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Landing pages for the American Hospital Association's top advocacy issues.
The Hospitals Against Violence Initiative (HAV) is proud to partner with the National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center (NMVVRC) to provide resources and support surrounding incidents of mass violence for the communities and patients served by our hospitals and health systems.
This can be through migration to Accountable Care Organization Models, Patient Centered Medical Homes or other Alternative Payment Models.
At the upstream end of the value-based payment spectrum, organizations can assume full risk for a population through capitated payments, global budgets, and provider led insurance plans.
In the 14 years since passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and 9 years since the passage of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), there have been numerous programs developed by Medicare, states and commercial payers to support the movement to outcomes or value-based…
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The AHA has worked with hospitals and health systems to share tools that help build a culture of patient safety and adopt best practices.
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Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, health care workers across the nation have experienced a sharp increase in incidences of workplace violence, with no sign that this trend is receding. Despite the diligent efforts of hospitals and health systems to prevent violence, health care workers…
Commercial health plan abuses must be addressed to ensure fair coverage for patients and providers. The AHA has worked to hold health plans accountable through letters, statements, white papers, member updates and earned media.
Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) prevention and reduction are longstanding quality and patient safety priorities.