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The AHA continues to play a key role in leading and supporting the field by developing new resources, spreading innovative initiatives and strategies, and highlighting outstanding efforts through national recognition programs.</p><p>One way we do this is through the <a href="/aha-patient-safety-initiative" target="_blank">AHA’s Patient Safety Initiative</a>, which was launched in 2023 to catalyze, convene and connect members around patient safety while helping lift up your own powerful stories. This initiative focuses on providing hospitals with tools and data to advance patient safety, offers a platform for sharing their stories of improvement with peers and highlights examples of innovation that support, spread and sustain safety improvement.</p><p>As part of the initiative, this week we announced a <a href="/news/headline/2025-07-24-aha-epic-collaborate-toward-improving-maternal-health-outcomes" target="_blank">collaboration with the health care technology company Epic</a> to help more hospitals adopt a set of tools to aid in the detection and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage — a serious and potentially life-threatening complication of childbirth that accounts for 11% of maternal deaths in the United States. Point-of-care tools in electronic health records can help health care providers prevent, detect and treat postpartum hemorrhage, ultimately saving lives and improving care for mothers across America.</p><p>This work builds on the <a href="/better-health-for-mothers-and-babies" target="_blank">AHA’s Better Health for Mothers and Babies Initiative</a>, which provides a wide array of resources to help hospitals and health care systems play a key role in improving maternal and infant outcomes. </p><p>Hospitals and health systems do some of their most important learning from each other. Sharing best practices, ideas and experiences that have succeeded in improving health and safety outcomes is one of the best ways to advance health for our field.</p><p>Throughout the Leadership Summit, we hosted many workshops and sessions focused on quality and patient safety. We heard from hospital and health system leaders about how cutting-edge artificial intelligence is transforming the patient and clinical experience, how employee engagement is a driver of safety, quality and the patient experience of care, and how to integrate storytelling into patient safety efforts.</p><p>We also recognized several hospitals and health systems with AHA awards, including <a href="/press-releases/2025-07-15-aha-honors-two-exemplary-health-systems-their-dedication-and-commitment-quality" target="_blank">AHA’s Quest for Quality Prize</a>, which honors exceptional health care leadership and innovation in improving quality and advancing health in America’s communities.</p><p>Health care ultimately is about people caring for other people. While hospitals and health systems continue to make progress advancing quality and safety, we know that the journey is far from over. As we navigate the challenging road ahead with exciting opportunities to advance clinical care, even with its unpredictable twists and turns, quality and patient safety will always be our guide.</p> Fri, 25 Jul 2025 09:21:14 -0500 Innovation/New Models of Care /2025-07-15-5-innovative-nurse-led-models-care-explore <div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-8"><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/5-Innovative-Nurse-Led-Models-of-Care-to-Explore.png" data-entity-uuid="c47cc838-60a5-4271-842a-7445996db386" data-entity-type="file" alt="5 Innovative Nurse-Led Models of Care to Explore. A crouching nurse speaks to a patient who is sitting in a wheelchair." width="100%" height="100%"><p>Nurses play a pivotal role in developing innovative care models across the spectrum of services hospitals and health systems provide.</p><p>The American Academy of Nursing (Academy) recently selected five innovative care models to be named as <a href="https://aannet.org/page/edge-runner-profiles" target="_blank" title="American Academy of Nursing: Edge Runner Models">Edge Runners</a>. Edge Runners are nurse-designed, nurse-led models of care that reduce cost, improve health care quality, advance community health and enhance consumer satisfaction.</p><p>The Edge Runners program recognizes innovative ideas that transform health. Each program highlights nurses’ resourcefulness, leadership, determination and collaboration in developing new models of providing exceptional care.</p><p>This year’s models represent a range of nursing specialties, from post-care triage to sexual assault telehealth services to dementia support services, as well as the future of the profession through online residency programs and mobile simulation labs, notes Academy President Linda D. Scott, Ph.D., R.N.