Financial Management

Representatives of our nation’s hospitals and health systems, ask Congressional leaders to prevent the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go sequester from taking effect.
U.S. hospitals and health systems in September experienced their ninth consecutive month of negative operating margins, according to the report released yesterday by Kaufman Hall. Median operating margins were down 46% in September compared to a year ago, driven by declining revenues and discharges…
A new AHA video features hospital and health system leaders from across the country sharing how severe financial pressures are jeopardizing access to care and services for patients in their communities. Visit AHA’s Pressure Points webpage for more information and resources about the challenges…
Kaufman Hall discusses hospital bond covenant requirements, implications of covenant breaches, and steps to take if covenants are violated.
As Congress begins to focus on its end of the year agenda for 2022, America’s hospitals and health systems respectfully request that you consider the following priorities.
To achieve their mission of keeping people healthy and provide lifesaving care and essential public health services, hospitals and health systems must remain financially viable.
Hosted by the American Hospital Association in partnership with American Society of Anesthesiologists  Explore the factors that affect perioperative performance, the impact it has on your organization, and best practices to improve the patient and clinician experience with limited resources.…
Speakers share updates on AHA efforts to address unfair commercial health insurance practices and orient participants with a new tool to help hospitals identify opportunities to reduce operational challenges — the Insurer Watch dashboard, powered by the AHA Vitality Index™.
Operating margins for U.S. hospitals and health systems were down 24% in August compared to a year ago, driven in large part by a 7.2% increase in labor expenses, according to data from over 900 hospitals reported yesterday by Kaufman Hall.
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