/ en Sun, 27 Apr 2025 01:12:08 -0500 Sun, 09 Mar 25 07:00:00 -0500 /patient-safety-awareness-week <div class="container"> @media (min-width:768px){ .sp_CTA1_holder{ top:-30px } } @media (max-width:768px){ .sp_CTA1_holder{ top:-1px; margin-bottom:25px } } .sp_CTA1_holder{ background-color: #f6f6f6; padding:15px 0; position: relative; overflow: auto } .sp_CTA1 h3{ color:#002855; font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px ; } .sp_CTA1 span{ display:block; margin-top:10px } .sp_CTA1 span a{ color:#d50032; } .sp_CTA1 span a:hover{ color:#651d32; } .sp_CTA1 img{ /*width: 150px; max-width: 85%; */ max-width:64px; } @media (max-width:768px) and (min-width:361px){ .sp_CTA1 .col-xs-2{ width: 25%; left:15px } .sp_CTA1 .col-xs-10{ width: 70%; padding-right: 15px } } @media (max-width:360px){ .sp_CTA1 img{ margin: auto; display: block } .sp_CTA1 .col-xs-2{ width: 100%; } .sp_CTA1 .col-xs-10{ width: 100%; text-align: center; padding: 0 25px } } <div class="row sp_CTA1"><div class="col-sm-1"> </div><div class="col-sm-10 sp_CTA1_holder"><div class="col-xs-2"><img src="/sites/default/files/2020-02/Alert_navy_white_150px.png" alt="icon of an announcement horn" width="150" height="150"></div><div class="col-xs-10"><h3>Join us March 9-15</h3><p>AHA supports and celebrates the hospitals and health systems that prioritize patient safety every day in every corner of the country. Patient Safety Awareness Week offers an opportunity to raise awareness about patient safety, celebrate successes and share resources.</p></div></div><div class="col-sm-1"> </div></div><div class="row"><div class="col-md-10 col-md-offset-1"><h2 class="text-align-center">Patients and Staff Celebrate Safety Improvement</h2><p>In partnership with national data partners like Press Ganey and Vizient, the Patient Safety Initiative is driving the national conversation around patient safety with data-driven insights reports.</p></div> @media (min-width:768px) { .Sperate-rowEqual_768 { display: -webkit-box; display: -webkit-flex; display: -ms-flexbox; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; } .Sperate-rowEqual_768>[class*='col-'] { -ms-flex: 1; /* IE 10 */ /*flex: auto;*/ width: calc((100% / 2) - 20%); margin: 0 auto 20px; } } .Sperate-rowEqual_768 .col-md-4{ border:2px solid #003087; margin-bottom: 25px; } <div class="spacer col-md-12 Sperate-rowEqual_768"><div class="col-md-4"><div><a href="/guidesreports/2025-03-11-improvement-safety-culture-linked-better-patient-and-staff-outcomes" title="Read the Insights Report: Improvement in Safety Culture Linked to Better Patient and Staff Outcomes"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025-02/PG-PA-Report-700x532.jpg" alt="Cover for Insights Report: Improvement in Safety Culture Linked to Better Patient and Staff Outcomes" width="100%" height="100%"></a><div><strong>NEW</strong></div><h2 class="text-align-center">Improvement in Safety Culture Linked to Better Patient and Staff Outcomes</h2><p class="text-align-center"><a class="btn btn-primary btn-wide" href="/guidesreports/2025-03-11-improvement-safety-culture-linked-better-patient-and-staff-outcomes" title="Read the Insights Report: Improvement in Safety Culture Linked to Better Patient and Staff Outcomes">Read Report</a></p></div></div><div class="col-md-4"><div><a href="/guidesreports/2024-09-12-new-analysis-shows-hospitals-performance-key-patient-safety-measures-surpassing-pre-pandemic-levels" title="New Analysis Shows Hospitals Improving Performance on Key Patient Safety Measures Surpassing Pre-pandemic Levels"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024-09/Page-1-New-Analysis-Shows-Hospitals-Improving-Performance-on-Key-Patient-Safety-Measures-Surpassing-Pre-pandemic-Levels.jpg" alt="New Analysis Shows Hospitals Improving Performance on Key Patient Safety Measures Surpassing Pre-pandemic Levels" width="100%" height="100%"></a><h2 class="text-align-center">New Analysis Shows Hospitals Improving Performance on Key Patient Safety Measures Surpassing Pre-pandemic Levels</h2><p class="text-align-center"><a class="btn btn-primary btn-wide" href="/guidesreports/2024-09-12-new-analysis-shows-hospitals-performance-key-patient-safety-measures-surpassing-pre-pandemic-levels" title="New Analysis Shows Hospitals Improving Performance on Key Patient Safety Measures Surpassing Pre-pandemic Levels">Read Report</a></p></div></div></div></div><div class="row spacer"> .SliderOverlapA { display: flex; 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A female physician is laughing with a grey haired female patient. " width="1200" height="400"></p> Open Enrollment Ends January 15, 2025. Time Left to Enroll: </h3> <h2 id="demo3">   </h2> // Set the date we're counting down to var countDownDate = new Date("January 15, 2025 00:00:01").getTime(); // Update the count down every 1 second var x = setInterval(function() { // Get today's date and time var now = new Date().getTime(); // Find the distance between now and the count down date var distance = countDownDate - now; // Time calculations for days, hours, minutes and seconds var days = Math.floor(distance / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24)); var hours = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24)) / (1000 * 60 * 60)); var minutes = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60 * 60)) / (1000 * 60)); var seconds = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60)) / 1000); // Display the result in the element with id="demo3" document.getElementById("demo3").innerHTML = days + "d " + hours + "h " + minutes + "m " + seconds + "s "; // If the count down is finished, write some text if (distance < 0) { clearInterval(x); document.getElementById("demo3").innerHTML = "EXPIRED"; } }, 1000); </div> <p> </p>--> #countdown3 {margin: 15px 0px 15px 0px; padding: 10px; background-color: #003087; text-align: center; color: #fff; width: 100%; } --><div class="row"><div class="col-md-8"><h2>Enroll Now! Open enrollment is easy, low cost and will help you stay healthy.</h2><h3>Open enrollment for 2025 coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplaces begins November 1, 2024, and ends January 15, 2025.</h3><p>Health care coverage is an essential component of achieving the AHA's vision of healthy communities, where all individuals reach their highest potential for health. Many individuals are eligible for coverage through their employer or through a public program such as Medicaid or Medicare. Others can enroll in coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplaces.</p><p>Health insurance coverage improves access to care, is associated with improved health outcomes, supports appropriate health care utilization, and improves individual, family, and community wellbeing. Because coverage is so important, and can be confusing to access, it’s critical that all community stakeholders, including hospitals, help to make the enrollment process easy and accessible.</p><hr><h2>Looking for Coverage?</h2><h3>Employer-Based Insurance</h3><p>Ask human resources when your organization’s open enrollment period is and if you qualify. All full-time employees working at least 30 hours a week for an organization with at least 50 full-time employees are required to have access to health insurance through their employer. However, even if your employer doesn’t meet these criteria, they may still offer coverage.</p><h3>Medicare</h3><p>Medicare is available for most adults over the age of 65 and for many individuals with disabilities. For some individuals, enrollment in Medicare is automatic. You can check your status and, if necessary, sign up in one of three ways listed below. Those eligible for Medicare can chose and change plans during Medicare Open Enrollment, October 15 through December 7, 2024.</p><ul><li>By visiting <a href="https://www.medicare.gov" target="_blank">https://www.medicare.gov</a></li><li>By calling 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227)</li><li>By visiting <a href="https://www.ssa.gov/locator/" target="_blank">your local Social Security office</a> (call first to make an appointment)</li></ul><p>For more information, visit <a href="https://www.medicare.gov/people-like-me/new-to-medicare/getting-started-with-medicare.html" target="_blank">Medicare.gov</a>.