</p><p>All Academy Edge Runner profiles are available to view on the <a href="https://aannet.org/page/edge-runner-profiles" target="_blank" title="American Academy of Nursing: Edge Runner Models">Academy’s website</a>.</p><h2>5 Innovative Nurse-Led Models of Care</h2><h3><span>1</span> <span>|</span> HIRAID® Emergency Nursing Framework</h3><h4>Kate Curtis, Ph.D., R.N., professor, University of Sydney</h4><p>The HIRAID® (History, Infection risk, Red flags, Assessment, Interventions, Diagnostics and reassessment/communication) Emergency Nursing Framework is an evidence-based tool designed to support emergency nurses in providing consistent, high-quality care post-triage. Developed to address increasing global emergency department (ED) demand and lack of standardized post-triage care, HIRAID improves patient safety, documentation, communication and clinical outcomes. It is the only validated emergency nursing framework, helping nurses manage complex, high-pressure environments with structured, continuous assessment and care. One review of 2,211 patients admitted to the ED utilizing HIRAID resulted in a significant reduction in patient deterioration events and improvement in patient experience. HIRAID has been implemented into 132 EDs across Australia.</p><h3><span>2</span> <span>|</span> Integrated Memory Care</h3><h4>Carolyn K. Clevenger, DNP, R.N., GNP-BC, professor and founder and director of the Integrated Memory Care (IMC) practice, Emory University</h4><p>The IMC model is a nurse-led, financially sustainable, outpatient dementia care program that provides comprehensive, primary care-based services to individuals with dementia and their caregivers. It integrates medical, social and caregiver support through an interprofessional team, reducing fragmented care. IMC has served more than 3,000 patients and demonstrates reduced hospitalizations and improved caregiver outcomes. With Medicare-recognized payment models and national replication underway, IMC offers scalable, cost-effective dementia care. Early results show a drop in hospital admissions from 6.7% to less than 2%, saving an estimated $1.1 million annually for a 550-patient panel.</p><h3><span>3</span> <span>|</span> Iowa Online Nurse Residency Program</h3><h4>Nicole Weathers, DNP, R.N., NPD-BC, program director, University of Iowa College of Nursing</h4><p>The Iowa Online Nurse Residency Program (IONRP) is the first fully online transition-to-practice program designed to support new graduate nurses (NGNs), especially in rural and underserved areas. It offers a standardized, evidence-based curriculum adaptable to diverse health care settings. Using a hub-and-spoke model, NGNs receive online education, peer support and practical application guided by organizational leaders and preceptors. Since 2014, IONRP has expanded to 54 organizations across 13 states, improving retention, reducing costs and empowering nurses. Nearly all participating organizations have experienced positive outcomes, including first-year retention rate increases of close to 20% and noticeably improved clinical outcomes after NGN-led residency projects.</p><h3><span>4</span> <span>|</span> Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth (SAFE-T) System</h3><h4>Sheridan Miyamoto, Ph.D., R.N., SANE-P, FAAN, associate professor, Pennsylvania State University Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing; founder and director, SAFE-T</h4><p>The Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth (SAFE-T) System ensures trauma-informed care for sexual assault survivors, especially in rural areas lacking access to Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs). SAFE-T connects local providers with expert SANEs via secure telehealth and custom forensic tools, improving evidence collection, survivor support and legal outcomes. Rooted in sustainability and community partnership, the program prepares local nurses and boosts SANE workforce retention. With a 75% retention rate, 94% patient satisfaction and significant cost savings, the SAFE-T model significantly improved physical health, mental health and outcomes compared with care from untrained providers.</p><h3><span>5</span> <span>|</span> Simulation in Motion-Iowa (SIM-IA)</h3><h4>Cormac T. O’Sullivan, Ph.D., MSN, clinical professor and program director, University of Iowa College of Nursing</h4><p>Simulation in Motion-Iowa (SIM-IA) is a nurse-led mobile simulation-based continuing education program providing hands-on emergency training to rural and critical access health care providers, including emergency medical services, nurses and community members. Using three mobile units, SIM-IA delivers standardized, evidence-based simulations tailored to local needs across Iowa’s 99 counties. In the first three years, SIM-IA has offered more than 2,500 hours of free education to 11,000 personnel through 650 simulations, improving emergency care readiness throughout the state.