Innovation

Hospitals and health systems are building the future patients want and need to lead their healthiest lives.
The health sector is in midst of historic change鈥攁nd it鈥檚 being driven by new technology and patients鈥 increasing desire to play a larger role in directing their own care.  
Last week, more than 70,000 people descended on Austin, Texas, to experience the SXSW festival. The AHA participated in a number of sessions as part of the SXSW Interactive Festival鈥檚 Health and MedTech track, sharing how hospitals and health systems are transforming to advance health in their鈥
Don鈥檛 miss the AHA Leadership Summit July 25-27 in San Diego. On the first day of the conference, the AHA Center for Health Innovation will present six leading solutions in the inaugural Leadership Summit Startup Competition. The startups will be selected by their ability to quantify savings or鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released new state tools and guidance that provide standard monitoring metrics and recommended research methods for Section 1115 demonstrations that test innovative approaches to Medicaid eligibility and coverage policies.
Looking for ways to increase the speed and scale of innovation efforts in your hospital or health system? Embracing innovation starts with building a culture that is nimble and accepts and encourages calculated risk. That鈥檚 why the AHA has partnered with The University of Chicago Booth School of鈥
The AHA is here to help hospitals and health systems build the future of health care delivery.  
Texas Health CoLab at Dell Medical School 鈥 Austin, TX Co-working Space Is a Catalyst For New Enterprises That Improve Health and Reduce Costs
The AHA will be participating in a number of sessions across the coming days as part of the SXSW Interactive Festival鈥檚 Health and MedTech track 鈥 to share how hospitals and health systems are transforming to advance health in their communities.
Hospitals and health systems understand the importance of making health care more affordable for everyone and they 鈥渉ave been tackling the issue head on, taking steps to redesign care and implement operational efficiencies,鈥 AHA told Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., in response to a letter seeking鈥