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Advancing Health
Advancing Health is the American Hospital Association’s award-winning podcast series. Featuring conversations with hospital and health system leaders and front-line staff, Advancing Health shines a light on the most pressing health care issues impacting patients, caregivers and communities.
Episodes
Advancing HealthStudying Birthing Experiences during COVID-19
SACRED Birth study’s survey tool called a Patient Reported Experience Measure of OBstetric racism©, also known as the PREM-OB Scale, is designed to capture…
Advancing HealthLong Term Care Hospitals Addressing Needs of Long Haul COVID Patients
Experts discuss ‘long-haul’ COVID-19 patients and the role of hospitals. Jim Prister, president and CEO of RML Specialty Hospital in Chicago, AHA Board of…
Advancing HealthLeadership Rounds with Alvin Hoover
Dr. Hochman was joined in March by Alvin Hoover, CEO of King’s Daughters Medical Center in Brookhaven, Miss., who is serving on the front lines of rural health…
Advancing HealthHospital Partners with Faith-based Group to Vaccinate Muslim Community
Throughout the COVID-19 hospitals and health systems have been forging new partnerships with stakeholders to ensure ongoing care for their patients, health…
Advancing Health[Sponsored] Innovating for improved operational excellence
Texas Health Resources faced a long-standing problem of addressing process and documentation breakdowns in clinical documentation, denials management and…
Advancing HealthBuilding capacity and reaching hardest hit communities to combat COVID-19
On this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Germaine Smith-Baugh, president and CEO of the Urban League of Broward County in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., talks about…
Advancing HealthBuilding capacity on the front lines to combat COVID-19
On this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Esther Corpuz, CEO of Alivio Medical Center in Chicago, talks about combatting the COVID-19 pandemic through testing…
Advancing HealthWEL Project Series: Dawn Sears, M.D.
In this AHA Physician Alliance podcast, Dawn Sears, M.D., a gastroenterologist at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in Temple, Texas, shares how she…
Advancing HealthVoices on Value: Doug Jutte, Build Healthy Places
The Build Healthy Places network is all about bridge-building…finding ways to tie together and thus magnify the positive impact that community developers and…
Advancing HealthWELProject Series: Amy Ahasic, M.D.
In this AHA Physician Alliance podcast, Amy Ahasic, M.D., section chief for pulmonary and critical care medicine at Norwalk Hospital in Connecticut, shares how…
Advancing HealthLeadership Rounds With Consuelo Wilkins
Dr. Hochman was joined in February by Consuelo H. Wilkins, MD, MSCI, Vice President for Health Equity, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and Professor of…
Advancing HealthWEL Project Series: Janine Adjo, M.D.
Janine Adjo, M.D., chair and director of the pediatric residency program at SBH Health System Bronx, shares how she applied the skills learned from the Women’s…
Advancing HealthThe 4 M's with Marie Cleary-Fishman
The 4Ms – What Matters, Medications, Mentation and Mobility are designed to work together to afford seniors their best possible quality of life. The 4M…
Advancing HealthExperts share experiences combating human trafficking
Hospitals and health systems every day see patients who are impacted by violence and human trafficking. Experts from CommonSpirit Health share their stories…
Advancing HealthAHA Briefing On Reconciliation
Reconciliation is a complicated process, even to those who fully understand it. In a nutshell, it’s a way of passing legislation in the Senate with a bare…
Advancing HealthPathways to Recovery: Rural Montana Leaders Rising to the Occasion
In this podcast, you will hear the story of recovery from four rural hospital and health system leaders in Montana. Each has managed a medical surge…
Advancing HealthThe Impact of COVID-19 and the Winter Season on Substance Use Disorders
In this week’s episode, Marie Cleary-Fishman, vice president of clinical quality at the AHA Center for Health Innovation is joined by Debra Houry, MD, MPH…
Advancing HealthLeadership Rounds With Tom Priselac
Please join AHA Board Chair Rod Hochman, M.D., as he kicks off the first Leadership Rounds discussion of 2021. Dr. Hochman will continue the series that AHA…
Advancing HealthAtlantic Health System successfully combats human trafficking
New Jersey-based Atlantic Health system transformed recognition and response processes to human trafficking, becoming a model of success and making its…
Advancing Health2021 AHA Talent Scan: State of the Health Care Workforce
Today we hear the perspectives of Elisa Arespacochaga, Vice President of the American Hospital Association’s Physician Alliance, and two other prominent AHA…
Advancing HealthMembers in Action: Creighton University Medical Center
In this Members in Action podcast, Julia Resnick, Senior Program Manager at the AHA, is speaking with leaders from CHI Health’s Creighton University Medical…
