AHA Center for Health Innovation

Hospitals have an obligation to provide health-promoting meals for inpatients, outpatients, staff, and visitors. To make menu changes at a health care institution, it is important to identify allies, work as a team to develop new recipes and taste test meals, and educate all staff on the importance…
With a review of evidence and extensive planning, Nemours Children’s Health created an enterprise virtual nursing model. Learn more about the process of introducing the virtual nurse, and how the incorporation of the virtual has positively contributed to outcomes related to nurse and patient…
The AHA awarded the Foster G. McGaw Prize to Boston Medical Center (BMC) Health System for its achievements in improving access to high-quality health care — particularly for underserved areas — and developing innovative partnerships with community organizations.
Humana’s CenterWell will be leasing space to open 23 senior-focused primary care clinics outside former Walmart health clinics just three months after Walmart announced it was closing its 51 Walmart Health centers in five states and exiting its telehealth business.
John Riggi, AHA national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, explains why cybercriminals are shifting from directly targeting hospitals to hitting the third-party technology and service providers critical to supporting hospitals’ clinical care. He highlights four key strategies to help hospitals…
Coaching sessions that HCC enrollees can participate in throughout the year to exchange knowledge and collaborative strategies with peers.
AHA Leadership Summit in San Diego unveiled presentations from five health care startups that are addressing health care’s most complex and pressing challenges. The featured companies are backed by the AHA as part of its initiative to invest in and support the development of needed innovations for…
To share strategies and insights from health care leaders exploring quality and performance, the AHA recently released its Quality Collective (QC) report.
The Hospital Community Collaborative's Academy offers specialized workshops for hospital and community organizations looking to improve their work.
Nurse managers play a critical role in nurse retention and job satisfaction. In this webinar, learn how to build strong leaders and incorporate professional development opportunities within your health care organization. Dive into different ways to develop and retain nurse managers as they…