Guides/Reports
American Hospital Association guides and reports for members and the health care field.
While hospital readmissions are declining, there are serious questions about how the HRRP assesses penalties that affect the fairness and long-term sustainability of the program.
This report explores the standby role and its critical importance to our nation’s health care system. It outlines the pressures hospitals face and frames critical economic and policy questions that must be addressed to ensure future hospital standby capacity can meet the growing health and public…
Telehealth systems are reshaping healthcare delivery. Explore how hospitals and health systems can leverage technology to provide quality care to their communities.
How high tech, transparent marketplaces and consumer power are transforming U.S. healthcare.
1. Establish procedures and a core cybersecurity team to identify and mitigate risks, including board involvement as appropriate.
2. Develop a cybersecurity investigation and incident response plan that is mindful of the Cybersecurity Framework being drafted by the National Institute of Standards…
Members of a hospital’s board of directors or board of trustees, although they are not involved in day-to-day management and operations, have the responsibility to understand, at a high level, the risks and vulnerabilities the hospital faces with respect to cybersecurity, as well as the executive…
AHA conducted a survey of 309 ACOs in 2013 which covered such topics as structure and governance, contracts and risk models, key challenges, performance management and information exchange.