Perspective
Perspective is a weekly blog from Rick Pollack, president and CEO of the American Hospital Association, that explores the most important issues facing hospitals and health systems.
It’s been well established that the health care system is moving from a fee-for-service world to one where payers reward value over volume. This requires care coordination and providers across the health care continuum working together to achieve the best outcomes for patients.
Bending the cost curve to make care more affordable is a complex challenge. But it is a challenge that hospitals and health systems are tackling head on.
Health care is full of unsung heroes. Millions of women and men of America’s hospitals and health systems are working every day to improve the health and lives of their neighbors and communities
We all want to feel included – that we are part of a community that supports and nurtures us.
However, many, if not all, of us have had experiences where we haven’t felt part of the broader group. Why? Because we were seen as “different” or “other.”
But here’s the truth: What makes us…
We were pleased to see the House of Representatives this week move forward dozens of bills designed to address aspects of the opioid epidemic that costs more than 100 American lives each day and continues to ravage communities across the nation.
For the women and men of America’s hospitals and health systems, nothing is more important than the safety of the patients for whom they are privileged to care.
Today, we are proud to sponsor our second annual #HAVhope Day of Awareness.
This weekend we pause to observe Memorial Day to remember those who died and served our nation protecting our freedom and liberty.
Health care is changing as the march from volume to value moves forward. And hospitals and health systems are redefining the “H” to meet the demands of the moment, and of the future, in a way that is even more responsive to our patients and communities.
On Sunday, May 6, we kick off National Hospital Week and pause to celebrate the 5.5 million women and men who make America’s hospitals and health systems such special places.