/ en Thu, 01 May 2025 03:49:00 -0500 Thu, 06 Feb 25 10:56:45 -0600 /role-hospitals-childrens-wisconsin-and-uw-health-kids-offer-shared-pediatric-cardiac-and-adult-congenital-heart-care <div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-9"><div class="col-md-6"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/2025-02/ths-childrens-wisconsin-uw-health-pediatric-alliance-700x532.jpg" data-entity-uuid data-entity-type="file" alt="Children huddling in a circle smile down at camera in photo shot from below" width="700" height="532"></p></div><p>Congenital heart disease is the most common type of birth defect, affecting nearly one in 100 births each year. Thanks to medical and surgical advances in recent years, more people born with heart defects are living longer, healthier lives.</p><p>To ensure kids and families have the best care throughout their lives, UW Health Kids and Children’s Wisconsin have announced a new joint venture called the Forward Pediatric Alliance to expand patient access and elevate the quality of care provided by both organizations.</p><p>“It’s our mission to ensure as many children as possible live full, healthy lives, free from lifelong complications due to congenital heart disease,” said Dr. Petros Anagnostopoulos, section chief, pediatric cardiothoracic surgery, UW School of Medicine and Public Health. “We believe this alliance directly serves that goal not just for our patients, but potentially for all patients.”</p><p><a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://www.uwhealth.org/news/childrens-wisconsin-uw-health-kids-new-joint-venture"><strong>LEARN MORE</strong></a></p></div><div class="col-md-3"><div><h4>Resources on the Role of Hospitals</h4><ul><li><a href="/topics/innovation">Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement</a></li><li><a href="/roleofhospitals">All Case Studies</a></li></ul></div></div></div></div> Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:56:45 -0600 Collaboration & Partnerships /aha-center-health-innovation-market-scan/2025-02-04-ucsf-and-sutter-health-ink-tech-innovation-partnerships-ge-healthcare <div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-8"><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/UCSF-and-Sutter-Health-Ink-Tech-Innovation-Partnerships-with-GE-HealthCare.png" data-entity-uuid="771ce96d-d66a-4aff-91cb-7f366499f7b0" data-entity-type="file" alt="UCSF and Sutter Health Ink Tech Innovation Partnerships with GE HealthCare. A pair of hands hold a radioactive atom while a digital body goes into an MRI machine." width="100%" height="100%"><p>Partnerships between tech companies and hospitals and health systems have the potential to drive innovation, reduce costs and improve processes. Recent partnerships that the University of California San Francisco’s (UCSF) Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging and Sutter Health, respectively, have formed with GE HealthCare underscore this point.</p><p>UCSF is creating a new <a href="https://investor.gehealthcare.com/news-releases/news-release-details/university-california-san-francisco-and-ge-healthcare-launch" target="_blank" title="GE Healthcare News Release: University of California San Francisco and GE HealthCare Launch a Joint Research Program to Drive Innovations in Imaging, Brain Health and Precision Oncology">Care Innovation Hub</a> with the tech giant. The joint research program will pair UCSF’s advanced clinical and research teams with GE HealthCare’s technical and engineering expertise to develop solutions that directly impact patient care.</p><p>The collaboration will address neurodegenerative disease. The aim is to develop automated imaging methods such as magnetic resonance imaging that quickly can be tailored to individual patient needs to better understand neural activity.</p><p>Projects within this focus area concentrate on advancing quantitative imaging for cardiac and musculoskeletal disease and developing methods to enable high-quality remote scanning. The partners also aim to expand understanding of brain functions using advanced imaging. The team will explore the links between white matter injury, vascular disease and Alzheimer’s disease, and identify ways to predict treatment efficacy for brain health interventions.</p><p>UCSF and GE HealthCare also hope to develop quantitative imaging methods to monitor patient response to radiopharmaceutical therapies and create protocols to expand access to these emerging treatments. The team aims to standardize processes for new approaches, such as visualization of alpha-emitting radiopharmaceuticals. Through this work, the team plans to establish quantitative methods to assess how a patient is responding to treatment, and build, evaluate and translate novel diagnostic innovations to patient care.