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This report discusses the process of conducting a Health Impact Assessment and proposes a business case for the enhanced role of HIAs in the community health promotion.
Given economic and industry trends related to the worldwide financial markets, the nation's economy, and U.S. health care reform, access to external capital has become more important than ever for hospitals nationwide.
Melinda Hatton, general counsel and senior vice president of the AmericanHospital Association provides feedback on the impact of the antitrust laws on ournation's hospital, and hospitals' efforts to improve the quality and efficiency of care.
Reducing MRSA Rates in Post-acute Care
As Part of the Application for the Increase in a Hospitals FTE Cap\(s\)under Section 5503 of the Affordable Care Act
As Part of the Application for the Increase in a Hospital's FTE Cap\(s\)under Section 5506 of the Affordable Care Act: Preservation of FTE Cap Slotsfrom Teaching Hospitals that Close
The AHA joined several hospital groups in filing an amicus brief in a lawsuit in the federal district court in Florida challenging the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
This multi-case study describes how eight hospitals used Lean Six Sigma to examine and improve work processes and identify causes and targeted solutions for failure to clean hands.
The Urgency of Health System Reforms to Ensure Respect for Patients' Wishes and Accountability for Excellence In Care Report and Recommendations of the Massachusetts Expert Panel on End-of-Life Care In preparing this report, we found substantial, convincing and…