</p></div><div class="col-md-4"><div class="sticky"><p><a href="/center" title="Visit the AHA Center for Health Innovation landing page."><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/logo-aha-innovation-center-color-sm.jpg" data-entity-uuid="7ade6b12-de98-4d0b-965f-a7c99d9463c5" alt="AHA Center for Health Innovation logo" width="721" height="130" data-entity- type="file" class="align-center"></a></p><p><a href="/center/form/innovation-subscription"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019-04/Market_Scan_Call_Out_360x300.png" data-entity-uuid data-entity-type alt width="360" height="300"></a></p></div></div></div></div>.field_featured_image { position: absolute; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); height: 1px; width: 1px; margin: -1px; padding: 0; border: 0; } .featured-image{ position: absolute; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); height: 1px; width: 1px; margin: -1px; padding: 0; border: 0; } h2 { color: #9d2235; } div.sticky { position: sticky; top: 0; } Tue, 15 Jul 2025 06:15:00 -0500 Innovation/New Models of Care /news/perspective/2025-07-11-leadership-vision-and-innovation-continue-drive-us-health-care <ul><li>Personalized cancer vaccines that are tailored to individual patients, targeting the specific mutations present in their tumors.</li><li>AI analysis of pathology slides that detects cancer with higher accuracy, reducing diagnostic errors and enabling improved patient outcomes.</li><li>3D printing of living tissues with the potential for creating transplantable organs that could eventually solve the global organ shortage crisis and offer better outcomes for transplant recipients.</li></ul><p>These are among the innovations in the medical and health fields that have taken great strides forward just in the past year<em>, </em>driven by advancements in technology, research and global health needs.</p><p>Our era is a time of remarkable innovation and fresh thinking. However, we have seen that recent actions taken by Congress create formidable challenges ahead in our mission of advancing health for all — and will make it even harder to invest in technology and other advancements in clinical care. We will need to find creative and innovative ways to continue our path of progress in improving care for today and tomorrow.</p><p>I believe we are up to the task. American health care is blessed with motivated clinicians, care teams and hospital and health system leaders who strive to push the field forward, knowing that there is always new knowledge to be gained, new boundaries to explore and new ways to improve the patient care experience.</p><p>And so many of the advancements and modern techniques that are improving the patient experience today originate within the walls of our hospitals, which continue to drive innovative care transformation. Pharma drugmakers haven’t cornered the market on innovation, nor have Silicon Valley tech companies.</p><p>True innovation is in the steps forward hospitals and health systems are taking to deliver safe, high-quality care for all patients in their communities.</p><p>True innovation is how hospitals have implemented and continue to enhance telemedicine and remote patient monitoring. </p><p>True innovation is how hospitals are developing and using new technologies and strategies that improve patient care and increase operational efficiency.</p><p>True innovation is seen in the collaboration between hospitals and private sector partners to address health care’s most complex and pressing challenges and to forge practical and tactical innovations for health systems and their patients.</p><p><strong>Exchanging ideas is what drives innovation. </strong><a href="https://leadershipsummit.aha.org/" title="AHA Leadership Summit"><strong>AHA’s Leadership Summit</strong></a>, <strong>which will be held July 20-22 in Nashville, Tenn., brings together many of the best minds in health care, medicine and technology with a shared passion for innovation as the road to advancing health. </strong></p><p>Our expert speakers will explore six key health care focus areas over these three days, providing the opportunity to stay on top of the major issues, trends and developments affecting our field. </p><p>At the Summit, attendees will hear from senior health care executives, clinicians and experts in the field about innovative approaches to addressing financial challenges, future-focused strategic planning, unleashing the potential of hospital-at-home programs and dozens of other topics shaping our approach to care today.