</p><p>Meanwhile, California-based Sutter Health has signed a seven-year care <a href="https://investor.gehealthcare.com/news-releases/news-release-details/sutter-health-and-ge-healthcare-enter-strategic-partnership" target="_blank" title="GE Healthcare News Release: Sutter Health and GE HealthCare enter strategic partnership to benefit patients, physicians and clinicians with advanced, AI-powered imaging">alliance partnership</a> with GE HealthCare that aims to increase access to innovative imaging services and create a more seamless and coordinated experience for clinicians and patients across Sutter Health system’s 300 facilities serving more than 3.5 million patients.</p><p>The initial key focus area for the partnership is an accelerated technology program across the health system that will focus on advanced AI-powered imaging technology and digital solutions, including PET-CT, SPECT-CT, MRI, CT, X-ray, nuclear medicine and ultrasound. GE HealthCare’s interventional, mammography, diagnostic cardiology, maternal and infant care and anesthesia solutions also will be included in Sutter Health’s ambulatory care centers, helping to address the growing need for care outside the traditional hospital setting.</p><p>Sutter Health expects to save $30 million to $40 million per year, which will come from lower costs, standardized equipment and enhanced service, Mark Sevco, Sutter Health's chief operating officer, told Fierce Healthcare.</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; 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; } Tue, 04 Feb 2025 06:00:00 -0600 Collaboration & Partnerships /news/headline/2025-01-23-aha-invites-organizations-join-sepsis-champions-leadership-series <p>The AHA's Living Learning Network is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to launch the <a href="https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=QJMRube-Xk6EsjzBj3s2pkcTDbNa0EpHrtc3uQUvYBdURU5YVFNGNkRVUDRYRUVRSkxWRDE4MEhTVi4u&route=shorturlb" title="Sepsis series">Sepsis Champions Leadership Series</a>. These monthly events aim to improve sepsis care through peer-to-peer sharing, best practices and expert guidance on enhancing sepsis prevention, detection and management. The first event is scheduled for Jan. 30. </p> Thu, 23 Jan 2025 14:55:18 -0600 Collaboration & Partnerships /providence-health-system-collaborates-provide-comprehensive-home-health-services <div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-9"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-6"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/2024-12/ths-providence-home-care-700x532.jpg" data-entity-uuid data-entity-type="file" alt="Providence Health System. An elderly patient opens their front door to greet a smiling home caregiver" width="700" height="532"></p></div><p>Providence Health System has partnered with home-based care provider Compassus to offer home health, hospice, community-based palliative care, and private-duty caregiving services to patients across the country.</p><p>The new entity, named Providence at Home with Compassus, will manage operations across 24 home health locations and 17 hospice and palliative care locations in several states, including California, Alaska, Oregon, Washington and Texas. This partnership aims to expand access to high-quality, compassionate care, particularly as communities age and the demand for home-based services grows.</p><p>“Serving people in their homes, many of whom are at their most vulnerable, is sacred work and a deeply held part of the Providence mission. As our communities age, we have been thoughtfully evaluating how to best meet the growing need for these services,” Providence Chief of Community Services Terri Warren said in a <a href="https://www.providence.org/news/uf/689175586?streamid=4347370">Providence press release</a>. “Compassus shares our commitment to these services and will enable us to expand access to care in the comfort of home.”</p></div></div><div class="col-md-3"><div><h4>Resources on the Role of Hospitals</h4><ul><li><a href="/community-benefit">Benefiting Communities</a></li><li><a href="/roleofhospitals">All Case Studies</a></li></ul></div></div></div></div> Thu, 26 Dec 2024 09:20:34 -0600 Collaboration & Partnerships /role-hospitals-doctors-medical-center-modesto-labor-love-uc-davis-residents-bring-ob-gyn-and-cardiothoracic-care-rural <div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-9"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-7"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/2024-12/ths-doctor-center-modesto-700x532.jpg" data-entity-uuid data-entity-type="file" alt="Doctor's Medical Center facility" width="700" height="532" class="align-left"></p></div><p>The University of California Davis School of Medicine in Sacramento, Calif., has teamed up with Doctors Medical Center 90 miles away in Modesto to allow residents to practice medicine in the Central Valley as they train to become board-certified specialists. The partnership — which includes OB-GYN and cardiothoracic surgery residents — provides essential services to residents living in rural and underserved areas.