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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 HealthAddressing Prenatal Substance Use
In this podcast, Priya Bathija, vice president of Strategic Initiatives at the AHA and Dr. Jonathan Weeks, a maternal-fetal medicine physician and the medical…
Advancing HealthTelebehavioral health care in a COVID-19 World
In this podcast, Rebecca Chickey, senior director of field engagement, behavioral health services of the AHA is speaking with Martha Whitecotton, senior vice…
Advancing HealthSafely, Effectively, Reducing C-section Rates
In this Members in Action podcast featuring maternal and child health efforts, we are speaking with Dr. Stephen Lockhart, Chief Medical Officer of Sutter…
Advancing HealthTackling the PPE Crisis
In this podcast, AJ Rolle , Senior Program Manager at the AHA, moderates a discussion between Priya Bathija, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives at the AHA…
Advancing HealthDoula Enhance the Birthing Experience
In this Members in Action podcast featuring maternal and child health efforts, Aisha Syeda, Program Manager at the American Hospital Association is speaking…
Advancing HealthChanging the Way We Approach Opioid Use Disorder
In today's episode Elisa Arespacochaga, Vice president of AHA's Physician Alliance, sits down with Richard Bottner — an affiliate faculty member at Dell…
Advancing HealthLeadership Rounds with Dr. Harsh K Trivedi
Dr. Estes will talk with Harsh K. Trivedi, M.D., president and CEO of Baltimore-based Sheppard Pratt, to discuss COVID-19’s impact on behavioral health trends…
Advancing HealthImproved Communication with Families Leads to Better Health Outcomes for Children
In today’s podcast, two Children’s Wisconsin caregivers, Kim Cronsell, MD, and Cecille Sulman, MD, discuss their digital engagement tool, The Patient Journey…
Advancing HealthIncreasing capacity to care through a virtual hospital
COVID-19 has prompted many changes in the way hospitals manage and care for their patients. As hospitals across the nation deal with the ebb and flow of…
Advancing HealthEnhance Value through National Policies and Social Change
Improving the health of an entire community involves many touchpoints, including long-term efforts to change the social and environmental factors that impact…
Advancing HealthHospitals are ready to care for all patients during the COVID-19 pandemic
Patient safety has always been the number one priority for hospitals and health care providers, and COVID-19 has not changed that one bit. In fact, the safety…
Advancing HealthLeadership Rounds: Dr. David Perlstein
Dr. Perlstein is the President and CEO of SBH Health System in the Bronx (formerly known as St. Barnabas Hospital), which serves an impoverished and…
Advancing HealthGrady Health Using Predictive Analytics to Improve Value
In this podcast, Julia Resnick, senior program manager for The Value Initiative, speaks with Shannon Sale, chief strategy officer at Grady Health System in…
Advancing HealthJuly is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: Best Practices to Help Diverse Communities
July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. In this conversation, Lisa Hinton, Senior Health Equity and Value specialist with the AHA’s Institute…
Advancing HealthRural philanthropy as a long-term strategy
On this Advancing Health podcast, Joy Lewis, AHA vice president for strategic policy planning, and Allen Smart, principal at Winston-Salem, N.C.-based…
Advancing HealthGetting Hospital Care During a Pandemic
In this podcast, Nancy Foster, Vice President for Quality and Patient Safety Policy at the AHA, is joined by Paul Skolnik, chair of medicine and an infectious…
Advancing HealthDiscussing the Black Maternal Health Caucus with Rep. Lauren Underwood
Congresswomen Lauren Underwood and Alma Adams launched the Black Maternal Health Caucus to address one of the most urgent crises in the United States today. In…
Advancing HealthStandardization Results in Enhanced Value and Improved Outcomes
The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville kick-started its own care redesign process in 2008. The goal of the ongoing work is to transform its…
Advancing HealthLeading with Professional Accountability featuring Dr. Craig Uthe
In this episode Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of AHA’s Physician Alliance speaks to Dr. Craig Uthe, medical director of physician well-being at Sanford…
Advancing HealthLeading with Professional Accountability featuring Dr. Gerald Hickson
