page.">Amazon Lex</a> and <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/polly/" target="_blank" title="Amazon Polly: Turn text into lifelike speech using deep learning landing page.">Amazon Polly</a> to make it easier to book rides for vulnerable people who need care.</p> <p>Roundtrip’s continuing development can be traced in part to AWS’ <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/government-education/nonprofits/global-social-impact/health-equity/" target="_blank" title="AWS: New Global Program to Help Customers Develop Cloud Solutions to Advance Health Equity">Health Equity Initiative</a>, a three-year $40 million commitment to help its health care customers develop cloud-based solutions to reduce health disparities.</p> <p>Now AWS has launched its <a href="https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/new-aws-healthcare-accelerator-focuses-on-health-equity" target="_blank" title="Amazon: New AWS Healthcare Accelerator focuses on health equity">second health care accelerator</a> to support 10 startups with U.S.-based operations through a four-week technical, business and mentorship program. Applications are due July 1, and the program begins in late August.</p> <p>The new health care accelerator will consider startups focused on increasing access to health services, reducing disparities by addressing social factors influencing health and using data to promote equitable and inclusive systems of health. Participating startups will be eligible for:</p> <ul> <li>Up to $25,000 in AWS promotional credits.</li> <li>Connections to venture capital firms through AWS’ innovation network.</li> <li>Collaboration opportunities with other AWS health care customers and AWS partners.</li> <li>Specialized AWS training and mentoring from domain and technical subject matter experts.</li> <li>Guidance on business development and fundraising from AWS and accelerator collaborators.</li> <li>Go-to-market planners.</li> </ul> <p>Applications are available on the <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/government-education/nonprofits/global-social-impact/health-equity/" target="_blank" title="AWS: New Global Program to Help Customers Develop Cloud Solutions to Advance Health Equity">AWS Healthcare Accelerator</a> webpage.</p> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <p><a href="/center" title="Visit the AHA Center for Health Innovation landing page."><img alt="AHA Center for Health Innovation logo" data-entity- data-entity-uuid="7ade6b12-de98-4d0b-965f-a7c99d9463c5" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/logo-aha-innovation-center-color-sm.jpg" type="file" class="align-center"></a></p> <a href="/center/form/innovation-subscription"><img alt data-entity-type data-entity-uuid src="/sites/default/files/2019-04/Market_Scan_Call_Out_360x300.png"></a></div> </div> </div> .field_featured_image { position: absolute; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); height: 1px; width: 1px; margin: -1px; padding: 0; border: 0; } .featured-image{ position: absolute; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); height: 1px; width: 1px; margin: -1px; padding: 0; border: 0; } Tue, 07 Jun 2022 08:27:29 -0500 Procurement/Purchasing <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-8"> <h2>Introduction</h2> <p>We want to welcome you as you take on another part of the Health Equity Transformation journey. Now that you have received your HETA profile, the fun work of organizational change begins. We have heard from many hospitals and health systems that the greatest challenge is moving forward beyond the proclamation that equity is essential to patient safety and equitable hospital organizations. We have developed this action planner tool to support you in moving across the transformation continuum.</p> <p>Once you have studied and discussed your profile, you will find the links to the appropriate levers that correspond with advancing to your next position on the continuum. As part of this process, you are invited to participate in a community of learners on the equity journey in hospitals and health care systems. Sharing your innovative policies and practices, learnings, questions and accomplishments are some of the features of the Equity Roadmap Journey Community.</p> <p>As your hospital travels across the continuum we have outlined primary deliverables of each position on the continuum below:</p> <p><img alt="Tranformation Continuum. Primary Deliverables: Exploring—Strategic Planning: Develop strategic plans. Committing—Implementation Planning: Develop implementation plan of strategy. Immersing—Leadership Accountability: CEO and management teams integrate learning DEI framework as Standard Operating Procedures. Affirming—Institutionalization: Policies and practices are assessed and monitored for sustaining DEI progress toward goals. 5. Transforming—Investing in the Community Ecosystem: Collaborate with a wide range of representative stakeholders to promote DEI in the communities hospital serves." data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="9e838e87-ac4c-4fd3-824a-36613b15c142" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/TAP-Transformation-Continuum_0.png" width="2875" height="824"></p> <p>Action Planning is a critical step in collectively advancing equity and dismantling structural barriers (e.g., racism, sexism, ageism, etc.) in hospitals and health care systems. This process is designed to support hospitals at every stage of the journey. Some hospitals are just beginning, developing a strategic plan and looking for data to collect, while others have institutionalized equity through policy and practice. Some are collaborating with a wide range of community stakeholders to advance health equity in their ecosystem. Regardless of your starting point, AHA invites you to use the Action Planners to mobilize your leadership, governing body, staff and community toward institutional change. Discover opportunities to change policy and practices that will institutionalize equity in your organization.