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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 HealthCompassionate Care: Beth Lown
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…
Advancing HealthCompassionate Care: Emily Silverman
In this episode Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of AHA’s Physician Alliance speaks with Dr. Emily Silverman, an internal medicine physician at the…
Advancing HealthCompassionate Care: Laura Crooks
In this episode Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of AHA’s Physician Alliance speaks with Laura Crooks, chief executive officer of Children’s Village of…
Advancing HealthUsing gun violence research to prevent injuries, deaths
On this Advancing Health podcast from AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative, Megan Ranney, M.D., co-founder and chief research officer of AFFIRM…
Advancing HealthUsing collaboration to advance health equity
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…
Advancing HealthHealth care leaders talk benefits of community collaboration
In this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Nancy Myers, AHA vice president of leadership and system innovation, speaks with health care leaders from Washington…
Advancing HealthRural hospital offers flexibility to recruit physicians
In this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of the AHA Physician Alliance, talks with Benjamin Anderson, former CEO of Kearny…
Advancing HealthHealth care leaders tout value of community collaboration
In this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Nancy Myers, AHA vice president of leadership and system innovation, leads a discussion with health care leaders from…
Advancing HealthIran Cyber Threat Assessment
John Riggi, Senior Advisor of Cybersecurity and Risk Advisory Services at the American Hospital Association discusses the increased risk of cyber-attacks due…
Advancing HealthUsing AI to reach rural patients
In this AHA Advancing Health podcast, John Supplitt, senior director of AHA Rural Health Services, talks to Rachelle Schultz, CEO of Winona Health, about…
Advancing HealthWorking to eliminate maternal mortality
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…
Advancing HealthExperts give update on human trafficking fight, awareness
As part of Human Trafficking Awareness month, Ashley Garrett, director of the National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center, and Hanni…
Advancing HealthUnderstanding the health care integration trend
In this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Tom Priselac, president and CEO of Cedars-Sinai Health System in California, discusses how efforts to expand patient…
Advancing HealthPreparing the next generation of health care leaders
Three experts from AHA’s Center for Health Innovation discuss what skills the next generation of health care leaders will need
Advancing HealthUsing technology to improve health outcomes
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…
Advancing HealthPatient safety 20 years after ‘To Err Is Human’
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…
Advancing HealthTask force leader discusses rural challenges, innovations
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…
Advancing HealthHealth care leader reflects on ‘To Err is Human’ report
Mary Wakefield, visiting health care professor at Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies, sat on the committee that produced the landmark…
Advancing HealthPreparing for the future health care workforce
In this AHA Advancing Health Podcast, Stacy Blanchard, senior managing director at Accenture, and Joy Lewis, AHA vice president of strategic policy, discuss…
Advancing HealthPatient safety leader reflects on ‘To Err is Human’ report
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…
Advancing HealthByron Hepburn - Military Medicine
The United States Armed Forces produces some of the best leaders in the world. By studying the way military leadership influences teamwork and cooperation…
Advancing HealthHealth care 20 years after ‘To Err is Human’ report
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…
Advancing HealthHLTH Conference 2019
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…
Advancing HealthDeveloping physician leaders
In this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of the AHA Physician Alliance, Jay Bhatt, D.O., AHA senior vice president and chief…
Advancing HealthReducing low-value care
In this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Julia Resnick, senior program manager for AHA's The Value Initiative, talks with staff members from Inova Health System…
Advancing HealthIncorporating Empathy in the Workforce
In this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Julia Resnick, senior program manager for the AHA’s The Value Initiative, and Steve Bovey, quality supervisor for the…
Advancing HealthAI's Potential to Personalize Medicine
In this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Eric Topol, M.D., Founder and Director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute, and Suzanna Hoppszallern, senior…
Advancing HealthA closer look at health equity
In this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Duane Reynolds, president and CEO of the AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity, and Priya Bathija, vice…
Advancing HealthUsing Z codes to address patient needs
In this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Julia Resnick, senior program manager for AHA’s The Value Initiative, leads a discussion about Z codes and their benefits…
Advancing HealthCRA Study On Hospital Mergers
On this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Monica Noether and Sean May, both vice presidents at Charles River Associates, talk about a report they authored that…
Advancing HealthWorking together to prepare for emergency scenarios
In this AHA Advancing Health podcast for National Preparedness Month, Robert Kadlec, M.D., assistant secretary for preparedness and response at the U.S…
Advancing HealthAcute and post-acute care providers join forces
As part of National Rehabilitation Week, the AHA Advancing Health podcast focuses on partnerships between acute care hospitals and post-acute care facilities…