Advancing HealthMembers in Action: Mount Sinai Health System
The hospital-at-home model continues to emerge as a promising approach to improve value for some patients by enabling them to receive acute-level care in their…
Advancing HealthProtecting People Everywhere Series: Uvalde And Bobblehead
In this podcast, Priya Bathija, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at the AHA, moderates a discussion between Tom Nordwick, CEO of Uvalde Memorial…
Advancing HealthLeadership Rounds With Rod Hochman
Dr. Estes was joined by Rodney F. Hochman, M.D., President and CEO, Providence St. Joseph Health and Chair Elect Designate of the AHA, to discuss how hospitals…
Advancing HealthLeadership Rounds With Claire Zangerle
Dr. Estes was joined by Claire Zangerle, MSN, MBA, RN, Chief Nurse Executive at Allegheny Health Network (AHN), to discuss how hospitals can move from relief…
Advancing HealthMembers in Action: Cherokee Indian Hospital
In this Members in Action podcast, Julia Resnick, Senior Program Manager at the AHA, is speaking with Casey Cooper, CEO and Dr. Rick Bunio, executive clinical…
Advancing HealthCOVID-19: Vaccination and Distribution in Black and LatinX Communities
In this conversation, Nancy Foster, Vice President for Quality and Patient Safety Policy, talks with Sonia Perez, Chief Operating Officer, UnidosUS, and Clint…
Advancing HealthMembers in Action: Presbyterian Healthcare Services
In this Members in Action podcast, Julia Resnick, Senior Program Manager at the AHA, is speaking with Dr. Nancy Guinn, medical director of Presbyterian at Home…
Advancing HealthUsing motivational interviewing as a tool to address suicide risk
Today we are talking about motivational interviewing and how it has been used at Parkland Health and Hospital System to assess patients for suicide risk with…
Advancing HealthMarrying mental and physical health – Practical approaches and sustainability
Today we are talking about sustainable and practical approaches to marrying physical and behavioral health care with Minnie Matthews, Director of Global…
Advancing HealthReducing suicide across the inpatient, ED and outpatient settings
Today we are talking about reducing suicide across the inpatient, ED, and outpatient settings with Jenny Esparza, LCSW, Behavioral Health Social Work Manager…
Advancing HealthHealth Inequities in Black and Underserved Communities: COVID-19 and The Flu
In this conversation, Elisa Arespacochaga, Interim Executive Lead, Institute for Diversity & Health Equity and Vice President, AHA Physician Alliance, talks…
Advancing HealthProtecting People Everywhere Series: REI and Merit Solutions
In this podcast, AJ Rolle, Senior Program Manager at the AHA, moderates a discussion between Marc Berejka, Director of Government & Community Affairs at REI…
Advancing HealthAddressing Stigma with Shatterproof
In this episode Elisa Arespacochaga, Vice president of AHA's Physician Alliance sits down with Matt Stefanko of Shatterproof to discuss how they have…
Advancing HealthLeadership Rounds With Sarah Krevans
Dr. Estes is joined by Sarah Krevans, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sutter Health, to discuss how hospitals can move from relief, recovery, and…
Advancing HealthRemedying Implicit Bias in Maternity Care
In this podcast, we discuss the benefits of March of Dimes’s implicit bias training program titled, Breaking through Implicit Bias in Maternal Health Care…
Advancing HealthRogers Behavior Health: LEAN Methodology and Process Improvement
In this episode, Rebecca Chickey, MPH, senior director of behavioral health and field engagement at the American Hospital Association is joined by Brian Kay…
Advancing HealthLeadership Rounds With Kevin Sowers
Dr. Estes is joined by Kevin W. Sowers, President of the Johns Hopkins Health System and Executive Vice President of Johns Hopkins Medicine, to discuss how…
Advancing HealthStrategies to prevent flu, chronic conditions during pandemic
Adam Myers, M.D., population health chief at Cleveland Clinic, talks with Nancy Foster, AHA vice president for quality and patient safety, about preventing flu…
Advancing HealthSupreme Court hears oral argument in appeal of ACA ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court today heard oral argument in the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals last year ruled the ACA’s…
Advancing HealthStrategies to prevent health professional burnout
David Zaas, M.D., chief clinical officer for MUSC Health in South Carolina and CEO of its Charleston Division, talks with Nancy Foster, AHA vice president for…
Advancing HealthAdvancing Equity in Partnership with the Medical Staff
In this conversation, Darren Henson, Director of Operations with the AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity, speaks with Laura Vail, Director, Health…
Advancing HealthAdvancing Health Equity through Research & Science
In this conversation, Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of the AHA’s Physician Alliance and interim executive lead for the AHA’s Institute for Diversity an…
Advancing HealthValue Rounds: Michael Suk, M.D., and Brooke Buckley, M.D.