</p><h3>Medicaid</h3><p>Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) are state-run health insurance programs that provide free or low-cost health coverage to millions of Americans, including some low-income people, families and children, pregnant women, the elderly, and people with disabilities. Your state may call its program something other than Medicaid or CHIP.</p><p><a href="https://www.healthcare.gov/medicaid-chip/" target="_blank">See whether you may qualify for Medicaid</a> based on your income level. If not, you may still quality based on your family or disability status, or other factors.</p><p><a href="https://www.medicaid.gov/about-us/contact-us/contact-state-page.html" target="_blank">Contact your state Medicaid office</a> to find out more about your coverage options or with any questions concerning eligibility and enrollment.</p><h3>Individual Market</h3><p>Apply for coverage through <a href="https://www.healthcare.gov/" target="_blank">HealthCare.gov</a> during the annual open enrollment period or following a <a href="https://www.healthcare.gov/glossary/qualifying-life-event/" target="_blank">qualifying life event</a> (e.g., loss of alternative coverage, getting married, or moving to a different county or state). The 2025 open enrollment period for <a href="https://www.healthcare.gov/">HealthCare.gov</a> and most states runs from November 1, 2024, through January 15, 2025. For questions about the health insurance marketplace and the Affordable Care Act, see this <a href="https://www.kff.org/faqs/faqs-health-insurance-marketplace-and-the-aca/?view=1" target="_blank">Kaiser Family Foundation resource</a>.</p></div><div class="col-md-4"><div class="panel"><h4 class="text-align-center">2025 Open Enrollment Social Media Toolkit</h4><p class="text-align-center"><a class="btn btn-wide btn-primary" href="/system/files/media/file/2024/10/2025-Open-Enrollment-Digital-Toolkit.pdf" title="Click to download 2025 Open Enrollment Digital Toolkit">Download 2025 Toolkit</a></p></div><div class="panel"><h4 class="text-align-center">Perspective</h4><p class="text-align-center"><a href="/news/perspective/2024-10-25-protect-yourself-your-family-and-your-future-during-open-enrollment" title="Click to visit Perspective blog Protect Yourself, Your Family and Your Future During Open Enrollment"><strong>Protect Yourself, Your Family and Your Future During Open Enrollment</strong></a></p></div><div class="panel"><h4 class="text-align-center">Featured Resources</h4><p class="text-align-center"><a href="https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/marketplace-2025-open-enrollment-period-report-national-snapshot-2" target="_blank" title="Click to visit CMS.gov resource Marketplace 2025 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot"><strong>Marketplace 2025 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot</strong></a><strong> </strong><small class="sm"><strong>(CMS.Gov)</strong></small></p><p class="text-align-center"><a href="https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/marketplace-2025-open-enrollment-fact-sheet" target="_blank" title="Click to visit CMS.gov resource Marketplace 2025 Open Enrollment Fact Sheet"><strong>Marketplace 2025 Open Enrollment Fact Sheet</strong></a><strong> </strong><small class="sm"><strong>(CMS.Gov)</strong></small></p><p class="text-align-center"><strong>AHA Member Resource: </strong><br><a href="/system/files/media/file/2024/11/cms1_prg-daca-toolkit_06-live-002-508.pdf" title="Click to open CMS resource: Connecting DACA Recipients to Health Coverage: A Toolkit for Partners"><strong>Connecting DACA Recipients to Health Coverage: A Toolkit for Partners</strong></a> <small><strong>(CMS)</strong></small></p></div></div></div><p> </p></div> Mon, 06 Nov 2023 14:00:16 -0600 Initiatives/Campaigns p.center_Intro { color: #555555; line-height: 1.2em; font-size: 20px; margin: 10px 0 25px 0; font-weight: 400; font-size: 2em; } h2, h3 { color: #002855;} @media screen and (max-width: 978px) { .arrows { display: none; } } <div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-sm-12 center_body"><p class="center_Intro">The goal of the Seizing the Conversation initiative is to balance the public narrative and better tell the hospital story. AHA is working to build a visible and consistent drumbeat of stories and examples that illustrate the crucial role hospitals and health systems play in their communities, as well as push back on biased research and commentary.</p><hr><div class="arrows"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/2022-08/Double_Column_Arrows.png" alt="Two-Pronged Approach" width="450" height="125"></p></div></div></div><div class="row"><div class="col-md-6"><h2>Telling the Hospital Story</h2><p>AHA is working to collect and spotlight member examples that illustrate the many ways hospitals and health systems benefit the communities they serve.</p><ul><li><a href="#roh">Role of Hospitals</a></li><li><a href="#workforce">Workforce</a></li><li><a href="#benefit">Community Benefit</a></li><li><a href="#violence">Hospitals Against Violence</a></li></ul><div class="panel module-typeC"><div class="panel-heading"><h3><a href="/roleofhospitals" id="roh">Role of Hospitals</a></h3><h4 class="text-align-center"><span>Recent Videos</span></h4><div> .modal { position: fixed; top: 40%; left: calc(50% + 10px); transform: translate(-50%, -25%); width: 100%; height: 100%; /*! display: inline-block !important; */ } .modal .close { top: .5em; background-color: lightgray } .modal-backdrop { opacity: 0.5 !important; } .modal-dialog{ overflow-y: initial !important; border: solid 2px darkgrey; } .modal .embed-responsive{ margin-bottom:0px; } .modal-dialog { width: 90vw; max-width: 1000px; max-height: 75vh; overflow: auto; } .close { position:absolute; right:5px !important;; top:0; z-index:999; font-size:1.5rem; font-weight: normal; color:; opacity:.7 !important; } <div class="modal fade" aria-hidden="true" aria-labelledby="exampleModalLabel" id="myModal" role="dialog" tabindex="-1"><div class="modal-dialog" role="document"><div class="modal-content"><div class="modal-body"><p><span aria-hidden="true">×</span></p><div class="embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9"></div></div></div></div></div><div class="row"><div class="col-xs-6"><div class="modalVideo video-btn" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iR0bfocS29Q" data-target="#myModal" data-toggle="modal"><img src="https://img.youtube.com/vi/iR0bfocS29Q/maxresdefault.jpg" alt="Power of One — 2024" width="1280" height="720" title="View the video of Power of One — 2024"><h5>Power of One — 2024</h5></div></div><div class="col-xs-6"><div class="modalVideo video-btn" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/J-weqSWjDqQ" data-target="#myModal" data-toggle="modal"><img src="https://img.youtube.com/vi/J-weqSWjDqQ/maxresdefault.jpg" alt="We Are Hospitals" width="1280" height="720" title="View the video of We Are Hospitals"><h5>We Are Hospitals</h5></div></div></div> $(document).ready(function() { // Gets the video src from the data-src on each button var $videoSrc; $('.video-btn').click(function() { $videoSrc = $(this).data( "src" ); }); console.log($videoSrc); // when the modal is opened autoplay it $('#myModal').on('shown.bs.modal', function (e) { // set the video src to autoplay and not to show related video. 