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Bridging Distances with AI and Telemedicine
Sanford Health, America’s largest rural health system, is revolutionizing care delivery with telemedicine and AI.
Depression care without the delay: MUSC expert’s app shows promising results
When a patient has depression, often the first medical professional to spot it is their primary care provider, thanks to routine screenings many offices offer. However, getting under the care of a behavioral health professional may involve a long wait — and the patient needs help now.
Unifying Hospital Boards on Quality and Safety
In this new “Safety Speaks” conversation, Harry S. Smith, board chair of Valley Health System and member of the AHA Committee on Governance, discusses how their organization rearranged its governance system to ensure that quality and patient safety standards were being met across the board.
CMS announces expansion of IRF claim review demonstration to include Texas, California
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Dec. 1 that it intends to expand the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Review Choice Demonstration to include IRFs in Texas and California.
Jamie Orlikoff Discusses Quality and Safety
Jamie Orlikoff, president of Orlikoff & Associates, Inc. and national adviser on governance and leadership at the AHA, defines a culture of safety in hospitals and how boards effect and influence it.
Boardroom Brief: Encouraging a Risk-Aware Culture to Drive Value
Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is a strategic business discipline that supports the identification, assessment and management of risks. ERM can advance internal control of material risk and allow an organization to generate greater value from strategic and operational activities. To achieve these advantages, organizations must embed ERM elements into their culture and structure and examine the nature of the risks they face.
JAMA article shows patient safety measures surpass pre-pandemic levels
A JAMA article co-authored by AHA Chief Physician Executive Chris DeRienzo, M.D., and leaders from Vizient highlights that hospitals and health systems have improved patient safety measures as they are caring for sicker patients.
How a Rural Health System Continues to Provide Essential Obstetric Services
In this conversation, Julie Petersen, CEO of Kittitas Valley Healthcare, discusses how her organization kept its promise to preserve essential obstetric services for women of all ages.
2025 Cybersecurity Year in Review, Part Two: Mitigating Third-Party Risk, Ensuring Clinical Continuity and Addressing AI Risk
The AHA’s cybersecurity and risk experts provide insight into 2025’s health care cybersecurity challenges to help hospitals prepare for the next big cyberattack.
AHA podcast: How Simulation Is Transforming Patient Safety and Emergency Readiness
Kelley Sava, associate vice president of simulation at Advocate Health, and Brian Bjoern, M.D., patient safety manager at Laerdal Medical, share how simulation-based training helps identify safety gaps, improve teamwork and communication, and prepare clinicians for life-saving scenarios before they reach the bedside.