</p><p>Benefits of the collaboration are threefold: local patients, many of whom face increased barriers to care, receive better access; medical residents receive valuable clinical experience, preparing them to handle a wide range of medical conditions; and Central Valley hospitals receive urgently needed staff. By training at DMC, residents may be more inclined to establish their careers in the area and in turn help solve the recruiting challenges faced by these hospitals.</p><p>The DMC OB-GYN residency lasts four years while the cardiothoracic residency lasts six. Cardiothoracic residents benefit from training in an area with a higher need for those services. Meanwhile, OB-GYN residents can work with patients who have more routine and low-risk issues. At UC Davis’ Sacramento-based hospitals, clinicians are more likely to encounter obstetrical and gynecological emergencies, rather than standard, day-to-day care.  </p><p>“You need to see the ‘bread and butter’ types of conditions that help build the residents’ scope of practice as a generalist OB-GYN,” according to Véronique Taché, the OB-GYN residency program director for UC Davis. “The rotation at DMC gives our residents great exposure and a very good view of what it’s like to work in a community-based hospital, in an area with OB-GYN physician shortages.” </p><p><a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlines/uc-davis-medical-residency-programs-expand-to-central-valley/2024/10" target="_blank">LEARN MORE</a></p></div></div><div class="col-md-3"><div><h4>Resources on the Role of Hospitals</h4><ul><li><a href="/advocacy/access-and-health-coverage">Access to Care</a></li><li><a href="/roleofhospitals">All Case Studies</a></li></ul></div></div></div></div> Fri, 13 Dec 2024 14:28:03 -0600 Collaboration & Partnerships /aha-center-health-innovation-market-scan/2024-10-29-cleveland-clinic-and-amazon-one-medical-partner-expand-primary-care <div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-8"><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Cleveland-Clinic-and-Amazon-One-Medical-Partner-to-Expand-Primary-Care.png" data-entity-uuid="04462f85-deeb-4f71-978f-7187b8b62549" data-entity-type="file" alt="Cleveland Clinic and Amazon One Medical Partner to Expand Primary Care. A One Medical sign above an urban clinic and office." width="100%" height="100%" class="align-center"><p>Cleveland Clinic announced last week that it is <a href="https://newsroom.clevelandclinic.org/2024/10/21/cleveland-clinic-and-amazon-one-medical-announce-collaboration-to-expand-access-to-high-quality-coordinated-care-in-the-cleveland-area" target="_blank" title="Cleveland Clinic Newsroom: Cleveland Clinic and Amazon One Medical Announce Collaboration to Expand Access to High-Quality Coordinated Care in the Cleveland Area">partnering with Amazon One Medical to bring primary and specialty care</a> to Northeast Ohio. <a href="https://www.onemedical.com/" target="_blank" title="Amazone One Medical homepage">One Medical</a>, a hybrid primary care provider offering both virtual and in-person services, will open its first Cleveland-area office in affiliation with Cleveland Clinic.</p><p>The new facility will provide same-day and next-day appointments, on-site lab services and comprehensive virtual care to support patients. Together, the organizations aim to offer more accessible and coordinated health care to the community.</p><p>One Medical offers members same-day appointments and 24/7 virtual care for an annual fee of $199, with a discounted rate of $99 for Amazon Prime members. The company collaborates with about 20 health systems nationwide, providing specialty care referrals through these partnerships.</p><p>“This partnership reflects our shared commitment to meeting the needs of our patients and elevating the care we provide to our communities,” said Tom Mihaljevic, M.D., Cleveland Clinic’s CEO and president. “Amazon One Medical will complement our current primary care offerings, expanding access to essential health care services.”</p><p>The first location is set to open in 2025, with additional sites to be determined by both organizations. Over the coming years, Cleveland Clinic and Amazon One Medical will work together to determine where new offices are needed to meet patient demand in Northeast Ohio.</p><p>A day after announcing the Cleveland Clinic partnership, One Medical introduced <a href="https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/innovation-at-amazon/amazon-one-medical-launches-ai-tools-for-better-patient-care" target="_blank" title="Amazon: Amazon One Medical launches AI tools to help doctors get back to focusing on patient care">new AI tools aimed at reducing the administrative burden on its providers</a>. These tools leverage AWS generative AI services, including <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/bedrock/" target="_blank" title="AWS: Amazon Bedrock landing page">Amazon Bedrock</a> and <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/healthscribe/" target="_blank" title="AWS: AWS HealthScribe landing page">AWS HealthScribe</a>.