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AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan
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UChicago Medicine Reduces Non-urgent ED Visits by 45% with Patient Advocates

The UChicago Medicine (UCM) Medical Home and Specialty Care Connection (MHSCC) program initiative can serve as a blueprint for providers looking to assist patients who utilize the emergency department for primary care
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Patient and Community Engagement | Care Transformation Framework: Linking Care to Community

Through formal and informal processes (e.g., community health needs assessments, patient and family advisory councils, community-based programs, partnerships) hospitals receive guidance on how they can better connect with individuals of all backgrounds.
Issue Brief

Member Issue Brief: Implementing Patient Out-of-pocket Cost Estimators

This issue brief lays out the key components of effective online tools used by hospitals and health systems to help patients understand their potential out-of-pocket costs and highlights several different approaches providers have taken.
Dynamic Page

AHA Associate Podcast Series, Ep. 95 | Doctor Podcasting

In this episode, Kathleen Wessel, vice president of business management and operations at the American Hospital Association is joined by Bill Klaproth, director of marketing and production at DoctorPodcasting. Together they’ll explore how hospitals are using podcasts to boost brand visibility, educate patients, and support strategic goals. Also, learn how one interview can be repurposed into a full suite of marketing content — maximizing reach without straining resources. As media habits shift toward on-demand audio, podcasting helps hospitals connect with communities and showcase physician expertise more effectively.
Case Studies

Role of Hospitals: Community Memorial Health System

Community Memorial Health System located in Ventura, California, partnered with Channel Islands University to create a caregiver navigator program.
Stories
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Tufts Medicine offers tools, resources to reduce health literacy barriers

The Tufts Medicine Center for Health Literacy Research + Practice works to reduce health literacy barriers for patients, families, clinicians and health care organizations.
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Five rural hospitals launch shared mobile MR program in Northern California

Five rural hospitals in Northern California have partnered to restore and expand access to magnetic resonance (MR) imaging through a shared mobile imaging program.
Webinar Recordings
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Value Break: Fostering Transparent Communication between Providers and Patients

Learn about how sharing medical notes can help you improve value for your patients. 
Stories
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Snoopy and Woodstock land at Golisano Children’s at UK to spread smiles and color

Snoopy and Woodstock have arrived at Golisano Children’s at the University of Kentucky to brighten the days of pediatric patients.