Guides/Reports
American Hospital Association guides and reports for members and the health care field.
Throughout discussions under the Health for Life: Better Health, Better Health Care initiative, a clear sense of direction emerged in support of meaningful health care reform that expands coverage, improves the quality of care and care coordination, promotes wellness and preventive care, rewards…
Report: Economic Analysis of Healthcare Cost Studies Commissioned by Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Feb. 25, 2009
Chartpack: Teaching hospitals train future health care professionals, conduct medical research and fulfill a distinct and vital role in delivering patient care.
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.