</p><p>Using HealthScribe, One Medical providers can capture conversations in real time during patient visits. The AI-generated notes then can be reviewed, modified and approved by the providers before being finalized. The AI tools also streamline patient care by analyzing and summarizing external medical records, giving physicians quick access to essential information such as screening exams, test results and current or past medications.</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; 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; } Tue, 29 Oct 2024 06:00:00 -0500 Collaboration & Partnerships /special-bulletin/2024-10-22-aha-partners-fbi-mitigating-targeted-violence-health-care-settings <div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-8"><p>The AHA in partnership with the FBI today released a new resource and webpage on mitigating targeted violence in health care settings.</p><p>Targeted violence in health care refers to intentional and harmful acts in which care teams, patients and health care facilities are specifically singled out. Such acts of violence can take many forms, including physical assaults, verbal threats, harassment, and even large-scale attacks. Targeted violence compromises access and delivery of care, creates difficult work environments, and impacts the overall safety and quality of health care delivery.</p><p>To assist in addressing these concerns, the AHA partnered with the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit to promote violence prevention strategies and address the escalating threats and acts of targeted violence against health care facilities and the workforce.</p><p>Through this partnership, the AHA will offer a full suite of resources for hospitals and health systems to implement threat assessment and threat management principles or enhance their existing efforts.</p><p><strong>The first resource is an </strong><a href="/system/files/media/file/2024/10/mitigating-targeted-violence-in-health-care-setting-2-pager.pdf" target="_blank" title="Issue Brief"><strong>issue brief</strong></a><strong> examining threat assessment and threat management and steps to take should one identify a potential threat. We also have a new dedicated webpage, </strong><a href="/mitigating-targeted-violence-health-care-settings" target="_blank" title="Mitigating Targeted Violence in Health Care Settings"><strong>Mitigating Targeted Violence in Health Care Settings</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p>On the webpage, you also can access these resources from AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence and the FBI:</p><ul><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2023/04/Building-a-Safe-Workplace-and-Community-Mitigating-the-Risk-of-Violence.pdf" target="_blank" title="Issue Brief: Mitigating the Risk of Violence">Issue Brief: Mitigating the Risk of Violence</a></li><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2024/10/fbi-making-prevention-a-reality-report_0.pdf" target="_blank" title="• FBI Resource: Making Prevention a Reality: Identifying, Assessing, and Managing the Threat of Targeted Attacks ">FBI Resource: Making Prevention a Reality: Identifying, Assessing, and Managing the Threat of Targeted Attacks</a></li><li><a href="/advancing-health-podcast/2023-09-20-fbi-violence-prevention-strategies-assess-and-manage-threats-against-health-care" target="_blank" title="• AHA Podcast: FBI Violence Prevention Strategies to Assess and Manage Threats Against Health Care ">AHA Podcast: FBI Violence Prevention Strategies to Assess and Manage Threats Against Health Care</a></li></ul><p>Watch for additional resources from the AHA and FBI, including a resource guide for hospitals and health systems developed with input from AHA members, case studies and podcasts.</p><h2>FURTHER QUESTIONS</h2><p>If you have further questions, please contact AHA at 800-424-4301 or email <a href="mailto:HospitalsAgainstViolence@aha.org" target="_blank" title="Hospitals Against Violence Email">HospitalsAgainstViolence@aha.org</a>.</p></div><div class="col-md-4"><a href="/system/files/media/file/2024/10/aha-partners-with-the-fbi-on-mitigating-targeted-violence-in-health-care-settings-bulletin-10-22-2024.pdf"><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/cover-aha-partners-with-the-fbi-on-mitigating-targeted-violence-in-health-care-settings-bulletin-10-22-2024.png" data-entity-uuid="5d199958-0e14-4758-b706-16326e5dd19b" data-entity-type="file" alt="Cover Special Bulletin" width="665" height="866"></a></div></div></div> Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:36:38 -0500 Collaboration & Partnerships /aha-clear Fri, 04 Oct 2024 16:30:00 -0500 Collaboration & Partnerships /center/hcc Wed, 02 Oct 2024 01:00:00 -0500 Collaboration & Partnerships /center/hcc/calendar Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:32:51 -0500 Collaboration & Partnerships