Joining us for part 4 of the podcast series is Priya Bathija, vice president of Strategic Initiatives at the AHA, in conversation with Dr. Michael Suk, Chief…
Advancing HealthHealth Inequities in the Latinx Community: COVID-19 and The Flu
In this conversation, Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of the AHA’s Physician Alliance and interim executive lead for the AHA’s Institute for Diversity an…
Advancing HealthUsing SDOH Data to Reduce Breast Cancer
Access to potentially life-saving mammograms is more difficult for women who face with social determinants of health such as low-income, lack of transportation…
Advancing HealthLeadership Rounds With Dr. Kimberlydawn Wisdom
The fifth in the series featured Dr. Estes talking with Dr. Kimberlydawn Wisdom, Senior Vice President of Community Health & Equity and Chief Wellness &…
Advancing HealthValue Rounds: Agnes Barden and Robert Rose
Joining us for part 3 of the podcast series is Robyn Begley, CEO of American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL), and CNO at the AHA, in conversation…
Advancing HealthBoards Addressing Social Needs [Part Two]
Hospital and health system trustees are promoting value in their communities by tackling societal factors that influence the health and well-being of their…
Advancing HealthBoards Addressing Social Needs [Part One]
Hospital and health system trustees are promoting value in their communities by tackling societal factors that influence the health and well-being of their…
Advancing HealthLeadership Rounds With Rachelle Schultz
The fourth in the series featured Dr. Estes joined by Rachelle Schultz, President and CEO, Winona Health, to discuss COVID-19’s impact on health trends and…
Advancing HealthMember in Action: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
In this Members n Action podcast, we will focus on Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s age-friendly efforts. This includes the use of the 4Ms Framework in their…
Advancing HealthLeadership Rounds With Dr. David Zaas
Dr. Estes talks with Dr. David W. Zaas, CEO of MUSC Health - Charleston Division and Chief Clinical Officer for MUSC Health, to discuss COVID-19’s impact on…
Advancing HealthValue Rounds Series: Working Towards Value Together | Part 2
Joining us today for part 2 of the podcast series is Elisa Arespacochaga, Vice President of Physician Alliance at the AHA, in conversation with Dr. Chris…
Advancing HealthEliminating Disparities in Birth Outcomes
In this Members in Action podcast featuring maternal and child health efforts, we are speaking with Dr. Ken Fawcett, Vice President and Peggy Vander Meulen…
Advancing HealthCentering Care around “What Matters” to Patients
Marie Cleary-Fishman, AHA's Vice President of Clinical Quality, speaks with Amy Berman, Senior Program Officer at The John A. Hartford Foundation, and Erin…
Advancing HealthInnovatively Reaching Women and Families
In this Members in Action podcast, featuring maternal and child health efforts, we speaks with Dr. Hyagriv Simhan, Professor of the Department of Obstetrics…
Advancing HealthValue Rounds Series: Working Towards Value Together
Brought to you by the American Hospital Association’s The Value Initiative and Physician Alliance, the “Value Rounds Podcast Series: Working towards Value…
Advancing HealthPartnering to Improve Birth Outcomes
In this podcast featuring maternal and child health efforts, we are speaking with care team members from Kearney County Hospital in Lakin, Kansas as they…
Advancing HealthLiving and Learning through COVID-19
AHA has compiled several case examples demonstrating the struggles and successes of rural hospitals battling COVID-19 in their communities. These have been…