The Value Initiative

Hospitals are driving value in their communities. Affordable health care is one of the biggest concerns facing families, employers and government, and America’s hospitals are tackling the challenge head on. Through AHA’s The Value Initiative, we are leading the health care field on the issues of affordability and value.

This SHSMD Strategists Salon provided a unique opportunity to learn from and network with our speakers and SHSMD members. In addition, this dialogue will contribute to a toolkit being created in collaboration between SHSMD and AHA’s The Value Initiative for the hospital field. 
This SHSMD Strategists Salon will be a unique opportunity to learn from and network with our speakers and SHSMD members. In addition, this dialogue will contribute to a toolkit being created in collaboration between SHSMD and AHA’s The Value Initiative for the hospital field. 
This Issue Brief from The Value Initiative outlines the many challenges facing hospitals in rural communities and highlights four strategies that rural hospitals are using to address these challenges.
This profile from American Hospital Association’s Value Initiative describes how Northern Maine Medical Center (NMMC), a small rural hospital, purchased a local retail pharmacy.