Guides/Reports
American Hospital Association guides and reports for members and the health care field.
Medicare continues to struggle to create payment mechanisms that provide the right balance of incentives to ensure an appropriate level of access to new technology for beneficiaries while managing overall program costs.
This edition of TrendWatch examines the benefits and costs of new technology and the challenges of establishing coverage and payment policies in an era of rapid technological advancement.
This issue of TrendWatch explores the role of rural hospitals in their communities and discusses some of the challenges they face.
Pennsylvania is struggling with medical liability issues similar to those faced by California in the mid-seventies.
This issue of TrendWatch explores the recent trends in hospital inpatient volume and the forces that may be driving them.
The newest threat to America’s health care system is a growing shortage of hospital personnel. Hospitals across the country are struggling to find qualified staff to serve their communities’ needs.
Emergency departments are an important resource for all communities, but EDs play a special role in providing care for traditionally underserved populations—the poor, the uninsured, certain minority groups, and rural residents—who often have trouble accessing other sources of care.