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Working at all levels to improve community health

Ashley Thompson, AHA senior vice president of public policy analysis and development, shares some ways AHA is engaged in advocacy and public policy efforts to support national strategies and provide resources to advance community health.
Case Studies

The Value of Health Systems During the COVID-19 Pandemic: SCL Health – Broomfield, Colorado

Health systems often serve as the major employer in their communities and serve as conveners of key stakeholders to leverage new strategies.
News

Colorado hospitals, OB providers partner to reduce preterm, low-birthweight deliveries

Colorado hospitals and obstetrics providers are collaborating on a two-year initiative to reduce preterm and low-birthweight deliveries to no more than 9.6% and 7.8% of live births, respectively, t
Special Bulletin
Member

CMS Issues CY 2021 Proposed Rule for Home Health Payment System

AHA’s analysis of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed rule to update the home health prospective payment system for calendar year 2021.
Case Studies
Public

Clarinda Regional Health Center (CRHC) - Home for the Holidays

What is it?Initiated by CRHC’s emergency medical services (EMS) team, the program offers free, round-trip transportation services from a care facility to a family gathering and back during
Letter/Comment
Public

AHA to Department of Justice Re: False Claims Act investigations

The AHA urges the Department of Justice to establish a task force to conduct False Claims Act investigations into commercial health insurance companies that are found to routinely deny patients access to services and deny payments to health care providers.
Event

AHA Virtual Conference - Navigating a New Reality – Health Care Leaders Confront the Future

Join the American Hospital Association September 14-16 for a virtual event brought to you by the AHA Center for Health Innovation and the Society for Health Care Strategy and Market Development that will convene the field’s leading thinkers, strategists and doers – including innovators who are shifting traditional business models in this dramatically different environment.
Resources

Population Health Management

The Population health Management page contains current initiatives and resources related to improving care coordination and patient engagement supported by appropriate financial and care models.
Letter/Comment
Public

AHA Comments on Potential Rulemaking to Improve Electronic Prior Authorization Processes

AHA's comments to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, expressing strong support for creating a useable, scalable and efficient solution to help reduce prior authorization impacts on patients and providers.
News

Chair File: Responding to COVID-19 – Caring for Patients and Communities

As our nation’s strategy to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to evolve, hospitals and health systems remain on the front lines of this outbreak.