</p> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <p><a href="/system/files/media/file/2022/01/equity-roadmap-tap-policies-transforming.pdf" target="_blank" title="Click here to download the complete Equitable and Inclusive Organizational Policies: Transforming Transformation Action Planner PDF."><img alt="Equitable and Inclusive Organizational Policies Transforming Transformation Action Planner page 1." data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="fc370e0e-7a6d-444a-b69d-b04190307f64" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Page-1-equity-roadmap-tap-policies-transforming.png" width="3971" height="3069"></a></p> </div> </div> </div> Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:48:55 -0600 Procurement/Purchasing <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-8"> <h2>Introduction</h2> <p>We want to welcome you as you take on another part of the Health Equity Transformation journey. Now that you have received your HETA profile, the fun work of organizational change begins. We have heard from many hospitals and health systems that the greatest challenge is moving forward beyond the proclamation that equity is essential to patient safety and equitable hospital organizations. We have developed this action planner tool to support you in moving across the transformation continuum.</p> <p>Once you have studied and discussed your profile, you will find the links to the appropriate levers that correspond with advancing to your next position on the continuum. As part of this process, you are invited to participate in a community of learners on the equity journey in hospitals and health care systems. Sharing your innovative policies and practices, learnings, questions and accomplishments are some of the features of the Equity Roadmap Journey Community.</p> <p>As your hospital travels across the continuum we have outlined primary deliverables of each position on the continuum below:</p> <p><img alt="Tranformation Continuum. Primary Deliverables: Exploring—Strategic Planning: Develop strategic plans. Committing—Implementation Planning: Develop implementation plan of strategy. Immersing—Leadership Accountability: CEO and management teams integrate learning DEI framework as Standard Operating Procedures. Affirming—Institutionalization: Policies and practices are assessed and monitored for sustaining DEI progress toward goals. 5. Transforming—Investing in the Community Ecosystem: Collaborate with a wide range of representative stakeholders to promote DEI in the communities hospital serves." data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="9e838e87-ac4c-4fd3-824a-36613b15c142" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/TAP-Transformation-Continuum_0.png" width="2875" height="824"></p> <p>Action Planning is a critical step in collectively advancing equity and dismantling structural barriers (e.g., racism, sexism, ageism, etc.) in hospitals and health care systems. This process is designed to support hospitals at every stage of the journey. Some hospitals are just beginning, developing a strategic plan and looking for data to collect, while others have institutionalized equity through policy and practice. Some are collaborating with a wide range of community stakeholders to advance health equity in their ecosystem. Regardless of your starting point, AHA invites you to use the Action Planners to mobilize your leadership, governing body, staff and community toward institutional change. Discover opportunities to change policy and practices that will institutionalize equity in your organization.</p> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <p><a href="/system/files/media/file/2022/01/equity-roadmap-tap-policies-affirming.pdf" target="_blank" title="Click here to download the complete Equitable and Inclusive Organizational Policies: Affirming Transformation Action Planner PDF."><img alt="Equitable and Inclusive Organizational Policies Affirming Transformation Action Planner page 1." data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="1985a2d2-26b2-4ca7-b266-4e3dc4251580" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Page-1-equity-roadmap-tap-policies-affirming.png" width="4180" height="3230"></a></p> </div> </div> </div> Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:38:13 -0600 Procurement/Purchasing <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-8"> <h2>Introduction</h2> <p>We want to welcome you as you take on another part of the Health Equity Transformation journey. Now that you have received your HETA profile, the fun work of organizational change begins. We have heard from many hospitals and health systems that the greatest challenge is moving forward beyond the proclamation that equity is essential to patient safety and equitable hospital organizations. We have developed this action planner tool to support you in moving across the transformation continuum.