Overview
The American Academy of Hospital Medicine
– promoting excellence in hospital care.
An independent, not-for-profit organization designed to continuously improve inpatient care.
By advancing the cause of excellence in hospital medicine academy members will improve patient outcomes and the patient experience. By promoting best practices and the fundamentals of good leadership the academy will champion the efficient delivery of care.
excellence & Efficiency
Best practice in patient care and high institutional standards are mutually reinforcing.
— The American Academy of Hospital Medicine
AAHM Key Programs
The academy will utilize four key strategies in pursuit of our goals:
- Communication – Improve interdepartmental coordination.
- Dissemination – A clearing house for best practices.
- Recognition – Highlight excellence when we see it.
- Education – Promoting academy values in future providers.
How can we improve patient outcomes?
By advancing the cause of excellence in hospital medicine academy members will improve patient outcomes and the patient experience. By promoting best practices and the fundamentals of good leadership the academy will champion the efficient delivery of care.
What is the goal of the American Academy of Hospital Medicine?
In an environment of ever increasing pressures for efficiency, our goal is not to produce the least expensive care or the cheapest product but to produce excellence! Excellence to the point that our care and our service to the institution will be perceived as a bargain at almost any price.
What does Academy membership stand for?
Signal that as a healthcare professional, you understand the myriad of pressures experienced by the typical hospital system and that you’re here to help. To help by providing not only safe and efficient care with an eye towards patient satisfaction but also to be an active partner with hospitals in their efforts, offering effective leadership when called upon.
The American Academy of Hospital Medicine – promoting excellence in hospital care.
An independent, not-for-profit organization designed to continuously improve inpatient care.
By advancing the cause of excellence in hospital medicine academy members will improve patient outcomes and the patient experience. By promoting best practices and the fundamentals of good leadership the academy will champion the efficient delivery of care.
