The American Hospital Association Information Technology Supplement Survey
About the AHA IT Survey
The American Hospital Association (AHA) invites your organization to participate in the AHA Information Technology (IT) Survey, a key component of our ongoing advocacy on behalf of America’s hospitals and health systems.
Your Participation Matters! Since 2008, the AHA IT Survey has been conducted in partnership with the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP) / Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). What began as a measure of electronic health record adoption has evolved into a comprehensive assessment of how technology supports hospital operations nationwide.
Your response is essential because the information you provide directly:
- Informs federal policymakers how national health IT priorities are impacted by regulations
- Influences future regulations and federal programs affecting hospitals across the country
- Supports AHA responses to Congress, federal agencies, media, and stakeholders
- Highlights hospitals’ progress and ongoing challenges to interoperability, data exchange, and digital transformation
To see how survey data are used, visit Health IT Research and Analysis.
AHA released a regulatory notice outlining how the IT Survey supports federal policy.
What Is the IT Supplement Survey Data Used For?
ASTP typically publishes various data briefs and quick stats on their website on specific topics (e.g., engagement in public health reporting, hospitals’ adoption of patient engagement capabilities); they also publish studies in peer-reviewed journals. Benchmarking reports are not available, but if a survey participant is interested in seeing how their hospital or system compares to the rest of the panel universe, that information can be shared – particularly if there are specific measures of interest.
Anyone interested in locating relevant briefs can search for “AHA” or “hospital” in the search bar and it should bring up all the relevant products. Data questions should be sent to: ASTP_Data@hhs.gov.
Information Technology Supplement Survey FAQs
A: With the information gathered from this important survey, the AHA can answer questions posed by policymakers, the media and the public. The data you provide can inform federal policy initiatives aimed at improving the use of health IT and the ability to share health information across the continuum of care. In addition, our field, legislators, regulators and the media will have a more accurate picture of the impressive strides hospitals are making in this critical area, as well as the challenges that remain. ASTP (The Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy), our government contractor, also publishes data briefs, sometimes use the IT survey data: https://www.healthit.gov/data/databriefs.
A: From Chelsea Richwine, chelsea.richwine@hhs.gov, “The intent of questions 24a and b is to understand the extent to which model source attributes or model cards CHAI and HAIP endorse are available to hospitals/health systems and end users. These questions are looking for whether your hospital or health system has enough information (not necessarily “full information”) to have some sense of whether the training process is likely to lead to an appropriate and relevant tool and if subsequent testing confirmed that. If you have some baseline vendor information for some but not all gen AI, the appropriate response would be “some” in 24a and b. If you have performed your own rigorous testing of models, we would hope to see that reflected in 25a and b.”