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Spotlight the Crucial Role of Rural Hospitals<ul><li><a href="/special-bulletin/2024-11-11-aha-releases-new-resources-spotlight-crucial-role-hospitals-and-health-systems-rural-communities">Special Message: AHA Releases New Resources to Spotlight the Crucial Role of Hospitals and Health Systems in Rural Communities</a></li><li><a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/102fXA9aSxfxnMqqyaOhWYb-RVIYh-Z4K" target="_blank" title="(opens in a new window)" rel="noopener nofollow" data-extlink="">Resources for rural hospitals to share their story on social medi</a><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/102fXA9aSxfxnMqqyaOhWYb-RVIYh-Z4K">a</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="/2024-09-23-estimates-value-federal-tax-exemption-and-community-benefits-provided-nonprofit-hospitals-2020" target="_blank" title="Estimates of the value of federal tax exemption and community benefits provided by nonprofit hospitals, 2020">Estimates of the value of federal tax exemption and community benefits provided by nonprofit hospitals, 2020</a><ul><li><a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-mBQ1sf2jKS0AKtC4dGBVQVIK0Nq5M7e" target="_blank" title="Promotion materials for EY report">Promotion materials for EY report</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1b96IY_P8cmiBTraw4nGZGaNSRzdjKpuX" target="_blank" title="New Resources Available to HelpTell the Hospital Story">New Resources Available to Help Tell the Hospital Story</a></li><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2024/04/2024-04-10-MA-National-Hospital-Week-Toolkit.pdf" target="_blank" title="2024 National Hospital Week Digital Tookit">2024 National Hospital Week Digital Toolkit</a></li><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2024/01/analysis-hospitals-health-systems-are-critical-to-preserving-access-to-care-for-rural-communities-report.pdf" target="_blank">Analysis: Hospitals and Health Systems Are Critical to Preserving Access to Care for Rural Communities</a></li><li><a href="/advisory/2023-10-06-hospitals-and-health-systems-benefit-communities-many-ways-prepare-tell-your-community-benefit-story" target="_blank">Hospitals and Health Systems Benefit Communities in Many Ways; Prepare to Tell Your Community Benefit Story</a> <small class="sm">(October 2023)</small></li><li><a href="/advisory/2023-06-14-celebrate-hospitals-and-health-care-workers-july-4" target="_blank">Celebrate Hospitals and Health Care Workers this July 4</a></li><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2023/04/We-Are-Healthcare-Toolkit-April142023.pdf" target="_blank">#WeAreHealthCare Digital Toolkit</a> <small>(April 2023)</small></li><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2023/03/STC-TPs-FINAL-03142023_qualitysafety.pdf" target="_blank">Talking Points: Quality and Safety</a></li><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2022/12/AHA-Telling-The-Hospital-Story_FINAL2022.pdf" target="_blank">Telling the Hospital Story</a></li></ul><h4>AHA Member Advisory</h4><ul><li><a href="/advisory/2023-10-06-hospitals-and-health-systems-benefit-communities-many-ways-prepare-tell-your-community-benefit-story" target="_blank">Hospitals and Health Systems Benefit Communities in Many Ways; Prepare to Tell Your Community Benefit Story</a> <small>(October 2023)</small></li><li><a href="/advisory/2023-06-14-celebrate-hospitals-and-health-care-workers-july-4" target="_blank">Celebrate Hospitals and Health Care Workers this July 4</a></li><li><a href="/advisory/2023-04-19-new-resources-available-ahas-telling-hospital-story-campaign" target="_blank">New Resources Available in AHA’s Telling the Hospital Story Campaign </a> <small>(April 2023)</small></li><li><a href="/advisory/2023-03-15-aha-launches-wearehealthcare-telling-hospital-story-campaign" target="_blank">AHA Launches #WeAreHealthCare Telling the Hospital Story Campaign</a> <small class="sm">(March 2023)</small></li><li><a href="/2023-03-24-setting-record-straight-out-touch-reality-aha-pushes-back-editorial-washington-post-calling-medicare-cuts-hospitals" target="_blank">AHA Pushes Back on Editorial in The Washington Post Calling for Medicare Cuts to Hospitals and Health Systems </a> <small>(March 2023)</small></li><li><a href="/action-alert/2021-11-03-aha-launches-digital-campaign-reinforcing-crucial-role-hospitals-serving" target="_blank">AHA Launches Digital Campaign Reinforcing the Crucial Role of Hospitals in Serving Their Communities</a> <small>(November 2022)</small></li><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2022/03/aha-releases-new-resources-spotlight-reinforce-crucial-role-of-hospitals-and-health-systems-in-serving-their-communities-advisory-3-31-22.pdf" target="_blank">AHA Releases New Resources to Spotlight and Reinforce the Crucial Role of Hospitals and Health Systems in Serving Their Communities</a> <small>(March 2022)</small></li></ul> Digtal Tools </h4> <ul> <li> <a href="aha.org/system/files/media/file/2022/03/STCWorkforceDigitalToolkit_Members.pdf" target="_blank">Toolkit: Stories behind the "H"</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1b96IY_P8cmiBTraw4nGZGaNSRzdjKpuX" target="_blank">Toolkit: #MyHospital</a> </li> <li> <a href="/system/files/media/file/2022/06/CHI-Week-Digital-Toolkit-June-2022.pdf" target="_blank">Toolkit: Community Health Improvement Week 2022 Digital Engagement Toolkit</a> </li> </ul> --><h4>Media Resources</h4><ul><li><a href="https://strengthenhealthcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Coalition-KNG-Fact-Sheet-7.29.24.pdf" target="_blank">24/7 Access Makes the Difference: After-hours Access to Emergency Departments Is Critical for Supporting Patients and Communities</a></li><li><a href="/news/blog/2024-03-15-setting-record-straight-washington-post-editorial-site-neutral-deeply-flawed-and-poorly-timed" target="_blank">Oped: Washington Post Editorial on Site-neutral Deeply Flawed and Poorly-timed</a></li><li><a href="/news/blog/2024-02-07-anti-hospital-group-misleads-site-neutral-impact-rural-access-care" target="_blank">Anti-hospital Group Misleads on Site-neutral Impact on Rural Access to Care</a></li><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2023/06/Proposals-to-Reduce-Medicare-Payments-Would-Jeopardize-Access-to-Essential-Care-and-Services-for-Patients.pdf" target="_blank">Proposals to Reduce Medicare Payments Would Jeopardize Access to Essential Care and Services for Patients</a></li><li><a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/3846172-working-with-congress-to-keep-our-hospitals-strong-and-communities-healthy/" target="_blank">Oped: Working with Congress to keep our hospitals strong and communities healthy</a></li><li><a href="https://www.realclearhealth.com/articles/2023/02/24/facing_sicker_patients_shrinking_workforce_and_financial_challenges_hospitals_need_support_now_111468.html" target="_blank">Oped: Facing Sicker Patients, Shrinking Workforce, and Financial Challenges, Hospitals Need Support Now</a></li><li><a href="/aha-news/2023-01-10-aha-advertorial-340b-drug-pricing-program-helps-advance-health-patients-and-communities" target="_blank">Advertorial: 340B Drug Pricing Program Helps Advance Health for Patients and Communities</a></li><li><a href="/aha-news/2023-01-05-aha-advertorial-strong-hospitals-help-create-healthy-communities" target="_blank">Advertorial: Strong Hospitals Help Create Healthy Communities</a></li></ul></div></div></div></div><div class="panel module-typeC"><div class="panel-heading"><h3><a href="/workforce-home" id="workforce">Workforce</a></h3><p></p></div><div class="panel-body"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-10"><h4>AHA Key Resources</h4><ul><li><a href="http://www.aha.org/system/files/media/file/2022/04/STCWorkforceDigitalToolkit_Members-04132022.pdf" target="_blank">Stories Behind the "H" Digital Toolkit</a></li><li><a href="/workforce/videos" target="_blank">Videos: #WeAreHealthcare</a></li><li><a href="/workforce-strategies" target="_blank">Report: Strengthening the Health Care Workforce – Strategies for Now, Near and Far</a></li></ul> Digital Tools </h4> <ul> <li> ... </li> </ul> --> AHA Member Advisory </h4> <ul> <li> <a href="/advisory/2022-05-06-national-nurses-march-may-12">National Nurses March on May 12</a> </li> <li> <a href="/advisory/2022-05-03-aha-releases-national-hospital-week-resources">AHA Releases Resources for National Hospital Week, May 8-14</a> </li> </ul> --><h4>Media Resources</h4><ul><li><a href="/news/blog/2024-06-26-setting-record-straight-make-believe-model-stokes-unfounded-fears-team-based-care" target="_blank">Setting the Record Straight: A Make-Believe Model Stokes Unfounded Fears of Team-Based Care</a></li><li><a href="/testimony/2023-02-15-aha-senate-statement-examining-health-care-workforce-shortages-where-do-we-go-here" target="_blank">AHA Statement for Senate Hearing on Examining Health Care Workforce Shortages: Where Do We Go From Here?