Health System Associations Supporting Member Response to Health Equity: part 2
Duane Reynolds and Maria Hernandez interview Philip Albert and Priya Bathija about the ways the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) are supporting their members in their efforts to advance health equity. In Part 2 we learn more about how the competitive nature of health systems may create an agreed upon set of metrics for health equity and the national rankings on health equity which must be meaningful to the communities served. We conclude with their personal thoughts on coping with the pandemic while their unique roles at AHA and AAMC takes center stage in the national spotlight on health equity.
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About Our Guests
Philip Alberti, PhD
Senior Director, Health Equity Research and Policy at the Association of American Medical Colleges
Philip Alberti, PhD is the Senior Director of Health Equity Research and Policy at the American Association of Medical Colleges. His focus is to support the efforts of academic medical centers to improve their efforts to build an evidence based strategy for advancing health equity. Dr. Alberti is a graduate of Columbia University and a National Institute Mental Health Fellow in Psychiatric Epidemiology Training Program.
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Priya Bathija, JD, MHSA
Vice President Strategic Initiatives, American Hospital
Priya Bathija is Vice President for Strategic Initiatives at the American Hospital Association. In her role, she leads a number of key priority AHA initiatives among the nation’s healthcare systems, including affordability, value, social determinants of health, maternal and child health, and the 100 Million Mask Challenge in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ms. Bathija is a graduate of Ohio State Moritz College of Law and received her Masters in Health Services Administration from the University of Michigan.
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