AHA Center for Health Innovation
The AHA has formed a strategic alliance with AVIA, the leading partner for digital health insights, strategic guidance and consulting services. The alliance will combine the thought leadership and convening power of the AHA and AVIA鈥檚 expertise and resources in digital health to help hospital and鈥
With CVS Health鈥檚 launch of several HealthHUB stores and plans to launch other outlets in Boston, Dallas/Fort Worth, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia, many have been speculating about whether the company鈥檚 strategy is now centered on primary care.
So what is palliative care? It鈥檚 specialized medical care for people living with a serious illness. And, it鈥檚 based on the needs of the patient, not on the patient鈥檚 prognosis. In today鈥檚 health care environment, more and more hospitals and health systems are forming and training multidisciplinary鈥
As consumerism and population health management continue to take hold in health care, the demand and need for health data transparency and sharing will continue to grow. Patients will want more data and information on their health status from providers. And, they will want it in a usable format,鈥
The AHA Center for Health Innovation and the National Quality Forum have collaborated to publish a 52-page tactical playbook to implement telebehavioral health solutions that provides actionable strategies and interventions as well as links to other valuable resources and tools.
The John A. Hartford Foundation Age-Friendly Health Systems Cohort Scholarships for the AHA Next Generation Leaders Fellowship are now available.
Getting a firm grasp on the current and potential future applications and capabilities of artificial intelligence in health care can be difficult. One big reason: Enthusiasm for AI and hyperbole too often color coverage of the technology. A new AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Insights鈥
In what is being hailed as a model for provider-led innovation, Civica Rx, the startup formed last year by a group of health systems to combat rising drug prices and shortages of drugs long on the market, recently made its first delivery of generic medications to a hospital.
In an attempt to lower cost and improve quality, Walmart on Jan. 1 will launch a 鈥渇eatured providers鈥 pilot to incentivize workers to choose higher-quality physicians. Workers who opt for the featured providers program will pay less out of pocket. If successful, the program will expand.
With all of Amazon鈥檚 health care moves, it鈥檚 been tough to get a precise read on exactly where the company is headed. But when it comes to the pharmaceutical supply chain, look for Amazon to become an end-to-end player.