Guides/Reports

黑料正能量 Association guides and reports for members and the health care field.

The decision to convert to a UCC is a complex undertaking that would have a critical impact on a hospital and its community. The AHA designed this tool to help hospitals and health systems determine whether the UCC is right for their communities.
This critique examines the prototype Medicare payment system for post-acute care (PAC) developed by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) in 2016.
Introduction Hospitals provide benefits to their communities in a multitude of ways, a portion of which is captured by the IRS Form 990 Schedule H. They not only provide financial assistance and absorb underpayments from means-tested government programs such as Medicaid, but also incur losses due鈥
The AHA is focusing on several areas, including health equity and eliminating care disparities, violence and workplace safety, health system and community collaborations to advance health, and social determinants of health. AHA is working to build on this agenda through innovative campaigns and鈥
This report identifies the practical barriers to achieving the goals of a value-based payment system created by current laws and recommends specific legislative changes.
This report outlines two distinct analyses of the questions relating to the benefits achieved through hospital combinations and the 鈥渕erger-specificity鈥澛 of those benefits.
Suggestions on Framing the Benefits of Hospital Mergers Monica Noether, Ph.D. and Sean May, Ph.D. January 2017