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Improvement in Safety Culture Linked to Better Patient and Staff Outcomes

Report shows hospitals outperform pre-pandemic levels, boosting patient safety, care experience and workforce resilience.
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New Analysis Shows Hospitals Improving Performance on Key Patient Safety Measures Surpassing Pre-pandemic Levels

This report using data analyzed by Vizient shows that hospital performance on key patient safety and quality measures is better in the first quarter of 2024 than it was right before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Member Report: Quality Trends and the AHA Patient Safety Initiative

Explore transformative health care quality insights and the AHA Patient Safety Initiative, addressing challenges, trends and future priorities
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2024 Costs of Caring

While recent data suggest that some hospital and health system finances have experienced modest stabilization from historic lows in 2022, the hospital field is still far from where it needs to be to meet the demand for care, invest in new and promising technologies and interventions, and stand ready for the next health care crisis.
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Analysis: Hospitals and Health Systems Are Critical to Preserving Access to Care for Rural Communities

Hospitals and health systems play critical roles in preserving access to care for patients in rural America.
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Becoming a Health Care Business Partner of Choice

American Hospital Association report on the State of Hospital and Business Solution Provider Relationships
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2025 Environmental Scan

The 2024 AHA Environmental Scan details data and trends that have implications for the health care field for the coming year and beyond. The Scan will help your staff, leadership and board strategize and plan for the future.
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HCC Report 2024: Healthier Together

This report covers the Hospital Community Collaborative’s impact on community health between 2018-2023, detailing the program’s history and elements.
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AHA's 2025-2027 Strategic Plan

The AHA's 2025-2027 Strategic Plan is rooted in four core disciplines — advocacy and representation, thought leadership, knowledge exchange and agents of change — which define AHA’s approach to providing value to members and advancing our field’s goals.
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Commercial Health Plans’ Policies Compromise Patient Safety and Raise Costs

The cost of commercial insurance is increasing at an unsustainable rate — squeezing individuals and families, employers, and public programs. The average family insurance premium has increased 47% over the past 11 years — faster than general inflation and more than any other part of the health care system.i