#HealthCareInnovation Blog
The #HealthCareInnovation Blog from the 黑料正能量 Association (AHA) Center of Health Innovation shares the latest innovations in the health care field for hospitals and health systems.
The AHA Next Generation Leaders Fellowship helps ensure a robust and well-supported community of next generation health care leaders. Paired with a C-suite-level mentor from another health care organization, the fellows complete a year-long transformation project designed to solve a strategic鈥
Tamiko Stanley, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Luminis Health, reflects on lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and best practices moving forward.
Hospitals and health systems must move from 鈥渄oing digital鈥 to 鈥渂eing digital鈥 to compete in a rapidly evolving market. AVIA, a leading digital transformation partner for health systems, designed the 鈥4 big moves鈥 to provide a road map for hospitals and health systems looking to embrace digital and鈥
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought into focus more than ever before the need for teamwork and communication. To help support health care teams and get everyone on the same page, TeamSTEPPS is a practical, evidence-based set of communications tools developed over decades. It鈥檚 been implemented鈥
EmPATH 鈥 or Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment and Healing 鈥 is designed to guide patients safely through a current crisis while building coping skills that will guide them through future challenges. Though it just opened in March, this unit is moving emergency mental health care in a new鈥
Reliance on digital tools can exacerbate barriers to care among certain populations and may be less accessible to people with limited English proficiency. As these technologies become ubiquitous, now is the time to examine digital health from an equity lens to ensure that no community is left鈥
What was once a small but mighty contingent of health care systems providing 鈥渉ospital-at-home鈥 care before the pandemic has grown into a larger movement. With this model, hospitals across the country are 鈥渁dmitting鈥 patients to their own homes for acute care with excellent results.
Many of the digital solutions we relied on during the pandemic will remain, making digital health equity, including digital access and literacy, even more important. As hospitals and health systems design and implement digital solutions, it will be imperative to take proactive steps so all鈥
A new Market Insights report from the AHA Center for Health Innovation describes how to use data to build new capabilities that improve health outcomes for patients and communities.
The COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed many of the things that shape our lives: our relationships, our work, our interactions with technology and one another. And although it has undoubtedly changed leaders, it hasn鈥檛 changed what we know about leadership.