Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities
This case study is from 鈥淗ousing and the Role of Hospitals,鈥 which offers strategies and case examples to help hospitals and health systems address housing issues in their communities. For more information and to access the full guide, click here.
This AHA webinar demonstrated the success of emergency medical centers to ensure a medical presence for vulnerable communities.
Hospitals and Health Systems Ensuring Access in Their Communities is a compendium of case examples of AHA members from across the country employing the nine emerging strategies recommended by the association鈥檚 Task Force on Ensuring Access in Vulnerable Communities.
Vulnerable patient populations, including the poor, uninsured and those with multiple chronic conditions, have complex health needs exacerbated by social determinants such as food insecurity, unstable housing and lack of transportation.
The AHA鈥檚 Health Research & Educational Trust affiliate is leading a study to identify the key factors that facilitate performance improvement in safety-net hospitals.
Taylor Regional Hospital discerned the need for transportation services after evaluating the number of patients coming in for follow-ups, cancer screenings, lab testing, and other appointments.
The AHA today released a one-page guide (link) to help hospital and health system leaders consider a global budget payment strategy to improve health care access and delivery in their community. The emerging strategy is one of nine identified by an AHA task force to help ensure access to care in鈥
The AHA today released a one-page guide to help hospital and health system leaders consider a global budget payment strategy to improve health care access and delivery in their community. The emerging strategy is one of nine identified by an AHA task force to help ensure access to care in鈥
The webcast will describe the work of the task force, the report鈥檚 findings and next steps for the AHA as it addresses these challenges.