</a></li><li><a href="/news/perspective/2023-02-24-supporting-todays-workforce-we-develop-solutions-future" target="_blank">Perspective: Supporting Today’s Workforce as We Develop Solutions for the Future</a></li><li><a href="https://www.realclearhealth.com/articles/2023/02/24/facing_sicker_patients_shrinking_workforce_and_financial_challenges_hospitals_need_support_now_111468.html" target="_blank">Oped: Facing Sicker Patients, Shrinking Workforce, and Financial Challenges, Hospitals Need Support Now</a></li><li><a href="/aha-news/2022-04-18-supporting-those-who-care-patients" target="_blank">Advertorial: Supporting Those Who Care for Patients, <em>USA Today,</em> April 18, 2022</a></li><li><a href="/aha-news/2022-04-25-advertorial-supporting-health-care-workers-who-support-all-us-april-25-2022" target="_blank">Advertorial: Supporting Health Care Workers who Support Us All, <em>Wall Street Journal, April 25, 2022</em></a></li></ul></div></div></div></div><div class="panel module-typeC"><div class="panel-heading"><h3><a href="/community-benefit" id="benefit">Community Benefit</a></h3><img src="/sites/default/files/2022-03/stc-fb-tw-community-700x532.png" alt="nurse examines boy" width="700" height="532"></div><div class="panel-body"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-10"><h4>AHA Key Resources</h4><ul><li><a href="/2024-09-23-estimates-value-federal-tax-exemption-and-community-benefits-provided-nonprofit-hospitals-2020" target="_blank" title="Estimates of the value of federal tax exemption and community benefits provided by nonprofit hospitals, 2020">Estimates of the value of federal tax exemption and community benefits provided by nonprofit hospitals, 2020</a><ul><li><a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-mBQ1sf2jKS0AKtC4dGBVQVIK0Nq5M7e" target="_blank" title="Promotion materials for EY report">Promotion materials for EY report</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2023/10/Results-from-2020-Tax-Exempt-Hospitals-Schedule-H-Community-Benefit-Reports.pdf" target="_blank">Tax-exempt Hospitals Provided Nearly $130 Billion in Total Benefits to their Communities</a></li><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2023/03/STC-TPs-FINAL-03142023_careforcommunity.pdf" target="_blank">Talking Points: Benefits to the Community</a></li><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2023/03/STC-TPs-03142023_tax-exempt-status-FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">Talking Points: Tax-exempt Status</a></li><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2022/06/E%26Y-Benefit-of-of-Tax-Exemption-Report-FY2019-FINAL-with-links.pdf" target="_blank">E&Y Tax Exemption Analysis Report</a></li><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2022/06/aha-2019-schedule-h-reporting.pdf" target="_blank">Tax Exempt Schedule H Analysis</a></li></ul> AHA Member Advisory </h4> <ul> <li> ... </li> </ul> <h4> Digital Tools </h4> <ul> <li> ... </li> </ul> --><h4>Media Resources</h4><ul><li><a href="/news/blog/2024-06-13-irresponsible-take-nonprofit-hospitals-value-patients-and-communities" target="_blank">Perspective: An Irresponsible Take on Nonprofit Hospitals’ Value to Patients and Communities</a></li><li><a href="/news/blog/2024-03-25-there-nothing-fair-about-lown-institutes-fair-share-report" target="_blank">Perspective: There is Nothing ‘Fair’ about the Lown Institute’s ‘Fair Share’ Report</a></li><li><a href="/news/perspective/2023-10-13-hospitals-and-health-systems-advance-health-patients-and-communities-countless-ways" target="_blank">Hospitals and Health Systems Advance Health for Patients and Communities in Countless Ways</a></li><li><a href="/news/perspective/2023-10-10-new-tunnel-visioned-report-gets-it-wrong-community-benefit" target="_blank">New Tunnel-visioned Report Gets It Wrong on Community Benefit</a></li><li><a href="/press-releases/2022-06-06-new-ey-analysis-tax-exempt-hospitals-community-benefits-nine-times" target="_blank">Press Release: New EY Analysis: Tax-Exempt Hospitals’ Community Benefits Nine Times Greater Than Value of Federal Tax Exemption</a></li><li><a href="/aha-news/2022-11-03-advertorial-hospitals-keep-communities-healthy" target="_blank">Advertorial: Hospitals Keep Communities Healthy</a></li><li><a href="/lettercomment/2022-08-01-hospitals-work-many-ways-help-create-healthy-communities" target="_blank">Advertorial: Hospitals Work in Many Ways to Help Create Healthy Communities</a></li><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2022/08/Sample%20Op-Ed%20Community%20Benefits%20FINAL%20060722.pdf" target="_blank">Sample Op-ed: Hospitals and Health Systems Investing in Their Communities</a></li></ul></div></div></div></div><div class="panel module-typeC"><div class="panel-heading"><div class="panel-heading"><h3><a href="/hospitals-against-violence" id="violence">Hospitals Against Violence</a></h3> <img alt="HAVhope graphic shows masked chiled bumping elbows with masked and gloved health worker" src="/sites/default/files/2022-08/havhope-banner-2022-version-no-date-1286px.png" /> </p> --></div><div class="panel-body"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-10"><h4>AHA Key Resources</h4><ul><li><a href="/news/perspective/2024-02-02-protecting-health-care-workers-who-care-us" target="_blank">Perspective: Protecting the Health Care Workers Who Care for Us</a></li><li><a href="/news/perspective/2023-03-03-hospitals-will-always-offer-healing-and-hope-we-stand-against-violence" target="_blank">Perspective: Hospitals Will Always Offer Healing and Hope as We Stand Up Against Violence</a></li><li><a href="/hospitals-against-violence" target="_blank">Web Page: Hospitals Against Violence</a></li><li><a href="/2020-06-05-supporting-victims-and-communities-mass-violence-incidents" target="_blank">Partnership: Supporting Victims and Communities of Mass Violence Incidents</a></li><li><a href="/news/perspective/2022-06-03-perspective-speaking-out-and-stepping-against-violence" target="_blank">Perspective: Speaking out and Stepping up Against Violence</a></li></ul> Digital Tools </h4> <ul> <li> ... </li> </ul> <h4> Media Resources </h4> <ul> <li> ... </li> </ul> --></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="col-md-6"><h2>Pushing Back on Motivated Adversaries</h2><p>Motivated adversaries work to spread biased and often inaccurate information that devalues the crucial role hospitals play in serving communities. Seizing the Conversation offers balance, rebutts inaccurate or biased studies and turns up the volume in responding to vocal critics.</p><div class="row"><div class="col-sm-4"><ul><li><a href="#costs">Costs of Caring</a></li><li><a href="#transparency">Price Transparency</a></li></ul></div><div class="col-sm-4"><ul><li><a href="#insurance">Insurance Push Back</a></li></ul></div><div class="col-sm-4"><ul><li><a href="#value">Value of Systems</a></li><li><a href="#billing">Billing</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="panel module-typeC"><div class="panel-heading"><h3><a href="/costsofcaring" id="costs">Costs of Caring</a></h3></div><div class="panel-body"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-10"><h4>AHA Key Resources</h4><ul><li><a href="/guidesreports/2024-09-10-skyrocketing-hospital-administrative-costs-burdensome-commercial-insurer-policies-are-impacting" target="_blank">Skyrocketing Hospital Administrative Costs, Burdensome Commercial Insurer Policies Impacting Patient Care</a></li><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2024/01/medicare-significantly-underpays-hospitals-for-cost-of-patient-care-infographic.pdf" target="_blank">Infographic: Medicare Significantly Underpays Hospitals for Cost of Patient Care</a></li><li><a href="/news/blog/2023-09-27-hospital-financial-health-rocky-recovery" target="_blank">Blog: Hospital Financial Health: A Rocky Recovery</a></li><li><a href="/costsofcaring" target="_blank">Report: Costs of Caring</a></li><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2024/05/Drug-Prices-and-Shortages-Increase-Hospitals-Costs-Infographic.pdf" target="_blank">Infographic: Drug Prices and Shortages Increase Hospitals’ Costs and Jeopardize Patient Access to Care</a></li><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2023/04/Cost-of-Caring-2023-The-Financial-Stability-of-Americas-Hospitals-and-Health-Systems-Is-at-Risk.pdf" target="_blank" title="The Financial