Toolkits/Methodology
American Hospital Association toolkits and methodologies for members and the health care field.
The Health Research and Educational Trust Disparities Toolkit is a Web-based tool that provides hospitals, health systems, clinics, and health plans information and resources for systematically collecting race, ethnicity, and primary language data from patients.
This toolkit distills the elements of the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care (National CLAS Standards) framework and is intended to help guide the efforts of HCOs to evaluate the implementation of the National CLAS Standards across…
The Protocol for Responding to and Assessing Patients’ Assets, Risks, and Experiences (PRAPARE) Implementation and Action Toolkit is designed to provide interested users with the resources, best practices, and lessons learned to guide implementation, data collection, and responses to social…
Twelve principles to examine the power of the relationships between the health sector and communities.
The AHA Task Force on Ensuring Access in Vulnerable Communities examined ways in which the access to and delivery of care could be improved. During that process, the Task Force grappled with the reality that, in vulnerable communities, even if quality care is available, social determinants often…
National Suicide Prevention Week and National Suicide Prevention Month provide an important opportunity to educate the public about suicide prevention and make difference for those impacted by suicide. This toolkit provides an overview of how you can help amplify the message of AFSP’s campaign for…
Please urge your legislators to include provisions that support the behavioral health needs of the country, as well as rural hospitals and the communities they serve. To that end, we have crafted messages and graphics for you to use across your organization’s social media platforms.
Congress is now considering a health care legislative package before the April congressional recess that is slated to begin March 29. This health care package is an opportunity to extend the moratorium on Medicare sequester cuts that are currently scheduled to go into effect on April 1 without…
Hospitals and health systems were projected to experience over $323 billion in financial losses through the end of 2020, according to two studies we released last year. Many of the same financial challenges persist this year as the COVID-19 crisis continues.
The AHA engaged the law firm Zuckerman Spaeder to develop a toolkit to help hospitals and health systems understand their patients’ ERISA rights better.