Delivery System Transformation
The U.S. health care system continues to grapple with increased chronic disease management, changing demographics, increased responsibility around care coordination and medical homes, and the elimination of disparities in care. Hospitals will play a significant role in creating and implementing new…
With the recent rounds of health insurance company merger and acquisition activity, many hospital executives and their boards may be wondering if a provider-owned plan might make sense for them.
In pursuit of its longstanding vision of a "society of healthy communities where all individuals reach their highest potential for health,” the American Hospital Association supports hospitals, health systems and related organizations in engaging in strategic initiatives that together…
Trustee talking points
Homelessness is a growing problem in many communities, and many health systems are stepping up to be part of the solution.
In the era of population health management, housing initiatives can have a positive return on investment if they help reduce avoidable emergency…
Millions of Americans in both urban and rural communities are unable to access essential health care services. A new report from the American Hospital Association, Task Force on Ensuring Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities, offers nine innovative ways to improve access for vulnerable…
Trustee talking points
Health care is undergoing rapid transformation, and developments in 2017 should prove no exception.
Hospital trustees need to stay on top of trends sweeping the field.
New payment structures, cost pressures and system integration — combined with …
Telehealth connects patients to vital health care services though videoconferencing, remote monitoring, electronic consults and wireless communications.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last year set the ambitious goal of tying 30 percent of Medicare fee-for-service payments to quality or value through alternative payment models by the end of 2016 and 50 percent by the end of 2018.
The agency announced in May that it had already…
Trustees of nonprofit health care organizations appreciate that revenue from fee-for-service reimbursement has been the basis for keeping their institutions financially sustainable over many years. Such revenue has provided capital to start new programs, build facilities, recruit physicians and…
Developing and sustaining hospital-community partnerships are crucial parts of transforming health care and building a "culture of health."