Stability of America’s Hospitals and Health Systems Is at Risk as the Costs of Caring Continue to Rise ">Report: The Financial Stability of America’s Hospitals and Health Systems Is at Risk as the Costs of Caring Continue to Rise</a></li><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2023/03/STC-TPs-FINAL-03142023_financial-health.pdf" target="_blank">Talking Points: Financial Health of Hospitals</a></li><li><a href="/guidesreports/2022-09-15-current-state-hospital-finances-fall-2022-update" target="_blank">Report: 2022 Will be the Most Difficult Financial Year for Hospitals Since the Start of COVID-19</a></li><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2022/04/2022-Hospital-Expenses-Increase-Report-Final-Final.pdf" target="_blank">Report: Massive Growth in Expenses and Rising Inflation Fuel Continued Financial Challenges for America’s Hospitals and Health Systems</a></li><li><a href="/pressure-points" target="_blank">Videos and Radio Spots Featuring Hospital and Health System Leaders Discussing Challenges Facing the Field</a></li></ul> AHA Member Advisory </h4> <ul> <li> ... </li> </ul> <h4> Digital Tools </h4> <ul> <li> ... </li> </ul> --><h4>AHA Member Advisory</h4><ul><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2022/12/recent-national-media-stories-critical-of-hospitals-and-health-systems-important-resources-to-help-you-tell-your-story-advisory-12-19-22.pdf" target="_blank">New York Times "profits over patients" series</a></li><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2022/12/Member-Advisory-Article-Spotlights-Distribution-of-COVID-19-Provider-Relief-Funds-to-Hospitals.pdf" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal Provider Relief article</a></li></ul><h4>Media Resources</h4><ul><li><a href="/news/blog/2024-08-16-weak-attempt-pitting-hospitals-against-each-other-arnold-ventures-uses-third-way-advance-its-latest">A Weak Attempt at Pitting Hospitals Against Each Other: Arnold Ventures Uses Third Way to Advance Its Latest Advocacy Strategy</a></li><li><a href="https://www.modernhealthcare.com/opinion/nonprofit-hospitals-margin-charity-care-mary-haddad-rick-pollack-aha" target="_blank">Why nonprofit hospitals need to make a margin</a></li><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2024/06/Site-Neutral-Myth-vs-Fact-Infographic.pdf" target="_blank">Myth vs Fact: Site-neutral Payment Policies</a></li><li><a href="/news/blog/2024-05-23-rand-50-health-policy-equivalent-groundhog-day" target="_blank">RAND 5.0 – The Health Policy Equivalent of Groundhog Day</a></li><li><a href="/news/blog/2024-05-22-drug-prices-and-shortages-jeopardize-patient-access-quality-hospital-care" target="_blank">Drug Prices and Shortages Jeopardize Patient Access to Quality Hospital Care</a></li><li><a href="https://www.syntellis.com/resources/report/hospital-vitals-financial-and-operational-trends-23" target="_blank">Report: Hospital Vitals: Financial and Operational Trends</a></li><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2024/04/Assessing-the-Impact-of-COVID-19-on-Rural-Hospitals-report.pdf" target="_blank">Brief: Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Rural Hospitals</a></li><li><a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/3846172-working-with-congress-to-keep-our-hospitals-strong-and-communities-healthy/" target="_blank">Oped: Working with Congress to keep our hospitals strong and communities healthy</a></li><li><a href="https://www.realclearhealth.com/articles/2023/02/24/facing_sicker_patients_shrinking_workforce_and_financial_challenges_hospitals_need_support_now_111468.html" target="_blank">Oped: Facing Sicker Patients, Shrinking Workforce, and Financial Challenges, Hospitals Need Support Now</a></li></ul></div></div></div></div><div class="panel module-typeC"><div class="panel-heading"><h3><a href="/costsofcaring" id="transparency">Price Transparency</a></h3><p><img src="/sites/default/files/2022-06/blog-price-transparency-900x400.jpg" alt="Senior couple comparing invoices" width="900" height="400"></p></div><div class="panel-body"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-10"><h4>AHA Key Resources</h4><ul><li><a href="https://blog.turquoise.health/moving-into-2024-state-of-price-transparency/" target="_blank">Turquoise Health Blog: Moving into 2024: State of Price Transparency</a></li><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2023/03/STC-TPs-03142023_hospitalprices-FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">Talking Points on Hospital Prices</a></li><li><a href="/news/blog/2023-02-17-new-cms-report-shows-hospitals-and-health-systems-are-working-implement-price-transparency-policies-and" target="_blank">Blog: New CMS Report Shows Hospitals and Health Systems Are Working to Implement Price Transparency Policies and Help Patients Understand Costs</a></li><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2023/02/Fact-Sheet-Hospital-Price-Transparency-20230224.pdf" target="_blank">Fact Sheet on Price Transparency Efforts</a></li><li><a href="/news/blog/2022-05-26-blog-rand-40-still-riddled-methodology-flaws-and-incomplete-data" target="_blank">AHA Response to RAND 4.0 Study</a></li></ul> AHA Member Advisory </h4> <ul> <li> <a href="/advisory/2022-05-02-rand-expected-release-hospital-pricing-study-week">RAND Expected to Release Hospital Pricing Study This Week</a> </li> <li> <a href="/system/files/media/file/2022/06/Member-Advisory-Insurer-Transparency-2022-06-23.pdf">Health Insurer Price Transparency Rule That Takes Effect July 1 Could Spotlight Media Attention on Hospitals and Health Systems</a> </li> </ul> <h4> Digital Tools </h4> <ul> <li> ... </li> </ul> <h4> Media Resources </h4> <ul> <li> ... </li> </ul> --></div></div></div></div><div class="panel module-typeC"><div class="panel-heading"><h3><a href="/costsofcaring" id="insurance">Insurance Push Back</a></h3></div><div class="panel-body"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-10"><h4>AHA Key Resources</h4><ul><li><a href="/news/blog/2024-02-15-prior-authorization-final-rule-will-improve-patient-access-alleviate-hospital-administrative-burdens" target="_blank">Prior Authorization Final Rule Will Improve Patient Access, Alleviate Hospital Administrative Burdens</a></li><li><a href="/infographics/2023-07-11-new-consumer-poll-finds-patients-are-concerned-about-commercial-insurer-barriers-care-infographic" target="_blank">New Consumer Poll Finds Patients Are Concerned about Commercial Insurer Barriers to Care: Infographic</a></li><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2023/06/Private-Equity-and-Health-Insurers-Acquire-More-Physicians-than-Hospitals-Infographic.pdf" target="_blank">Setting the Record Straight: Private Equity and Health Insurers Acquire More Physicians than Hospitals</a></li><li><a href="/guidesreports/2022-11-01-addressing-commercial-health-plan-challenges-ensure-fair-coverage-patients-and-providers" target="_blank">Addressing Commercial Health Plan Challenges to Ensure Fair Coverage for Patients and Providers (Report, Infographic, Press Release)</a></li><li><a href="/special-bulletin/2022-07-28-aha-releases-new-report-examining-how-commercial-insurers-policies" target="_blank">Special Bulletin: AHA Releases New Report Examining How Commercial Insurers’ Policies Compromise Patient Safety</a></li><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2021/08/anticompetitive-conduct-commerical-health-insurers-0821.pdf" target="_blank">Report: Anti-Competitive Practices By Commercial Insurers</a></li><li><a href="/news/perspective/2022-07-29-protecting-access-care-confronting-commercial-insurers-harmful-policies" target="_blank">Perspective: Protecting Access to Care by Confronting Commercial Insurers’ Harmful Policies</a></li><li><a href="/news/blog/2022-05-02-five-ways-commercial-insurer-policies-drive-costs-and-hurt-patients" target="_blank">Blog: Five Ways Commercial Insurer Policies Drive Costs and Hurt Patients</a></li></ul> AHA Member Advisory </h4> <ul> <li> ... </li> </ul> <h4> Digital Tools </h4> <ul> <li> ... </li> </ul> <h4> Media Resources </h4> <ul> <li> ... </li> </ul> --></div></div></div></div><div class="panel module-typeC"><div class="panel-heading"><h3><a href="/hospital-mergers" id="value">Value of Systems</a></h3><p