Advancing HealthCommon traits help in understanding tragedy
Dr. Michael Myers discusses the causes of physician suicide, sharing how input from family members and an understanding of physician traits such as…
Advancing HealthA doctor shares his struggle and recovery
Dr. Michael Weinstein shares his personal struggle to practice medicine while battling depression and thoughts of suicide. This heart wrenching story is a…
Advancing HealthHow hospitals can promote well-being
Dr. Heather Farley discusses what hospitals can do to promote connectedness and well-being among physicians. She notes that the repetitive trauma of practicing…
Advancing HealthGetting the most from HCAHPS surveys
On this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Nancy Foster, AHA vice president of quality and safety policy, moderates a discussion on the need for an update to the…
Advancing Health2019 Innovation Start-Up Challenge
Mital Patel, director of market intelligence for the AHA Center for Innovation speaks with Chris Looby, vice president of business development for Prescience…
Advancing HealthApplying innovation lessons from other fields
On this AHA Advancing Health Podcast, author Safi Bahcall shares innovation lessons from his recent book, Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win…
Advancing HealthGetting Patients and Caregivers on the Same Page
OpenNotes is a growing movement to encourage greater access and transparency by allowing patients to see their care providers’ notes after visits and…
Advancing HealthExploring disparities in maternal health
In this Advancing Health podcast, Jay Bhatt, AHA Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, speaks with a leading expert about what more can be done. Dr…
Advancing HealthInnovation Challenge winner utilizes telehealth in maternal, infant health
On this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Priya Bathija, vice president of AHA’s The Value Initiative, speaks with a team from the top winner of the American…
Advancing HealthEliminating maternal health disparities
On this AHA Advancing Health Podcast, Jay Bhatt, AHA senior vice president and chief medical officer, and obstetrician-gynecologist Sharmila Makhija, M.D…
Advancing HealthCultivating Tomorrow’s Health Care Leaders
Our mission to advance health in America can only be as successful as the people who lead it. In a time of rapid transformational change, much depends on the…
Advancing HealthHealth care leaders investing in innovation
On this AHA Advancing Health Podcast, Jay Bhatt, AHA senior vice president and chief medical officer, and Jonah Michael, senior vice president of First…
Advancing HealthDriving Value by Addressing the Social Determinants of Health
At a recent executive forum in Boston presented by AHA’s The Value Initiative, AHA Board Chair, Brian Gragnolati, spoke with Kate Walsh, CEO of Boston Medical…
Advancing HealthAHA Rural Report Series: How rural hospitals are responding to challenges
On this AHA Advancing Health Podcast, two rural health care policy experts dive into the AHA rural report, published earlier this year, and discuss its call to…
Advancing HealthPartnering to combat human trafficking
How is the battle against human trafficking going? Is all the effort making a difference? On this AHA Advancing Health Podcast, Robyn Begley, AHA senior vice…
Advancing HealthEvaluating protocols to improve care and reduce costs
Eliminating unnecessary medical tests and procedures can be as important in delivering high-quality care as providing the right interventions. In this…
Advancing HealthHow an Ohio hospital provides affordable housing
On this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Julia Resnick, senior program manager for AHA’s The Value Initiative, and Kelly Kelleher, M.D., vice president of health…
Advancing HealthHealthcare Without an Address
Today’s health care consumers value convenience as a major influence in their decision-making about their care. Hospitals and health systems have responded by…
Advancing HealthReducing burnout in behavioral health providers
On this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Jordan Steiger, performance improvement coach at the AHA Center for Health Innovation, and Suzette Urbaschich, director…
Advancing HealthRural city part of groundbreaking heart disease prevention
Today we take a look at the Heart of New Ulm Project, a collaborative effort between the New Ulm medical center and the Minneapolis heart institute foundation…
Advancing HealthA Health Equity and Community Health Conversation
On this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Nancy Myers, vice president of leadership and system innovation for the AHA Center for Health Innovation, and Duane…
Advancing HealthAHA Rural Report Series
Hospitals are the cornerstones of their communities, serving as principal access points to care for the nearly 60 million people or 20 percent of Americans who…
Advancing HealthCollaboration | AHA Executive Forum, Atlanta, GA
Earlier this month, The Value Initiative hosted an AHA Executive Forum in Atlanta where hospital and health system leaders shared insights and explored…
Advancing HealthConnecting Care with Community
Population health is a term that is used widely, but often not defined. In this podcast, Nancy Myers, AHA’s Vice President of Leadership and System Innovation…
Advancing HealthA Partnership to Reduce Patient Readmission
After being discharged from the hospital, some patients with complex social and medical needs return repeatedly to the emergency department. Today we hear from…
Advancing HealthCDC Leader Discusses Collaborations to Improve Maternal Health
Improving maternal safety and outcomes in the US is a top priority. While we have seen some success in improving outcomes, we must continue to pursue…
Advancing HealthHow Clinical and Community Collaboratives Innovate
In the third and final installation of the Healthy, Equitable and Resilient Communities podcast series, we feature Saint Anthony Hospital’s Collaborative for…
Advancing HealthPresbyterian Healthcare Services engages in partnerships to address substance use disorders
At Presbyterian – a not-for-profit integrated health system with nine hospitals, a medical group and a health plan in New Mexico – their Integrated Substance…