Guides and Reports
American Hospital Association guides and reports for members and the health care field.
This report specifically examines the benefits provided to communities by nonprofit hospitals and systems and reported to the IRS in Form 990 Schedule H.
Report shows hospitals outperform pre-pandemic levels, boosting patient safety, care experience and workforce resilience.
Rural hospitals play a vital role in the health and economic stability of their communities, serving as lifelines for care and major local employers.
The cyberattack on Change Healthcare in February 2024 disrupted health care operations on an unprecedented national scale.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) released a new analysis conducted by the prominent health care economics and policy consulting firm Dobson DaVanzo & Associates, LLC (Dobson).
The AHA's 2025-2027 Strategic Plan is rooted in four core disciplines — advocacy and representation, thought leadership, knowledge exchange and agents of change — which define AHA’s approach to providing value to members and advancing our field’s goals.
TrendWatch Chartbook analyzes the latest in hospital and health system trends. It is produced by the AHA. Charts will be updated annually as new data become available. The last update was August 30, 2022.
Focusing on societal factors benefits patient care and serves as an avenue to meet hospitals’ strategic goals including advancing equity, improving quality and outcomes, reducing costs, and building community engagement and trust.
This report using data analyzed by Vizient shows that hospital performance on key patient safety and quality measures is better in the first quarter of 2024 than it was right before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Between 2022 and 2023, care denials increased an average of 20.2% and 55.7% for commercial and Medicare Advantage (MA) claims, respectively.