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Advisory
Member

Member Advisory for Hospital and Health System Leaders

See the update for AHA members.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan
Public

Top 4 Takeaways from New AHA Safety Insights Report

The newly released Insights Report, “Improvement in Safety Culture Linked to Better Patient and Staff Outcomes,” highlights progress on additional outcome measures of patient safety including some that reflect the ongoing work led by nurses to protect patients.
News
Public

Prioritizing Patient Safety and Quality Care Every Day for Everyone

This week marks five years since President Trump declared the COVID-19 pandemic a national emergency and related lockdowns across the globe turned the world we knew upside down.
News

New report shows improvements in patient safety and workforce resilience

The AHA and Press Ganey today released a new report showing hospital and health system patients reporting improvements in overall care experience and perception of safety alongside gains in key safety outcomes. It also shows that the health care workforce has had a rebound in their reported experience, resilience and perceptions of safety culture.
Guides/Reports

Improvement in Safety Culture Linked to Better Patient and Staff Outcomes

Report shows hospitals outperform pre-pandemic levels, boosting patient safety, care experience and workforce resilience.
Stories
Public

University Hospitals | Cleveland, Ohio: University Hospitals Excels at Personalized, Innovative Patient Care

UH has embraced a culture rooted in love to foster a safe and healthy care environment. At UH, creating a culture based on love has enabled them to innovate faster and transform their health care system through joy.
Podcasts

Leading for Safety: AHA Quest for Quality Series

Health care leaders drive safer, high-quality care in AHA Leading for Safety series, featuring Quest for Quality awardees and expert strategies.
Stories
Public

MaineGeneral | Augusta, Maine: MaineGeneral Knows Safety Is a Key Element of High-Quality Health Care

MaineGeneral is a non-profit hospital system serving the Pine Tree State’s Kennebec Valley region that has developed and implemented several programs dedicated to cultivating safe care environments.
Content

What is Cognitive Load and How to Manage It for Clinicians?

In this new "Safety Speaks" conversation, Michael Privitera, M.D., professor emeritus of psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center, discusses ways to ease the cognitive load that many physicians and caregivers face, and how simple steps can be implemented to make it easier to focus on what's most important.
Dynamic Page

AHA Associate Podcast Series, Ep. 75 | Evolv Technology

In this episode, Kathleen Wessel, Vice President of Business Management and Operations at the AHA is joined by Jason Grellner, Former Executive Director of Mercy Healthcare and Current Vice President and Head of Healthcare for Evolv Technology. Their discussion delves into the workforce challenges with workplace violence, the unique challenges healthcare environments face when dealing with armed intruders, and the strategies that can be implemented to mitigate these threats.