class="text-align-center"> <img src="/sites/default/files/2021-05/havhope-social-2021-doc-500x500.jpg" alt="HAVhope graphic shows masked chiled bumping elbows with masked and gloved health worker" /> </p> --></p></div><div class="panel-body"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-10"><h4>AHA Key Resources</h4><ul><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2023/10/2023-National-Poll-Patients-Find-Health-Systems-Deliver-on-Care-Coordination-Efficiency-and-Access-Infographic.pdf" target="_blank">Poll: Patients Find Hospital Systems Deliver on Care Coordination, Efficiency and Access</a></li><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2023/03/STC-TPs-03142023_consolidation-FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">Talking Points: Consolidation</a></li><li><a href="/hospital-mergers">Case Examples</a></li><li><a href="/guidesreports/2021-08-16-hospital-merger-benefits-econometric-analysis-revisited">Report: Hospital Merger Benefits: An Econometric Analysis Revisited</a></li><li><a href="/guidesreports/2020-02-05-eight-myths-about-hospital-mergers-and-acquisitions">Report: 8 Myths About Hospital Mergers and Acquisitions</a></li></ul> AHA Member Advisory </h4> <ul> <li> ... </li> </ul> <h4> Digital Tools </h4> <ul> <li> ... </li> </ul> <h4> Media Resources </h4> <ul> <li> <a href="/system/files/media/file/2021/05/advert-rpollack-WSJ-0521.pdf">Advertorial: Value of Health Systems Shown Clearly During the Pandemic, <em>Wall Street Journal</em>, May 2021</a> </li> <li> <a href="/system/files/media/file/2021/11/advert-rpollack-WSJ-1121.pdf">Advertorial: Fighting for Fair Health Insurance Policies for Patients and Clinicians, <em>Wall Street Journal,</em> November 2021</a> </li> </ul> --></div></div></div></div><div class="panel module-typeC"><div class="panel-heading"><h3><a href="/patientbilling" id="billing">Billing</a></h3></div><div class="panel-body"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-10"><h4>AHA Key Resources</h4><ul><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2023/03/STC-TPs-03142023_patient-billing-status-FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">Talking Points: Billing</a></li><li><a href="/patient-billing-guidelines-affirmation">Patient Billing Guidelines Affirmation</a></li><li><a href="/patientbilling" target="_blank">Issue Brief: Improving the Patient Billing Experience</a></li></ul> AHA Member Advisory </h4> <ul> <li> ... </li> </ul> <h4> Digital Tools </h4> <ul> <li> ... </li> </ul> <h4> Media Resources </h4> <ul> <li> <a href="/system/files/media/file/2021/05/advert-rpollack-WSJ-0521.pdf">Advertorial: Value of Health Systems Shown Clearly During the Pandemic, <em>Wall Street Journal</em>, May 2021</a> </li> <li> <a href="/system/files/media/file/2021/11/advert-rpollack-WSJ-1121.pdf">Advertorial: Fighting for Fair Health Insurance Policies for Patients and Clinicians, <em>Wall Street Journal,</em> November 2021</a> </li> </ul> --></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 10 Aug 2022 03:53:13 -0500 Initiatives/Campaigns /patient-billing-guidelines-affirmation <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-8"> <p>As trusted sources of health care in the community, America’s hospitals and health systems are committed to providing quality and safe care to all individuals, as well as delivering a care experience that meets patients’ needs and expectations from scheduling through payment.</p> <p>With respect to financing care, the field is united in:</p> <ul> <li>Treating all people equitably, with dignity, respect and compassion;</li> <li>Serving the emergency health care needs of all, regardless of a patient’s ability to pay; and</li> <li>Assisting patients who cannot pay for part or all of the care they receive.</li> </ul> <p>The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association’s voluntary <a href="/standardsguidelines/2020-10-15-patient-billing-guidelines" title="Review the Patient Billing Guidelines and download the PDF.">Patient Billing Guidelines</a> outline how hospitals and health systems can best serve their patients and communities, and underscore their commitment to ensuring that conversations about financial obligations do not impede care, while recognizing that determinations around financial assistance require mutual sharing of information by providers and patients.</p> <p>By signing this affirmation, you pledge that your hospital(s) and/or health system will adopt the AHA Patient Billing Guidelines. Specifically, the organization:</p> <ul> <li>To the best of its ability, assists individuals in accessing available coverage;</li> <li>Communicates clearly and directly with patients about their financial obligations and assists those who qualify for financial assistance to obtain it;</li> <li>Applies consistently and fairly its financial assistance policies; and</li> <li>Assures leadership review and accountability for implementation of its billing policies.</li> </ul> <p><em><strong>For questions about your organization making the Patient Billing Guidelines Affirmation, contact our Survey Support Team at <a href="mailto:surveysupport@aha.org?subject=Query about the Patient Billing Guidelines Affirmation">surveysupport@aha.org</a> or call our hotline at <a href="tel:1-800-530-9092">800-530-9092</a>.</strong></em></p> <hr> <h2>Resources</h2> <p><strong><a href="/infographics/2022-08-18-hospitals-and-health-systems-affirming-aha-patient-billing-guidelines" target="_blank">Hospitals and Health Systems Affirming the AHA Patient Billing Guidelines</a></strong> <img alt="lock logo" src="/themes/custom/aha/images/icons/type-MembersOnlyContent.svg"></p> <p><strong><a href="/special-bulletin/2021-10-27-special-message-affirmation-ahas-patient-billing-guidelines" target="_blank">Special Message: Affirmation of AHA’s Patient Billing Guidelines</a></strong> <img alt="lock logo" src="/themes/custom/aha/images/icons/type-MembersOnlyContent.svg"></p> <p><strong><a href="/system/files/media/file/2021/10/Improving-Patient-Billing-Experience_IB_Final_10-22-21.pdf" target="_blank" title="Improving the Patient Billing Experience: A Strategic Imperative for Hospitals and Health Systems">Issue Brief on Improving the Patient Billing Experience</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="/frequently-asked-questions-faqs/2021-10-26-affirmation-patient-billing-guidelines-frequently-asked" target="_blank" title="Click here to read the Affirmation of Patient Billing Guidelines Frequently Asked Questions.">Frequently Asked Questions about the Affirmation</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="/system/files/media/file/2021/07/tvi-mia-christina-care-0621.pdf" target="_blank">Members in Action Case Study: Implement Operational Solutions – ChristianaCare, Wilmington, Del.</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="/system/files/media/file/2021/10/tvi-mia-froedtert-Final_Oct-2021.pdf" target="_blank" title="TVI Members in Action: Implement Operational Solutions - Froedtert Health ">Members in Action Case Study: Implement Operational Solutions – Froedtert, Milwaukee, Wis.</a></strong></p> <h3>HFMA Resources</h3> <p>The Healthcare Financial Management Association, an industry leader in health care finance, offers tools and resources for improving the patient financial experience.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.hfma.org/content/dam/hfma/document/policies_and_practices/PDF/22288.pdf" target="_blank" title="Healthcare Financial Management Association: Understanding Healthcare Prices: A Consumer Guide PDF.">Understanding Healthcare Prices: A Consumer Guide</a> (<a href="https://www.hfma.org/content/dam/hfma/document/policies_and_practices/PDF/24767.pdf" target="_blank" title="Healthcare Financial Management Association: Comprensión de los precios de la salud: una guía del usuario PDF.">Spanish language version</a>).</strong> This resource helps consumers understand their health insurance coverage and identifies questions consumers can ask to get information needed for decision making. It includes information for uninsured patients as well. Designed for hospitals and health systems to post online as a consumer resource. Available in English and Spanish.