Guides/Reports
American Hospital Association guides and reports for members and the health care field.
The role hospitals play in providing health care is widely understood, but fewer are aware of the important role of hospitals in the U.S. economy. Nationwide, hospitals employ nearly 5 million people. Hospitals rank second as a source of private sector jobs.
The model described in this white paper represents IHI's best current assessment of the components fot he safest and most reliable system of perinatal care.
This issue of TrendWatch highlights the trends and implications of the growth of limited-service providers.
State Medicaid Facts. The Medicaid Dilemma: Shrinking Budgets, Difficult Choices, Vol. 5, No. 2
This issue of TrendWatch provides a brief overview of the Medicaid program and considers the difficult choices states are making in repsonse to the state budget crisis. It examines the effects of these choices on Medicaid eligibility, benefits, and provider payment.
To help hospital leaders respond to changes in the physician marketplace, this issue of TrendWatch describes demographic shifts within the physician population, economic pressures physicians face, changes in the way physicians practice, and questions about future supply and demand.
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.