Chairperson's File

2025 AHA Board Chair Tina Freese Decker headshot.

Blog posts from 2025 AHA Board Chair Tina Freese Decker, president and CEO of Corewell Health, and past chairs.

We are surrounded by a sea of data: Health information is doubling every three years. By 2020, it鈥檚 estimated it will double every 73 days.
Hospitals and health systems continue to be challenged by the ever-increasing number of quality measures that must be reported.
When tragedy strikes, the role of hospitals and health systems is clear: respond, treat, and be a force for good.
AHA is working to help hospitals and health systems transform their teams of experts into an expert team.
Gov. Northam understands that any meaningful discussion of overcoming the opioid problem must go beyond listing programs or citing statistics.
鈥淚f we can鈥檛 do something for our own neighbors, what can we do across town or in another city?鈥
Today, new ICD-10-CM codes take effect so clinicians can better classify a diagnosis for patients who are victims of human trafficking.
The AHA offers comprehensive cybersecurity resources and risk advisory services for hospital and health systems leaders.
The AHA is opening a new chapter in advancing health in America. We launched the AHA Center for Health Innovation last week to be a catalyst for action as hospitals and health systems continue to redefine the 鈥淗鈥 and transform care. Lead. Connect. Transform. That鈥檚 our focus as we harness the best鈥
Using and building analytic tools to improve quality of care, focusing on diversity and inclusion, and partnering with patients, families, and communities: All are part of the quality commitment at Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC) in Annapolis, Md., and Aurora Health Care (now Advocate Aurora鈥