Care Delivery
AHA publishes the Environmental Scan annually to identify emerging trends that will help hospital and health care leaders plan strategically. For more information click here.
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase & Co. will create an independent company “free from profit-making incentives and constraints” to address health care for their U.S. employees, the organizations announced today.
The 2016 chairman's columns have focused on inspiring stories about hospitals and health systems that are providing exceptional care to impact lives and transform communities all across the country.
Hospitals are working to achieve all elements of the Triple Aim by redesigning traditional ways of delivering care to patients and the community. This collection of case studies features three hospitals and health systems:
SCL Health – Denver, Colorado
Press Release
Statement on CMS' New Bundled Payments for Cardiac Care and Hip Fractures
Tom Nickels
Executive Vice President Government Relations and Public Policy
July 25, 2016
Adoption of these new systems can be facilitated by new and innovative payment models that center on individual and community needs, rewarding high-quality with desired individual and population health outcomes.
To achieve these goals, hospital leaders are designing new care delivery systems. Adoption of these new systems can be facilitated by new and innovative payment models that center on individual and community needs by rewarding high-quality.
This guide describes how HCAHPS data should be used in context with other information about organizational performance. It highlights cultural elements necessary to build a firm foundation for HCAHPS success.