This episode features a conversation with Jay Bhatt, former senior vice president and chief medical officer at the American Hospital Association and Dr. Jerry…
Advancing HealthLeading with Professional Accountability featuring Dr. Patricia Sullivan
In this episode Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of AHA’s Physician Alliance speaks to Patricia Sullivan, Chief Quality Officer at Penn Medicine in…
Advancing HealthLeading with Professional Accountability featuring Dr. William Cooper
In this episode Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of AHA’s Physician Alliance speaks to Dr. William Cooper, Cornelius Vanderbilt professor of Pediatrics and…
Advancing HealthLeadership Rounds - Dr. Marc L. Boom
In the premiere episode of the series, Dr. Melinda Estes, AHA Board Chair and President and CEO of St. Luke's Health System is joined by Dr. Marc Boom…
Advancing HealthMaintaining a Culture Of Value During COVID-19
Priya Bathija, vice president of AHA's strategic initiatives and Dr. Bob Pendleton, Chief Medical Quality Officer of University of Utah Healthcare come…
Advancing HealthApplying FCC Funds for Home Monitoring Under COVID-19
AHA has tracked the stories of several rural community hospitals as part of our coverage of COVID-19. Those stories and their podcasts may be found on the AHA…
Advancing HealthCollecting REaL data to conquer COVID-19
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 HealthReinventing To Improve Patient Experience
In this podcast, Priya Bathija, vice president of The Value Initiative at the AHA, and Carol Vargas, Vice President, Integrated Care and Dr. Sylvia Romm, Chief…
Advancing HealthRecharging to Better Connect during COVID-19
With COVID-19 on the rise, hospitals and other organizations are leveraging technology to expand outreach to patients and communities. In this podcast, Priya…
Advancing HealthExploring opportunities for hospital-led race conversations and changes
AHA facilitates a discussion how hospitals can contribute to the conversation around race and positive change.
Advancing HealthCommunity Collaboration during the COVID-19 Epidemic
In this podcast, Nancy Myers, vice president of leadership and system innovation at the AHA interviews, Nancy Combs, director of community health integration…
Advancing HealthLeading during COVID-19 – Lessons Learned from Clinical and Administrative Teams (Part 2)
In the second of this two-part podcast, Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president, AHA Physician Alliance, speaks with leaders at Henry Ford Health System discussing…
Advancing HealthLeading during COVID-19 – Lessons Learned from Clinical and Administrative Teams (Part 1)
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about new challenges for health care providers including the way teams communicate and work together. In this first of a…
Advancing HealthDe-escalating Workplace Violence in Behavioral Health Settings
Parkview Health’s efforts to improve the physical environment, engage its clinical staff and increase training contributed to improved patient perception and a…
Advancing HealthAHA Changing Workforce Task Force
While workforce challenges are significant, there are many opportunities available to hospitals and health systems to improve care, motivate and re-skill…
Advancing HealthPalliative Care and the COVID-19 Pandemic
In this episode, Marie Cleary-Fishman, vice president of clinical quality at AHA is joined by Diane Meier, director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care…
Advancing HealthSurviving the COVID-19 Surge – Marshall Medical Center
We will hear the story of hospital heroes caring for COVID-19 patients at Marshall Medical Center located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in…
Advancing HealthKings' Daughter Medical Center: Meeting the Challenge of COVID-19
Recently, AHA published a compendium of case examples demonstrating the struggles and successes of rural hospitals battling COVID-19 in their communities. For…
Advancing HealthCountering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic: Introduction to the Action Collaborative
In this podcast, Jay Bhatt, former senior vice president and chief medical officer of the AHA, Victor Dzau, president of the National Academy of Medicine, and…
Advancing HealthA Conversation with the DHS About COVID-19 Cyberthreats [Part 2]
In part two of this two-part podcast, two senior officials at the forefront of the ongoing duel with cybercriminals. DHS Under Secretary and Chief Intelligence…
Advancing HealthSurviving the Coronavirus Surge – Margaret Mary Healthcare, Batesville, Ind.
