# Inside the AHA–West Health Accelerator and the Push to Scale Healthcare Technology Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gist-healthcare-podcast-347322/inside-the-aha-west-health-accelerator-and-the-push-to-scale-healthcare-technology Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gist-healthcare-podcast-347322/inside-the-aha-west-health-accelerator-and-the-push-to-scale-healthcare-technology.md Podcast: [The Gist Healthcare Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gist-healthcare-podcast-347322) Published: 2026-06-01T10:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/gisthealthcaredaily/episodes/inside-the-ahawest-health-accelerator-and-the-push-to-scale Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/622b8f5080a3a00013890f23/e/6a1c7996ad1ed3d7b52355ea/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-gist-healthcare-podcast-347322/episodes/inside-the-aha-west-health-accelerator-and-the-push-to-scale-healthcare-technology Duration seconds: 1177 ## Resource The American Hospital Association and West Health Institute have launched a national accelerator focused on helping hospitals scale technology-enabled care solutions.      The initiative will focus on electronic health record optimization, virtual care, and AI integration as health systems work to reduce administrative burden and improve care delivery.     On today’s episode, the AHA’s Chief Physician Executive and Senior Vice President Chris DeRienzo, M.D. , returns to the show. We examine what the accelerator could mean for health systems navigating clinician burnout, administrative burden, and growing pressure to modernize care delivery.  You can find more information about the program at nationalaccelerator.org . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-gist-healthcare-podcast-347322/episodes/inside-the-aha-west-health-accelerator-and-the-push-to-scale-healthcare-technology/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-gist-healthcare-podcast-347322/inside-the-aha-west-health-accelerator-and-the-push-to-scale-healthcare-technology.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.