Leadership

The AHA鈥檚 Physician Alliance, the American Organization of Nurse Executives, a subsidiary of AHA, and the American Association for Physician Leadership have released 鈥淎 Model for Clinical Partnering: How Nurse and Physician Executives Use Synergy as Strategy.鈥
The AHA Board of Trustees has selected as it chair-elect designate Melinda Estes, M.D., president and CEO of Saint Luke鈥檚 Health System in Kansas City, MO.
The Missouri Hospital Association today received the 2018 Dick Davidson Quality Milestone Award for Allied Association Leadership for its work to improve health care quality.
Also in this roundup of hospital and health system leadership changes: New leaders at Providence Portland Medical Center in Oregon; Sutter Roseville Medical Center in California; and The University of Kansas Health System in Topeka. 
Representatives of the Institute for Diversity and Health Equity鈥檚 founding members discussed the history of their organizations' early commitments to diversity, present-day work related to inclusion and the future for health equity.
Hospitals and systems should try new approaches to disruptive innovation.
The AHA board member uses consumerism to differentiate Valley Regional.
The nine-month program strategically aligns with AHA's Value Initiative to provide training in leadership and value-based strategies to tackle the key issues and disruptors affecting health care affordability and cost.
Health care is full of unsung heroes. Millions of women and men of America鈥檚 hospitals and health systems are working every day to improve the health and lives of their neighbors and communities