</p> <p>Once you have studied and discussed your profile, you will find the links to the appropriate levers that correspond with advancing to your next position on the continuum. As part of this process, you are invited to participate in a community of learners on the equity journey in hospitals and health care systems. Sharing your innovative policies and practices, learnings, questions and accomplishments are some of the features of the Equity Roadmap Journey Community.</p> <p>As your hospital travels across the continuum we have outlined primary deliverables of each position on the continuum below:</p> <p><img alt="Tranformation Continuum. Primary Deliverables: Exploring—Strategic Planning: Develop strategic plans. Committing—Implementation Planning: Develop implementation plan of strategy. Immersing—Leadership Accountability: CEO and management teams integrate learning DEI framework as Standard Operating Procedures. Affirming—Institutionalization: Policies and practices are assessed and monitored for sustaining DEI progress toward goals. 5. Transforming—Investing in the Community Ecosystem: Collaborate with a wide range of representative stakeholders to promote DEI in the communities hospital serves." data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="9e838e87-ac4c-4fd3-824a-36613b15c142" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/TAP-Transformation-Continuum_0.png" width="2875" height="824"></p> <p>Action Planning is a critical step in collectively advancing equity and dismantling structural barriers (e.g., racism, sexism, ageism, etc.) in hospitals and health care systems. This process is designed to support hospitals at every stage of the journey. Some hospitals are just beginning, developing a strategic plan and looking for data to collect, while others have institutionalized equity through policy and practice. Some are collaborating with a wide range of community stakeholders to advance health equity in their ecosystem. Regardless of your starting point, AHA invites you to use the Action Planners to mobilize your leadership, governing body, staff and community toward institutional change. Discover opportunities to change policy and practices that will institutionalize equity in your organization.</p> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <p><a href="/system/files/media/file/2022/01/equity-roadmap-tap-policies-immersing.pdf" target="_blank" title="Click here to download the complete Equitable and Inclusive Organizational Policies: Immersing Transformation Action Planner PDF."><img alt="Equitable and Inclusive Organizational Policies Immersing Transformation Action Planner page 1." data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="b8345523-df60-406e-adec-6803de9bf4a5" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Page-1-equity-roadmap-tap-policies-immersing.png" width="3300" height="2550"></a></p> </div> </div> </div> Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:27:02 -0600 Procurement/Purchasing <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-8"> <h2>Introduction</h2> <p>We want to welcome you as you take on another part of the Health Equity Transformation journey. Now that you have received your HETA profile, the fun work of organizational change begins. We have heard from many hospitals and health systems that the greatest challenge is moving forward beyond the proclamation that equity is essential to patient safety and equitable hospital organizations. We have developed this action planner tool to support you in moving across the transformation continuum.</p> <p>Once you have studied and discussed your profile, you will find the links to the appropriate levers that correspond with advancing to your next position on the continuum. As part of this process, you are invited to participate in a community of learners on the equity journey in hospitals and health care systems. Sharing your innovative policies and practices, learnings, questions and accomplishments are some of the features of the Equity Roadmap Journey Community.</p> <p>As your hospital travels across the continuum we have outlined primary deliverables of each position on the continuum below:</p> <p><img alt="Tranformation Continuum. Primary Deliverables: Exploring—Strategic Planning: Develop strategic plans. Committing—Implementation Planning: Develop implementation plan of strategy. Immersing—Leadership Accountability: CEO and management teams integrate learning DEI framework as Standard Operating Procedures. Affirming—Institutionalization: Policies and practices are assessed and monitored for sustaining DEI progress toward goals. 5. Transforming—Investing in the Community Ecosystem: Collaborate with a wide range of representative stakeholders to promote DEI in the communities hospital serves." data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="9e838e87-ac4c-4fd3-824a-36613b15c142" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/TAP-Transformation-Continuum_0.png" width="2875" height="824"></p> <p>Action Planning is a critical step in collectively advancing equity and dismantling structural barriers (e.g., racism, sexism, ageism, etc.) in hospitals and health care systems. This process is designed to support hospitals at every stage of the journey. Some hospitals are just beginning, developing a strategic plan and looking for data to collect, while others have institutionalized equity through policy and practice. Some are collaborating with a wide range of community stakeholders to advance health equity in their ecosystem. Regardless of your starting point, AHA invites you to use the Action Planners to mobilize your leadership, governing body, staff and community toward institutional change. Discover opportunities to change policy and practices that will institutionalize equity in your organization.