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Physician Leadership Circle
The AHA Physician Alliance regularly convenes senior physician executives as part of its Physician Leadership Circle for high-level conversations around issues facing physician leaders.
Issue Brief: Improving Health Equity Through Medical-Legal Partnerships
The American Hospital Association issue brief “Improving Health Equity Through Medical-Legal Partnerships” discusses how such partnerships are supporting vulnerable populations and improving individual well-being and community health, and highlights case examples and resources.
Member Issue Brief: Implementing Patient Out-of-pocket Cost Estimators
Patients have many questions when planning for their care. An important one is: How much is this going to cost me?
Discussions with Clinical Leaders
The AHA Physician Alliance frames all resources and services within three fundamental values: Lead Well. Be Well.
Addressing Burnout
The AHA Physician Alliance strives to equip physician leaders with strategies to improve the health of clinicians and reduce administrative burden.
New AHA Report Finds Losses Deepen for Hospitals and Health Systems Due to COVID-19
A new AHA report finds that the immense financial strain facing hospitals and health systems due to COVID-19 will continue through at least the end of 2020, with patient volume expected to remain well below baseline levels. The report estimates total losses for the nation’s hospitals and health systems of at least $323.1 billion in 2020.
The Value Initiative Issue Brief: Creating Value with Age-Friendly Health Systems
With the number of older adults in the United States projected to double in the next 40 years, hospitals and health systems are adapting low-tech, value-based strategies to improve patient outcomes for older adults. This issue brief highlights ways that age-friendly care’s 4Ms Framework and measures enable value, along with case examples and considerations for becoming an Age-Friendly Health System.
Addressing Rural Health Care Challenges
In 2019, the Physician Alliance hosted rural physician leaders to a discussion about challenges and innovative strategies when providing care in rural hospitals.
U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps
Issue Brief
United States Cadet Nurse Corps was authorized by the U.S. Congress and signed into law in July 1943. It was a non-discriminatory program. Its purpose was to help alleviate the nursing shortage which existed during World War II. This legislation would provide honorable discharges, medal privileges and veteran burial benefits to nurses who served in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps.
An Overview on the Hospitals Against Violence Initiative
Violence is a growing public health issue so in the fall of 2016, the AHA's Hospital Against Violence (HAV) initiative was created. HAV supports AHA members and the health care field as they work to combat workplace and community violence by providing educational offerings, tools, resources; identifying national partnerships or coalitions; and supporting data and information collection research.