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.hfma.org/content/dam/hfma/document/policies_and_practices/PDF/62146.pdf" target="_blank" title="Healthcare Financial Management Association: Avoiding Surprises in Your Medical Bills: A Guide for Consumers PDF.">Avoiding Surprises in Your Medical Bills: A Guide for Consumers</a> (<a href="https://www.hfma.org/content/dam/hfma/document/policies_and_practices/PDF/62278.pdf" target="_blank" title=" Healthcare Financial Management Association: Cómo evitar sorpresas en sus facturas médicas Una guía para los consumidores PDF.">Spanish language version</a>).</strong> The AHA, HFMA and America’s Health Insurance Plans partnered on this guide to help patients understand the questions they can ask to help avoid paying more than expected for health care services. Designed for hospitals and health systems to post online as a consumer resource. Available in English and Spanish.</p> <p><a href="https://www.hfma.org/dollars" target="_blank" title="Healthcare Financial Management Association: Healthcare Dollars & Sense"><strong>HFMA’s Healthcare Dollars & Sense initiative</strong></a> provides industry-consensus recommendations and best practices for meeting consumers’ rising expectations, helping consumers make better health care decisions, and improving the patient financial experience. Healthcare Dollars & Sense resource include:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.hfma.org/content/dam/hfma/Documents/PDFs/Price Transparency Report.pdf" target="_blank" title="Healthcare Financial Management Association: Price Transparency in Health Care Report PDF."><strong>Price Transparency in Health Care.</strong> </a>Guiding principles and recommendations for improving price transparency for consumers are presented in this report developed by a blue ribbon task force. Roles and responsibilities for hospitals and health systems, physicians and other care providers, and health plans are addressed.</li> <li><a href="https://www.hfma.org/content/dam/hfma/Documents/PDFs/patient-financial-communications-best-practices-2019.pdf" target="_blank" title=" Healthcare Financial Management Association: Patient Financial Communications Best Practice PDF."><strong>Patient Financial Communications Best Practices.</strong></a> Designed to bring consistency, clarity and transparency to financial interactions with patients, these best practices outline steps to help patients understand the price of services they receive, their insurance coverage and their individual responsibility.</li> <li><a href="https://www.hfma.org/content/dam/hfma/Documents/industry-initiatives/best-practices-medical-resolution-medical-accounts.pdf" target="_blank" title="Healthcare Financial Management Association: • Best Practices for Resolution of Medical Accounts PDF."><strong>Best Practices for Resolution of Medical Accounts.</strong></a> This report offers concrete, detailed guidance for managing patient financial responsibility, encompassing all phases of the medical accounts receivable resolution process.</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.hfma.org/content/dam/hfma/Documents/industry-initiatives/consumerism-maturity-model-exec-summary.pdf" target="_blank" title="Healthcare Financial Management Association: Maturity Model Measurement Tools for Consumerism in Healthcare PDF."><strong>Maturity Model Measurement Tools for Consumerism in Healthcare.</strong></a> This comprehensive model of the patient financial experience enables hospitals and health systems to assess their consumerism efforts and identify areas for improvement. The model explores the world of health care from the consumer’s viewpoint and the activities consumers commonly encounter when seeking and receiving health care services.</p> <h3>Other AHA Related Resources</h3> <p><strong><a href="/other-resources/2020-12-17-price-transparency-action-items">Price Transparency Action Items</a></strong> <a title="AHA Member-only Content"><img alt="lock logo" src="/themes/custom/aha/images/icons/type-MembersOnlyContent.svg"></a></p> <p><strong><a href="/assessment/2020-12-17-price-transparency-self-assessment">Price Transparency Self-assessment</a></strong> <a title="AHA Member-only Content"><img alt="lock logo" src="/themes/custom/aha/images/icons/type-MembersOnlyContent.svg"></a></p> <p><strong><a href="/other-resources/2020-12-17-price-transparency-secret-shopper-exercise">Price Transparency Shopper Exercise</a></strong> <a title="AHA Member-only Content"><img alt="lock logo" src="/themes/custom/aha/images/icons/type-MembersOnlyContent.svg"></a></p> <p><strong><a href="/2020-10-27-patient-cost-estimator-toolkit">Patient Cost Estimator Toolkit</a></strong> <a title="AHA Member-only Content"><img alt="lock logo" src="/themes/custom/aha/images/icons/type-MembersOnlyContent.svg"></a></p> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <p><a href="/system/files/media/file/2020/10/Patient-Billing-Guidelines.pdf"><img alt="Patient Billing Guidelines page 1" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="72a53918-793c-43ea-8d9c-d1b20ce93d15" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Page-1-Patient-Billing-Guidelines.png" width="1870" height="2420"></a></p> <div class="external-link spacer"><a class="btn btn-wide btn-primary" href="/system/files/media/file/2020/10/Patient-Billing-Guidelines.pdf" target="_blank" title="click here to download the Patient Billing Guidelines PDF.">Download the Patient Billing Guidelines PDF</a></div> </div> </div> </div> Sat, 23 Oct 2021 14:31:44 -0500 Initiatives/Campaigns /2020-10-07-get-involved <div class="container"><p> </p></div> Thu, 27 May 2021 08:11:49 -0500 Initiatives/Campaigns /campaign/infrastructure-advocacy-seeking-congress-support-hospitals-and-health-systems-upcoming <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-8"> <p>Congress and the Biden Administration are discussing proposals for a significant legislative package to address the nation’s infrastructure. While negotiations about the size and scope of the package, as well as whether there will be a bipartisan agreement on some pieces of the package or if Democrats will pursue it through reconciliation are still being considered, it is important that hospitals and health systems make the case that provisions to support hospitals’ and health systems’ infrastructure are included.</p> <p><strong>While your senators and representatives are in their home districts and states for the Memorial Day recess, please contact your lawmakers and urge them to prioritize hospitals and health systems in the infrastructure discussions. These priorities include:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Investing in Hospital Physical Infrastructure</li> <li>Strengthening the Health Care Workforce</li> <li>Building Capacity for Emergency Preparedness and Response</li> <li>Expanding the Digital and Data Infrastructure for Health Care</li> <li>Securing the Health Care Supply Chain</li> </ul> <p>In addition, please urge your legislators to include provisions that support the behavioral health needs of the country, as well as rural hospitals and the communities they serve.</p> <h2>Take Action</h2> <h3>Call, Tweet, or Send an Email to Your Members of Congress</h3> <p>We’ve made it easy for you to send messages – via email, phone and Twitter – to your representatives and senators. <a href="/2020-10-07-get-involved?vvsrc=/campaigns/85549/respond">View our sample messages</a> that you can personalize for your lawmakers.</p> <h3>Advocate via Social Media</h3> <p>AHA crafted messages and graphics for you to use across your organization’s social media platforms. Remember to tag your members of Congress and <a href="https://twitter.com/ahaadvocacy?lang=en" target="_blank">@AHAadvocacy</a> and use <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SupportHospitals?src=hashtag_click" target="_blank">#SupportHospitals</a> in all your messages.