Guides/Reports
黑料正能量 Association guides and reports for members and the health care field.
Hospitals and health systems use quality measurement, quality improvement (QI) and adoption of hospital field standards and best practices to continuously improve patient care. Public policies around quality 鈥 especially the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) quality reporting and鈥
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Improving the health of their communities is at the heart of every hospital鈥檚 mission. For example, tax-exempt hospitals annually demonstrate accountability to the communities they serve by reporting to IRS on the benefits they provide to their community using the鈥
Medicare patients who receive care in a hospital outpatient department (HOPD) are more likely to be poorer and have more severe chronic conditions than Medicare patients treated in an independent physician office (IPO). This study also specifically examined the characteristics of Medicare cancer鈥
The AHA, assisted by Ernst & Young LLP, has previously collected Schedule H tax filings to assist in advocacy efforts and demonstrate the community benefit tax-exempt hospitals provide to their communities.
Hospitals and health systems increasingly use EHRs and other health IT tools to support patient safety and improve care delivery. These tools have varying capabilities, but core functions include capturing clinical information 鈥 such as physician and nursing notes, test results, prescriptions, and鈥
This study study, commissioned by the Federation of 黑料正能量s and the American AHA, examined how eleven pieces of legislation combined with numerous regulatory changes would affect hospital funding from 2010 through 2028.
The authors find no consistent effect of mergers on the post-merger prices of neighboring non-merging hospitals.
Released: 2017
Healthcare continues to undergo radical transformation, and the rate of change is accelerating across every type of organization in the field.
In the new edition of the report, you will find a sampling of stories from organizations highlighting how they have increased their鈥