Guides/Reports
American Hospital Association guides and reports for members and the health care field.
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have the promise to transform how health care is delivered by sharing financial awards among providers that realize savings in health care spending while improving quality. These authors review the October 2011 regulatory policy statements related to the…
To perform the study, Health System Change researchers conducted 114 interviews in 2010 with participating organizations, which included 24 physician practices, 48 community pharmacies and three mail-order pharmacies actively transmitting or receiving prescriptions via Surescripts.
During this 90 minute session, speakers discussed how to effectively engage patients and their families in systems of care at the senior leadership level. Participants heard from a family who was affected by medical error, and how they are actively involved with their local health care organization…
Nearly one-quarter of privately insured colon surgery patients are readmitted to the hospital within three months of discharge at a cost of roughly $9,000 per readmission, according to Johns Hopkins researchers, who've identified a major area for quality improvement and cost reduction in…
The National Committee for Quality Assurance starts an accountable care organization accreditation , looking at seven critical areas that will allow hospitals, physicians and other providers to qualify for ACOs.
Medicare Shared Savings Program Powerpoint Presentation
RWJF video details three perspectives on the need for cost information
An international survey of adults living with health problems and complex care needs found that patients in the United States are much more likely than those in 10 other high-income countries to forgo needed care because of costs and to struggle with medical debt. In all the countries surveyed,…