Guides/Reports
American Hospital Association guides and reports for members and the health care field.
Six out of ten hospitals nationally are seeing a greater proportion of patients without insurance coming through their emergency departments and nearly half have reduced staff according to a March 2009 survey of hospitals.
The IRS released a final report on its 2006 survey of not-for-profit hospitals, which found the nearly 500 hospitals surveyed dedicated an average of 9% of total revenues to community benefit. The survey also examined executive compensation practices.
Pay for Innovation or Pay for Standardization: How to Best Support the Patient-Centered Medical Home
The report recommends improved ways in which primary care practices should be paid for delivering services to patients in order to improve health care quality and control costs, ranging from new fees for services such as nurse care managers to help patients manage chronic diseases, to comprehensive…
This report is based on data from a recent member survey and explores the impact of the capital crisis on hospitals investments and facilities, clinical equipment and technology.
This report is based on data from a recent member survey and explores the impact of the capital crisis on hospitals investments and facilities, clinical equipment and technology.
Chartpack for the TrendWatch ")Impact of the Economic Downturn on Hospitals")
Hospitals play a vital role in our nation’s communities, not only for the health care they provide, but also for the economic contribution they make. Hospitals are not immune to the effects of economic downturns. When the economy weakens, hospitals see fewer elective cases, provide more charity…
The capital crunch is making it difficult and expensive for hospitals to finance facility and technology needs.
Labor activity, trends & events: A look at workplace initiatives at the State-level
What is patient- and family-centered care? Why does it matter? How does it fit with a hospital's overall mission? And finally, what can a hospital leader do to advance the practice of patient- and family-centered care? Where do they start?