American Hospital Association Launches Center For Health Innovation

The American Hospital Association (AHA) recently announced it is launching a center for health innovation. The center is expected to launch this September, when it will begin assisting hospitals with creating a more proactive approach to health policy.

Specifically, the center will focus on the following six areas:

Affordability and value
Performance improvement
Innovation capacity
Emerging issues
Population health
New payment and delivery models

More specific programs and projects will be contained within each of the six focus areas, and updated evidence-based training protocols will be provided—along with other resources—to assist hospitals along their their path to . . .