Nancy Agee

Quality & Patient Safety

Chair File: Patient Safety Is a Priority Every Day

Please take the opportunity this week to share your work and resources on patient safety, safety culture and patient engagement with your community.

Leveraging Technology

Chair File: Using Technology to Improve Patient and Family Engagement

Hospitals and health systems are using health IT to engage patients, improve care coordination and better communicate across care settings.

Board Development, Board Culture

Chair File: Quality Tools for Hospital Boards

Quality must be the top priority of any hospital or health system—there simply is no alternative. And it takes all of us working together.

Workforce Diversity, Governance and Leadership Diversity, AHA

Introducing the New Institute for Diversity and Health Equity

All AHA hospital and health system members are now members of the newly renamed Institute for Diversity and Health Equity, an affiliate of the AHA.

AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, Rural issues, Rural Workforce

Chair File: New Tools to Strengthen Care in Rural Communities

Like many of you, Carilion serves a diverse population, including many in rural communities. And, like you, it’s important to me to ensure all our patients have access to high-quality, affordable care.

We’re using creative, new ways to bridge the gaps between patients and providers, such as telemedicine, regionwide rapid response networks, and education programs for the next generation of rural health providers.

Across America, we are hard at work transforming our hospitals and health systems to create more integrated and sustainable rural health care.

United Against the Flu

Chair File: United Against the Flu

Before we can help others, hospital workers must be healthy themselves—which is why hospitals monitor for sick health care workers and adhere to hand hygiene practices and droplet precautions.  

Wellness/Preventive Care

Chair File: A Prescription to the Gym

Let's resolve to take the lead in our health and well-being.