Recently, AHA published a compendium of case examples demonstrating the struggles and successes of rural hospitals battling COVID-19 in their communities. For…
Advancing HealthExtending the Reach of Treatment thru Peer Support Specialists
This podcast will explore how Tidelands Health has employed peer support specialists - people who have been successful in the recovery process who help others…
Advancing HealthAddressing the Needs of Behavioral Health: Creating a Safe Space in the ED
- All communities deserve equal access to mental health services but often the only alternative is the local emergency department. This podcast will share how…
Advancing HealthNo Behavioral Health Services Onsite? Collaboration can be the Solution
In this podcast, we will learn how, though collaboration at the state and local level, Tidelands Health provides improved access to behavioral health services…
Advancing HealthDHS Protecting Critical Networks from COVID-19 Cyberthreats
In part one of this two-part podcast, you’ll from two senior officials at the forefront of the ongoing duel with cybercriminals. DHS Under Secretary and Chief…
Advancing HealthA Hospital and a Community Work in Partnership During a Pandemic
In this podcast, Darren Henson, AHA’s director at the Institute for Diversity & Health Equity, explores how despite the COVID-19 outbreak, Loyola University…
Advancing HealthThe Role of Technology in the Fight Against Coronavirus
COVID-19 is reshaping health care through technology. Recent advances, such as artificial intelligence, telehealth, virtual collaboration and data tracking are…
Advancing HealthUsing telehealth to treat coronavirus patients
COVID-19 cases around the country are increasing daily. While hospitals and health care workers are trying their best to treat those positive cases, they are…
Advancing HealthHow Digital Tools Can Help Address Coronavirus
The rapid spread of COVID-19 has presented hospitals and health systems with the greatest public health challenge in recent history. In this Advancing Health…
Advancing HealthA Conversation with the FBI on Mitigating Coronavirus Cyber Threats
On this podcast, John Riggi, Senior Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk at the American Hospital Association and FBI Cyber Division Senior Executive Herb…
Advancing HealthUsing telehealth to address behavioral issues (Part Two)
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many hospitals and health systems are expanding telehealth services. In part two, Jay Bhatt, D.O., senior vice president…
Advancing HealthA conversation with Kimberlydawn Wisdom
As March ushers in Women's History Month, our new Advancing Health podcast "Black History & Women's History Months: A Conversation with our Board Chair"…
Advancing HealthUsing telehealth to address behavioral issues (Part One)
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many hospitals and health systems are expanding telehealth services. In addition, addressing mental health needs during…
Advancing HealthBuilding a Culture of Value
In this podcast, Priya Bathija, vice president of The Value Initiative at the AHA, and Dr. Bob Pendleton, Chief Medical Quality Officer of University of Utah…
Advancing HealthSkills needed to address burnout at the system level
In this episode Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of AHA’s Physician Alliance speaks with Dr. William Maples, president and CEO at the Institute for…
Advancing HealthWhat are the leadership needs to address burnout
In this episode Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of AHA’s Physician Alliance speaks with Dr. William Maples, president and CEO at the Institute for…
Advancing HealthMeasuring the effectiveness of burnout prevention strategies
In this episode Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of AHA’s Physician Alliance speaks with Dr. Read Pierce, vice president of culture transformation and…
Advancing HealthValue of using collaboration to advance health equity
In part two of this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Jay Bhatt, D.O., AHA senior vice president and chief medical officer, and Maurice Jones, president and CEO of…
Advancing HealthUsing community health workers to expand access in rural areas
On this Advancing Health podcast, John Supplitt, AHA senior director, speaks to two rural hospital leaders about the importance of implementing an effective…
Advancing HealthEmory doctor discusses coronavirus outbreak
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…
Advancing HealthA conversation about the future of health care innovation
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…