Advancing Health

On this Advancing Health podcast, AHA’s Akin Demehin, director of policy, speaks to Colleen Kraft, M.D., associate professor in the Department of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases at Emory University, about novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Kraft was a physician leader during the West African Ebola outbreak and shares her experience, what this new outbreak could look like, and how hospitals can...

On this podcast, Jay Bhatt, D.O., AHA senior vice president and chief medical officer, and Andy Shin, chief operating officer of the AHA Center for Health Innovation, discuss major trends for 2020 and beyond as health care organizations build teams to advance clinical care and drive innovation.

In this episode Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of AHA’s Physician Alliance speaks with Dr. Beth Lown chief medical officer at the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare, internist at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, and associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.

In this episode Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of AHA’s Physician Alliance speaks with Dr. Emily Silverman, an internal medicine physician at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and creator and host of The Nocturnists, a live show and podcast where doctors share stories from the world of medicine.

In this episode Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of AHA’s Physician Alliance speaks with Laura Crooks, chief executive officer of Children’s Village of Yakima in Washington state and co-founder of Chad’s Legacy Project, an organization dedicated to reducing stigma around mental illness and connecting people to treatment.

On this Advancing Health podcast from AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative, Megan Ranney, M.D., co-founder and chief research officer of AFFIRM (American Foundation for Firearm Injury Reduction in Medicine) www.affirmresearch.org, talks about the importance of research and a public health approach to help end firearm violence.

On this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Jay Bhatt, D.O., AHA senior vice president and chief medical officer, and Maurice Jones, president and CEO of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, discuss social determinants of health and how collaborations between hospitals and community development organizations can advance health equity.

In this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Nancy Myers, AHA vice president of leadership and system innovation, speaks with health care leaders from Washington state and Ohio to discuss the results of community collaboratives with public health departments, hospitals and health systems, and other organizations.

In this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of the AHA Physician Alliance, talks with Benjamin Anderson, former CEO of Kearny County Hospital in Lakin, Kan., about how his hospital took a chance on an unorthodox approach to recruit physicians, including offering four-day work weeks and limited on-call commitment.

In this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Nancy Myers, AHA vice president of leadership and system innovation, leads a discussion with health care leaders from Washington and Ohio who have shepherded community collaboratives with public health departments, hospitals and health systems, and other organizations.

John Riggi, Senior Advisor of Cybersecurity and Risk Advisory Services at the American Hospital Association discusses the increased risk of cyber-attacks due to the recent escalating friction with Iran and how hospitals and health systems can protect themselves

In this AHA Advancing Health podcast, John Supplitt, senior director of AHA Rural Health Services, talks to Rachelle Schultz, CEO of Winona Health, about clinicians using artificial intelligence to identify and diagnose illnesses and injuries and recommend customized treatment plans, making primary care more accessible to those isolated by distance, weather or transportation.

In this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Ginny Trainor, program director for the AHA’s Better Health for Mothers and Babies initiative, and Robyn Begley, AHA senior vice president and chief nursing officer and AONL CEO, outline AHA’s strategy to address maternal morbidity and mortality.

As part of Human Trafficking Awareness month, Ashley Garrett, director of the National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center, and Hanni Stoklosa, M.D., executive director and co-founder of HEAL Trafficking, join Laura Castellanos, AHA associate director and lead for the association’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative, to provide updates on national efforts and resources in...

In this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Tom Priselac, president and CEO of Cedars-Sinai Health System in California, discusses how efforts to expand patient access to high-quality, affordable care are driving new hospital and health system relationships.

Three experts from AHA’s Center for Health Innovation discuss what skills the next generation of health care leaders will need

Priya Bathija, vice president of AHA’s The Value Initiative, speaks with Kaakpema Yelpaala, founder and CEO of access.mobile, about using mobile technology to engage patients in their health.

In this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Jay Bhatt, D.O., AHA senior vice president and chief medical officer, and Robyn Begley, CEO of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership and AHA chief nursing officer, discuss the impact of the Institute of Medicine report, which prompted changes to the nation’s health care system that reverberate today.

Kris Doody, CEO of Cary Medical Center in Caribou, Maine, and chair of the AHA Future of Rural Health Care Task Force, talks with Joy Lewis, AHA vice president of strategic policy, about the unique challenges and opportunities facing rural health care.

Mary Wakefield, visiting health care professor at Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies, sat on the committee that produced the landmark 1999 report and later served as administrator at the federal Health Resources and Services Administration. She talks with Nancy Foster, AHA vice president for quality and patient safety policy, about why the report has had such an impact on pat...

In this AHA Advancing Health Podcast, Stacy Blanchard, senior managing director at Accenture, and Joy Lewis, AHA vice president of strategic policy, discuss changes coming to the health care workforce. AHA recently launched its Task Force on the Changing Workforce to address these challenges in health care.

Mark Chassin, M.D., president and CEO of The Joint Commission, sat on the Institute of Medicine committee that authored the landmark 1999 report. He talks with Nancy Foster, AHA vice president for quality and patient safety, about its impact on health care safety.

The United States Armed Forces produces some of the best leaders in the world. By studying the way military leadership influences teamwork and cooperation, civilian organizations including hospitals and health systems are improving the way the work together and communicate.

Jonathan Perlin, M.D., president of clinical services and chief medical officer at HCA Healthcare and former chairman of the AHA Board of Trustees, and Nancy Foster, AHA vice president for quality and patient safety, discuss the landmark Institute of Medicine report and progress to build a safer health care system.

Health care leaders increasingly recognize that tackling the field’s biggest challenges can’t be achieved alone. And this recognition has resulted in a rise of unique partnerships across what’s now often referred to as the health care ‘ecosystem.’ In this podcast, Lindsey Burgstahler, vice president of programming and intelligence for AHA’s Center for Health Innovation discusses highlights from th...