</p> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <p><a href="/system/files/media/file/2022/01/equity-roadmap-tap-policies-committing.pdf" target="_blank" title="Click here to download the complete Equitable and Inclusive Organizational Policies: Committing Transformation Action Planner PDF."><img alt="Equitable and Inclusive Organizational Policies Committing Transformation Action Planner page 1." data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="9b06ac5e-8510-43b1-9669-319b4d56350a" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Page-1-equity-roadmap-tap-policies-committing.png" width="3806" height="2941"></a></p> </div> </div> </div> Wed, 19 Jan 2022 07:14:19 -0600 Procurement/Purchasing <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-8"> <h2>Introduction</h2> <p>We want to welcome you as you take on another part of the Health Equity Transformation journey. Now that you have received your HETA profile, the fun work of organizational change begins. We have heard from many hospitals and health systems that the greatest challenge is moving forward beyond the proclamation that equity is essential to patient safety and equitable hospital organizations. We have developed this action planner tool to support you in moving across the transformation continuum.</p> <p>Once you have studied and discussed your profile, you will find the links to the appropriate levers that correspond with advancing to your next position on the continuum. As part of this process, you are invited to participate in a community of learners on the equity journey in hospitals and health care systems. Sharing your innovative policies and practices, learnings, questions and accomplishments are some of the features of the Equity Roadmap Journey Community.</p> <p>As your hospital travels across the continuum we have outlined primary deliverables of each position on the continuum below:</p> <p><img alt="Tranformation Continuum. Primary Deliverables: Exploring—Strategic Planning: Develop strategic plans. Committing—Implementation Planning: Develop implementation plan of strategy. Immersing—Leadership Accountability: CEO and management teams integrate learning DEI framework as Standard Operating Procedures. Affirming—Institutionalization: Policies and practices are assessed and monitored for sustaining DEI progress toward goals. 5. Transforming—Investing in the Community Ecosystem: Collaborate with a wide range of representative stakeholders to promote DEI in the communities hospital serves." data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="9e838e87-ac4c-4fd3-824a-36613b15c142" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/TAP-Transformation-Continuum_0.png" width="2875" height="824"></p> <p>Action Planning is a critical step in collectively advancing equity and dismantling structural barriers (e.g., racism, sexism, ageism, etc.) in hospitals and health care systems. This process is designed to support hospitals at every stage of the journey. Some hospitals are just beginning, developing a strategic plan and looking for data to collect, while others have institutionalized equity through policy and practice. Some are collaborating with a wide range of community stakeholders to advance health equity in their ecosystem. Regardless of your starting point, AHA invites you to use the Action Planners to mobilize your leadership, governing body, staff and community toward institutional change. Discover opportunities to change policy and practices that will institutionalize equity in your organization.</p> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <p><a href="/system/files/media/file/2022/01/equity-roadmap-tap-policies-exploring.pdf" target="_blank" title="Click here to download the complete Equitable and Inclusive Organizational Policies: Exploring Transformation Action Planner PDF."><img alt="Equitable and Inclusive Organizational Policies Exploring Transformation Action Planner page 1." data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="ce187c23-4a7d-4383-a0c2-9bebfb76fbea" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Page-1-equity-roadmap-tap-policies-exploring.png" width="3300" height="2550"></a></p> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 18 Jan 2022 17:31:18 -0600 Procurement/Purchasing /node/681385 <p>This toolkit outlines a range of strategies for how health systems are using their investment assets to help address the resource gaps that keep communities from achieving better health and well-being.</p> Tue, 04 Jan 2022 11:24:56 -0600 Procurement/Purchasing /node/681384 <p>Simple Practices to Create Equitable and Inclusive Sourcing and Purchasing Pipeline.</p> Tue, 04 Jan 2022 11:15:15 -0600 Procurement/Purchasing /node/681383 <p>Simple Policy Fixes for Inclusive sourcing and purchasing.</p> Tue, 04 Jan 2022 11:11:51 -0600 Procurement/Purchasing /node/681382 <p>Do a basic assessment of where your institution is at, and identify the steps you need to take to implement an inclusive, local sourcing initiative.</p> Tue, 04 Jan 2022 08:54:21 -0600 Procurement/Purchasing