Guides/Reports
American Hospital Association guides and reports for members and the health care field.
In 2011, eighteen allied hospital associations submitted their success stories in performance improvement for the American Hospital Association's inaugural Dick Davidson Quality Milestone Award for Allied Association Leadership. Many of their improvement initiatives share common strategic…
Drug prescriptions need to accurately identify the medications that prescribers intend for pharmacists to dispense. However, the set of computer-interpretable identifiers currently used in electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) does not support the specific needs of the prescribers and pharmacists…
Case Study: Variations on the "Commitment to American Prosperity Act (CAP)"
By understanding the areas of new and enhanced program integrity focus required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) as well as existing program integrity initiatives, hospitals will be better able to prepare for the greater oversight of their activities that is almost…
The report provides a scientific base and practical guidance fo rengaging public health professionals, health care providers, researchers and community based leaders for engaging partners in projects that improve health.
Rural hospitals are a vital yet vulnerable component of the American health care system.
The Cost of Caring TrendWatch examines the drivers of spending on hospital care and provides key policy questions lawmakers should consider when developing strategies to contain costs.
TrendWatch Charts - Maximizing the Value of Post-acute Care
As more rural Americans gain access to health coverage through Medicaid and the commercial markets, rural hospitals will experience greater patient demand that may strain already limited staff and capital resources.
Hospital care remains the largest single category of health care spending, illustrating hospitals’ central role in providing care for the most acutely ill and injured patients. Understanding the drivers of spending is critical to shaping health care policies that will moderate cost growth without…