</p><p>We’ll explore solutions to challenges facing everyone, such as strengthening the health care workforce, redefining the role of health systems and integrating physical and behavioral health within our workforces. Other sessions will examine how cutting-edge AI is transforming the patient and clinician experience, ways to build public trust and confidence in health care, critical response cybersecurity exercises for hospital leaders, and how hospitals and health systems can impact public policy through effective advocacy.</p><p>The AHA Leadership Summit offers something valuable for every health care professional. It’s a great way to get updated on what’s happening across our field, as well as network and tap into the terrific energy that comes from connecting with colleagues, peers and friends who share common goals and concerns.</p><p><strong>There’s still time to register for this year’s </strong><a href="https://leadershipsummit.aha.org/" title="AHA Leadership Summit"><strong>AHA Leadership Summit</strong></a><strong>. Please view the </strong><a href="https://web.cvent.com/event/05ffbe14-fab7-4ddf-89d9-93f63942d9ca/websitePage:44c2cfcd-a0ea-4f01-bbe4-16d10551d7bb" title="AHA Leadership Summit Agenda"><strong>agenda</strong></a><strong> and register today. In addition, please visit our </strong><a href="/tellingthehospitalstory" title="Telling the Hospital Story Webpage"><strong>Telling the Hospital Story webpage</strong></a><strong>  for examples of how hospitals and health systems are driving innovation and to share your own organization’s story with us. </strong></p><p>We hope to see you in Nashville!</p> Fri, 11 Jul 2025 08:07:31 -0500 Innovation/New Models of Care /news/headline/2025-06-27-cms-announces-new-prior-authorization-program-pilot <p>The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services June 27 <a href="https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cms-launches-new-model-target-wasteful-inappropriate-services-original-medicare" title="rollout">announced</a> the rollout of a 6-year technology-enabled prior authorization program pilot. Through the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction Model pilot, CMS will partner with third-party entities to implement a technology-based prior authorization program for a specified list of services delivered to patients with traditional fee-for-service Medicare. Under the regionally based model, participating providers will have the choice of submitting prior authorization requests for selected items and services or subjecting their post-service claim to pre-payment medical review. </p> Fri, 27 Jun 2025 16:28:14 -0500 Innovation/New Models of Care /news/headline/2025-06-11-ahas-new-care-delivery-transformation-framework-highlights-resources-hospitals-and-health-systems <p>The AHA today launched the new <a href="/system/files/media/file/2025/01/care-delivery-transformation-framework-infographic.pdf" title="framework">Care Delivery Transformation Framework</a> that aims to support hospitals and health systems with tools and resources for the development and implementation of innovative care delivery models. The framework includes a comprehensive <a href="/care-delivery-transformation" title="web site">website</a> to curate AHA tools and resources, as well as an <a href="/system/files/media/file/2025/04/cdt-issue-brief.pdf" title="issue brief">issue brief</a> and <a href="/system/files/media/file/2025/04/cdt-discussion-guide.pdf" title="guide">discussion guide</a>. </p> Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:07:56 -0500 Innovation/New Models of Care /care-delivery-transformation/community/alternate-care-sites <div class="cdt-banner-wrap"><div class="community-banner-wrap"><div class="community-banner-wrap-content"><h1 class="text-align-center">Alternate Care Sites</h1><h2 class="text-align-center">Care Delivery Transformation Framework<br><span>Community Settings</span></h2></div></div></div> Wed, 11 Jun 2025 00:41:16 -0500 Innovation/New Models of Care /center/form/innovation-subscription Tue, 20 May 2025 00:04:36 -0500 Innovation/New Models of Care /aha-center-health-innovation-market-scan/2025-05-13-exploring-benefits-pediatric-mental-health-urgent-care-centers <div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-8"><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Exploring-the-Benefits-of-Pediatric-Mental-Health-Urgent-Care-Centers.png" data-entity-uuid="bb36efaf-1cde-49fb-a241-9cb91ab3b6f7" data-entity-type="file" alt="Exploring the Benefits of Pediatric Mental Health Urgent Care Centers. Rendering of the Brighter Days Pediatric Mental Health Urgent Care Center." width="1200" height="751"><p>With relatively little fanfare, the <a href="https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/childrens-hospital/behavioral-health-wellness/pediatric-mental-health-urgent-care" target="_blank" title="University of Rochester Medicine/Golisano Children's Hospital: Brighter Days Pediatric Mental Health Urgent Care Center landing page">Brighter Days Pediatric Mental Health Urgent Care Center</a> in Western New York opened its doors last June, giving those younger than 18 the ability to get care with no appointment.