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This report explores the unique role of hospitals and its critical importance to the health care system; analyzes the nature of demand and the basic and specialized resources required to meet it; outlines the capacity and financing pressures hospitals face in maintaining this role; and frames…
CMS' Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS site
Hospitals interested in receiving a meaningful use incentive payment must:
AHA's "Appropriate Use of Medical Resources" white paper offers innovative solutions for reducing non-beneficial healthcare services. Learn about appropriate blood management, antimicrobial stewardship, inpatient admissions, elective percutaneous coronary intervention, and intensive care unit use.
The AHA presents the 2015 HAVE Award Winners.
More and more hospitals and health systems are leading community collaborations to create positive, healthy experiences for young people. In La Crosse, Wisc., Gundersen Health System has been collaborating with the YMCA Community Teen Center for seven years. This safe drop-in center—free of…
In this study, the research team sought to compare the performance of provider-sponsored health plans (PSHPs) versus the three largest nonprovider- sponsored health plans (NPSHPs) in their markets, based on publicly reported data for the period 2011-2013. The findings indicate that the performance…
Vince Oliver, CEO and superintendent of Island Hospital in Anacortes, Wash. is the 2015 winner of the American Hospital Association's Shirley Ann Munroe Leadership Award.