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Issue Paper: Clinical Integration
To expertly execute a dribble handoff in basketball, communication between teammates is key. How to effectively execute end-of-shift patient handoffs? Again, communication is key. The traditional nursing end-of-shift handoff process at University of Missouri Health Care, Columbia, Mo., involved…
Twelve national organizations, including the AHA, today urged the U.S. Solicitor General to file an amicus brief in support of the providers in a U.S. Supreme Court case concerning whether Medicaid recipients and providers may sue to ensure that states comply with the federal Medicaid statute and…
The AHA and ASHHRA oppose any modifications to the procedures and standards for determining appropriate bargaining units that could erect obstacles to the integrated delivery of acute and nonacute care.
Government, businesses, insurance companies and many others must act to help make health care more affordable.
Hospitals are the place where the most complex care is provided for ill and injured patients, and they account for the largest share \(33 percent\) of the health care dollar. Spending on hospital care has grown more slowly than spending on other health services as hospitals worked hard to make care…
Assessment of Cost Trends and Price Differences for U.S. Hospitals