</p><p>The center, which is part of <a href="https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/childrens-hospital" target="_blank" title="University of Rochester Medicine: Golisano Children's Hospital landing page">Golisano Children’s Hospital (GCH)</a>, serves walk-in patients from noon to 7 p.m. seven days a week and treats as many as 3,000 patients a year. Its 15 patient rooms are staffed by 30 caregivers, including mental health counselors, social workers, nurses, psychologists, case managers and support staff.</p><p>The family-centered clinic also is the only one of its kind outside the New York City region, giving greater access to care at a time when it is badly needed, Michael Scharf, M.D., psychiatrist-in-chief at GCH, noted in the report about the center’s launch.</p><h2>Meeting Patients Where They Are</h2><p>Across the nation, more and more hospitals and health systems are expanding access to treat the rapidly growing numbers of children and adults in crisis who need mental health services. More than 20 mental health urgent care centers had opened in the last year from Colorado to Virginia, notes a <a href="https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/urgent-care-centers-spring-up-to-speed-mental-health-care-78d4b0ab" target="_blank" title="The Wall Street Journal: America’s Mental Health Is Worsening. Special Urgent-Care Clinics Step In.">Wall Street Journal report</a> from April 2024.</p><p>Sites like these are starting to change the landscape of mental health treatment, offering another important option in the care continuum.</p><p>In addition, urgent psychiatric assessment, treatment and healing units, mobile crisis teams and other efforts are offering prompt assistance and critical referrals for ongoing care.</p><p>Behavioral health urgent care clinics are designed to fill critical gaps in nonemergency mental health services, providing rapid access to assessment and short-term mental health treatment. Patients can either walk in or schedule a same-day appointment, making it easier to access help when it’s needed most.</p><h2>The Growing Need for Urgent Access Points</h2><p>Anxiety disorders were the most prevalent mental health diagnosis in 2023, accounting for 18.3% of the 10 most common mental health diagnoses tracked, with generalized anxiety disorder and unspecified anxiety disorder leading the way, <a href="https://www.definitivehc.com/blog/mental-health-services-in-urgent-care" target="_blank" title="Definitive Healthcare: Mental health finds a new home in urgent care centers">data from Definitive Healthcare</a> show. They were followed by depressive disorders and substance-use disorders.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.childrenshospitals.org/news/newsroom/2021/11/childrens-hospitals-declare-national-emergency-in-childrens-mental-health" target="_blank" title="Children's Hospital Association: Children's Hospitals Declare National Emergency in Children's Mental Health">Children’s Hospital Association</a> also reported a substantial rise in visits to emergency departments (EDs) for mental health treatment among children during the pandemic compared to pre-pandemic levels, including cases concerning self-harm and suicide. Demand for emergency behavioral health services has remained elevated since the peak of the pandemic and many continue to struggle with worsened mental health, notes the Definitive Healthcare report. Many patients who need nonemergency care often turn to EDs because other access points to behavioral health care may not be available.