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Blogs from AHA leaders and members on the latest health care issues.
The AHA Committee on Performance Improvement鈥檚 new report explores key components of workforce. It is intended to foster a national conversation about why the alignment between workforce planning and development and operations is critically needed now. Changing care delivery models, changing鈥
While Congress passed a budget resolution last month 鈥渦nlocking鈥 the reconciliation process to repeal and replace or repair the Affordable Care Act, the January 27 deadline for the committees of jurisdiction to develop substantive legislation has come and gone. That鈥檚 why the options outlined鈥
Hospitals and health systems are on a journey that promises to take them to a place where they can improve the lives of thousands of people all at once, not just the health of one patient at a time 鈥 where their success in addressing the social determinants of health within the communities they鈥
One of the best parts of my job is getting to travel the country and meet the women and men who are leading the way in redefining the 鈥淗鈥 and transforming health care. Rodney Nelson, president and CEO of the Mackinac Straits Health System in St. Ignace, MI, is one of those leaders.
With the AHA as a founding member, the Coalition to Protect America鈥檚 Health Care began almost 17 years ago as a major communications initiative of hospitals, national, state, regional and metropolitan hospital associations and businesses. It鈥檚 dedicated to telling the hospital story and helping鈥
What are vulnerable communities? They鈥檙e communities in rural and inner-city America that lack access to primary care or are hobbled by a poor economy, high rates of uninsured and low health literacy, among other things.
For the millions of Americans who live in them, the local hospital is an鈥
In the second week of the Trump Administration, and the second month of the 115th Congress, health care issues have taken center stage like never before: repeal and replace (or repair) of the Affordable Care Act, 鈥渞estructuring鈥 Medicaid, 鈥渕odernizing鈥 Medicare鈥ot to mention the health policy and鈥
Hospitals鈥 contribution to their communities extends far beyond their role as health care cornerstones. As the most recent update of our annual report on hospitals鈥 economic impact makes clear, they also are economic anchors, providing the stability and growth that contributes greatly to the鈥
As a steward of its community鈥檚 health, North Philadelphia鈥檚 Temple University Hospital knows it is uniquely positioned to address the public health crisis posed by gun violence.
Rapid change in the health care field has led hospital leaders to search for new ways to reduce costs, increase the quality of care, and preserve access to care, so they can continue to meet their patients鈥 needs. For some hospitals, mergers may be the right path to meet these goals. This week the鈥