Infographics
American Hospital Association infographics for members and the health care field.
127 million patients treated in emergency departments. 3.5 million babies delivered. 659 million outpatient visits. 27 million surgeries performed. Each hospital job supports nearly three additional jobs. 6.3 million persons directly employed by hospitals nationwide. 23.4 million total jobs…
Defining Behavioral Health: Behavioral health disorders include both mental illness and substance-use disorders. Persons with behavioral health care needs may suffer from either or both types of conditions as well as physical comorbidities.
Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders are the single largest complication of pregnancy and childbirth.
Commercial health insurer policies and administrative practices delay patient care, overburden clinicians and add unnecessary costs to the health care system, according to a new poll of health care consumers conducted by the Morning Consult.
Nurses report insurers' administrative requirements: 84% Delay patients' access to necessary care; 74% Reduce patients' quality of care; 63% Interfere with patients being transferred to the right care setting. Physicians report insurers' administrative requirements: 80% Affect their ability to…
Private equity, physician groups and health insurers have acquired the vast majority of physician practices during the last five years. Percentage of acquired physicians by type, 2019-2023. Private equity: 65%; Physician Medical Groups: 14%; Health Insurers: 11%; Hospitals and Health Systems: 6%;…
Americans depend on hospitals providing 24/7 access to care. Hospitals serve all patients, regardless of ability to pay. Hospitals serve as a safety net for vulnerable populations. Hospitals must have the resources to respond to local disasters. Medicare fails to pay its fair share of these costs.…
Millions of people living in rural areas depend on their community’s hospital as an important — and often the only — source of local care. Rural hospitals provide care close to home and serve as economic anchors in the areas they serve. But they face major challenges, and further federal support…
Certain commercial health insurer policies and administrative practices delay patient care, overburden clinicians and withhold critical payments from providers.