</p><p>Hospitals and health systems are stepping up to meet the need for greater access to behavioral health. <a href="https://www.ssmhealth.com/services/behavioral-health" target="_blank" title="SSM Health: Behavioral Health Servicesd landing page">SSM Health</a>, based in St. Louis, opened its <a href="https://www.ssmhealth.com/newsroom/blogs/ssm-health-matters/august-2020/new-ssm-health-behavioral-health-urgent-care" target="_blank" title="SSM Health: Behavioral Health Urgent Care reflects SSM Health’s commitment to the whole person – and all communities">first mental health urgent care center</a> in 2020 to help alleviate the pressure on EDs, with a <a href="https://www.stlpr.org/health-science-environment/2024-08-19/ssm-health-opens-mental-health-urgent-care-to-ease-strain-on-emergency-rooms" target="_blank" title="STLPR: SSM Health opens mental health urgent care to ease strain on emergency rooms">second clinic following in 2024</a>. Collaborating with various community partners, these centers provide a place where people in crisis can receive same-day professional care.</p><p><a href="https://www.luriechildrens.org/en/specialties-conditions/pediatric-psychiatrist-psychologist/" target="_blank" title="Ann & robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago: Pediatric Psychiatry & Psychology">Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago</a> offers mental health urgent care through its immediate care locations, including a virtual option. It also has a dedicated inpatient psychiatric services program for more intensive needs. For urgent mental health needs, families also can use the <a href="https://www.luriechildrens.org/en/specialties-conditions/telemedicine/virtual-immediate-care/" target="_blank" title="Ann & robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago: Virtual Immediate Care">virtual immediate care service</a>, which can assess the situation and escalate care if necessary.</p><h2>Report Cites 3 Benefits of Mental Health Urgent Care Centers</h2><p>The Definitive Healthcare report highlights the following benefits:</p><h3><span>1</span> <span>|</span> Immediate Access to Care</h3><p>Many people seeking mental health care in traditional settings often encounter long wait times, sometimes stretching for months, which can delay the support they need and exacerbate psychiatric conditions. In addition, 53% of psychologists reported that they did not have openings for new patients, according to the <a href="https://www.apa.org/pubs/reports/practitioner/2024/practitioner-pulse-2024-full-report.pdf" target="_blank" title="American Psychological Association: Barriers to Care in a Changing Practice Environment: 2024 Practitioner Pulse Survey">American Psychological Association’s 2024 Practitioner Pulse Survey</a>.</p><h3><span>2</span> <span>|</span> Connecting Patients to Ongoing Care</h3><p>Beyond crisis intervention, these clinics can play a role in connecting patients to ongoing treatment for mental health or substance-use disorders. After an initial assessment and stabilization, clinicians can refer individuals to therapists, psychiatrists and community resources, ensuring that they receive the continued support they need.</p><h3><span>3</span> <span>|</span> Easing Stress on Emergency Departments</h3><p>About 8% of ED cases are related to mental health issues. At the same time, many patients who need nonemergency care often turn to EDs because other access points to behavioral health care may not be available. By offering readily available nonemergency mental health care in urgent care centers specifically designed for these needs, health systems can help both patients and mental health providers, the report concludes.</p><h2>Learn More</h2><p><em>Visit the </em><a href="/advocacy/access-and-health-coverage/access-behavioral-health"><em>AHA Behavioral Health website</em></a><em> to access a wealth of resources, including reports on child and adolescent mental health, rural behavioral health issues and more.</em></p></div><div class="col-md-4"><p><a href="/center" title="Visit the AHA Center for Health Innovation landing page."><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/logo-aha-innovation-center-color-sm.jpg" data-entity-uuid="7ade6b12-de98-4d0b-965f-a7c99d9463c5" alt="AHA Center for Health Innovation logo" width="721" height="130" data-entity- type="file" class="align-center"></a></p><p><a href="/center/form/innovation-subscription"><img src="/sites/default/files/2019-04/Market_Scan_Call_Out_360x300.png" data-entity-uuid data-entity-type alt width="360" height="300"></a></p></div></div></div>.field_featured_image { position: absolute; 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Geographical isolation, inadequate health infrastructure and a shortage of health professionals can result in poor health outcomes in rural settings. These challenges impact rural communities and residents’ well-being both physically and emotionally. Technology and artificial intelligence (AI) can bridge these gaps in innovative ways to make health care services more accessible in rural communities and support economic stability. 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