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Opinion / Editorial
AHA Advertorial: Doing Our Part to Control Costs and Improve Value for Patients
Public
The affordability of health care services is one of the biggest concerns facing families, as well as employers and government. However, it is a challenge that…
Issue Brief
Trendwatch Issue Brief 4: Advanced Use of Health Information Technology to Support New Models of Care
Public
This brief is the fourth in a series of issue briefs highlighting data from the 2016 AHA Annual Survey Information Technology Supplement for community…
Guides/Reports
Trendwatch Issue Brief 3: Improving Patient Safety and Health Care Quality through Health Information Technology
Public
Hospitals and health systems increasingly use EHRs and other health IT tools to support patient safety and improve care delivery. These tools have varying…
Letter
AHA to CMS: Expand Access to Program Data to Support Research & Analysis of Health Care Cost and Outcomes
Public
The AHA urges the Centers for Medicare…
Statistics
Hospitals Are Economic Drivers in Their Communities 2018
In 2016, America’s hospitals treated 143 million people in their emergency departments, provided 605 million outpatient visits, performed over 27 million…
Infographics
Effect of Hospitals' Total Expenditures on Total Output in the State Economy Interactive Map
Source: AHA analysis using BEA RIMS-II (2007/2016) multipliers for hospitals NAICS Code 62000, released March 2018, applied to Health Forum, 2016 AHA Survey of…