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/toolkitsmethodology/2021-05-26-infrastructure-advocacy-digital-toolkit">Digital Toolkit</a></li> </ul> <h2>Latest Action Alert</h2> <p><a href="/action-alert/2021-05-25-urge-your-senators-representatives-include-resources-support-hospitals-and">Urge Your Senators, Representatives to Include Resources to Support Hospitals and Health Systems in Upcoming Infrastructure Legislative Package</a> (May 27, 2021)</p> <h2>AHA Resources</h2> <ul> <li> <h4>FACT SHEET: <a href="/fact-sheets/2021-05-26-fact-sheet-ensuring-hospital-infrastructure-meets-nations-needs-today-and">Ensuring Hospital Infrastructure Meets the Nation’s Needs Today and Into the Future</a></h4> </li> <li> <h4>FACT SHEET: <a href="/fact-sheets/2021-05-26-fact-sheet-federal-investment-needed-keep-hospitals-physical-infrastructure">Federal Investment Needed to Keep Hospitals’ Physical Infrastructure Ready to Meet the Nation’s Health Care Needs</a></h4> </li> <li> <h4>FACT SHEET: <a href="/fact-sheets/2021-05-26-fact-sheet-strengthening-health-care-workforce">Strengthening the Health Care Workforce</a></h4> </li> <li> <h4>FACT SHEET: <a href="/fact-sheets/2021-05-26-fact-sheet-federal-support-needed-expand-and-modernize-health-care-digital">Federal Support Needed to Expand and Modernize Health Care Digital and Data Infrastructure</a></h4> </li> <li> <h4>FACT SHEET: <a href="/fact-sheets/2021-05-26-fact-sheet-federal-investment-needed-strengthen-national-medical-supply">Federal Investment Needed to Strengthen the National Medical Supply Chain</a></h4> </li> <li> <h4>FACT SHEET: <a href="/fact-sheets/2021-05-26-fact-sheet-infrastructure-investments-needed-support-access-care-rural">Infrastructure Investments Needed to Support Access to Care in Rural America</a></h4> </li> <li> <h4>FACT SHEET: <a href="/fact-sheets/2021-05-26-fact-sheet-federal-investment-behavioral-health-infrastructure-needed">Federal Investment in Behavioral Health Infrastructure Needed to Address Mounting Crisis</a></h4> </li> <li> <h4>FACT SHEET: <a href="/fact-sheets/2021-05-26-fact-sheet-strengthening-hospital-infrastructure-be-better-prepared">Strengthening Hospital Infrastructure to Be Better Prepared</a></h4> </li> <li> <h4>LETTER: <a href="/lettercomment/2021-04-21-aha-shares-congressional-leaders-priorities-include-infrastructure">AHA Shares with Congressional Leaders Priorities to Include in Infrastructure Legislative Package</a></h4> </li> <li> <h4>LETTER: <a href="/lettercomment/2021-03-31-aha-letter-president-biden-american-jobs-plan">AHA Letter to President Biden on the American Jobs Plan</a></h4> </li> <li> <h4>PERSPECTIVE: <a href="/news/perspective/2021-04-09-perspective-critical-infrastructure-legislation-must-include-hospitals">Critical Infrastructure Legislation Must Include Hospitals</a></h4> </li> </ul> <h2>Other Materials</h2> <ul> <li> <h4><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/28/fact-sheet-the-american-families-plan/" target="_blank">White House Fact Sheet: The American Families Plan</a></h4> </li> <li> <h4><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/03/31/fact-sheet-the-american-jobs-plan/" target="_blank">White House Fact Sheet: The American Jobs Plan</a></h4> </li> <li> <h4><a href="https://khn.org/news/article/podcast-khn-what-the-health-191-health-care-as-infrastructure-april-8-2021/" target="_blank">Kaiser Health News ‘What The Health?’ Podcast: Health Care As Infrastructure</a></h4> </li> <li> <h4><a href="https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/biden-s-2-trillion-infrastructure-plan-5-notes-for-healthcare-leaders.html" target="_blank">Becker Hospital Review: Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan: 5 notes for healthcare leaders</a></h4> </li> <li> <h4><a href="https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/public-health-infrastructure#:~:text=public%20health%20services.-,Overview,(ongoing)%20challenges%20to%20health." target="_blank">Healthy People 2020: Public Health Infrastructure</a></h4> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <div class="external-link spacer text-align-center"><a class="btn btn-wide btn-primary" href="/2020-10-07-get-involved?vvsrc=/campaigns/85549/respond" target="_blank"><span>Take Action and Contact Your Senators and Representatives</span></a></div> </div> </div> </div> Thu, 27 May 2021 07:24:00 -0500 Initiatives/Campaigns /center/community-health-improvement-week/get-inspired-improve-community-health Wed, 26 May 2021 14:25:46 -0500 Initiatives/Campaigns /campaign/senate-medicare-sequestration-moratorium-advocacy <p>The Senate is expect to soon consider bipartisan legislation introduced last week by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, that would prevent the 2% across-the-board cut to all Medicare payments, known as sequestration, from taking effect during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The AHA is asking its members to immediately help muster support in the Senate — particularly among Republicans — for the <a href="https://www.shaheen.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Medicare Sequester Relief Act.pdf" target="_blank">Medicare Sequester Relief Act (S. 748)</a>. <a href="/guidesreports/2021-03-22-covid-19-2021-pressure-continues-hospital-margins-report">New analysis</a> prepared by Kaufman, Hall & Associates, LLC and released March 23 reinforces why additional support is necessary as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten hospitals’ and healthy systems’ financial stability and their ability to continue to provide essential services to their patients and communities. Sixty votes will be needed to pass the bill in the Senate. Please let your senators know now is not the time for Medicare cuts to hospitals and health systems.</p> <h2>Take Action</h2> <h3>Call, tweet, or send an email to your members of Congress</h3> <p>We’ve made it easy for you to send messages – via email, phone and Twitter – to your senators. <a href="/2020-10-07-get-involved?vvsrc=/campaigns/82052/respond">View our sample messages that you can personalize for your lawmakers.</a></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.votervoice.net/AHA/campaigns/82052/respond" target="_blank">Urge Your Senators to Provide Financial Relief for Hospitals & Health Systems Before April 1</a></li> </ul> <h3>Advocate via social media</h3> <p>AHA crafted messages and graphics for you to use across your organization’s social media platforms. Remember to tag your members of Congress and <a href="https://twitter.com/AHAAdvocacy" target="_blank">@AHAadvocacy</a> and use <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23supporthospitals" target="_blank">#SupportHospitals</a> in all your messages.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2021/03/Advocacy-Toolkit-032321.doc.docx">Digital toolkit</a></li> </ul> <h2>Latest Action Alert</h2> <ul> <li><a herf="" href="/system/files/media/file/2021/03/032321-Alert-Sequester.pdf">Contact Your Senators and Urge Them to Support Bill to Extend Moratorium on Medicare Sequester Cuts</a></li> </ul> <h2>Resources</h2> <ul> <li><strong>FACT SHEET:</strong> <a href="/system/files/media/file/2020/11/aha-forgiveness-accelerated-payment-for-hospitals-1120.pdf">Accelerated Payment Relief for All Hospitals</a></li> <li><strong>FACT SHEET:</strong> <a href="/fact-sheets/2021-03-09-fact-sheet-medicare-sequester-relief-needed-health-providers-during-covid-19">Medicare Sequester Relief Needed for Health Providers During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency</a></li> <li><strong>FACT SHEET:</strong> <a href="/fact-sheets/2021-03-16-hospitals-face-continued-financial-challenges-one-year-covid-19-pandemic">Hospitals Face Continued Financial Challenges One Year into the COVID-19 Pandemic</a></li> <li><strong>LETTER:</strong> <a href="/lettercomment/2021-03-02-aha-other-health-care-provider-groups-urge-congress-extend-relief-medicare">AHA, Other Health Care Provider Groups Urge Senate to Extend Relief From Medicare Sequester</a></li> <li><strong>SPECIAL BULLETIN:</strong> <a href="/special-bulletin/2021-03-19-house-passes-bill-would-extend-moratorium-2-medicare-sequester-cuts">House Passes Bill that Would Extend Moratorium on 2% Medicare Sequester Cuts Through End of 2021</a></li> <li><strong>SPECIAL BULLETIN:</strong> <a href="/special-bulletin/2021-03-12-bill-introduced-would-extend-moratorium-2-medicare-sequester-cuts">Bill Introduced that Would Extend Moratorium on 2% Medicare Sequester Cuts</a></li> </ul> Tue, 23 Mar 2021 10:16:53 -0500 Initiatives/Campaigns