Articles
Opioids, Innovation/New Models of Care
How Parkview Health is using mobile technology to fight the opioid crisis
Parkview Health is working to develop a mobile app that would serve as an intervention for Indianans struggling with opioid-related substance use disorders. Parkview’s project received first place in this year’s AHA Innovation Challenge. Read more and watch a video.
Telehealth, Innovation/New Models of Care, AHA, Opioids
West Tennessee Healthcare collaborative improves behavioral health patients’ access to care, reduces stigma
Successful collaborative took third place in the inaugural AHA Innovation Challenge.
Wellness/Preventive Care, Population/Community Health
How NCH Healthcare System is building healthier communities
NCH decided to turn inward and experiment with how it could improve quality of life by focusing on prevention and reducing health care costs.
Stigma, Behavioral Health Care Delivery, Substance Use Disorder
Allina Health’s efforts to eliminate stigma around mental health and addiction begin internally
Inspired by a friend struggling to get their child in crisis access to services, Allina Health President and CEO Penny Wheeler, M.D., recognized there often is a gap between the care medical professionals aspire to provide and what actually is delivered.