Clinical Integration
A report by economists Margaret Guerin-Calvert and Guillermo Israilevich with Compass Lexecon which provides an in-depth examination of the costs hospitals incur in providing patient care and why those costs may differ among various types of hospitals, as well as the relationship of costs to prices…
Assessment of Cost Trends and Price Differences for U.S. Hospitals - A PowerPoint Overview
Five Barriers to Clinical Integration in Hospitals \(and what to do about them\)
Accountable Care Organizations Presentation by Hospital Experiences in Implementing Bundling and Accountable Care Organizations by Edward G. Murphy, M.D.
Accountable Care Organization Presentation: Acute Care Episode Demonstration by David Vadewater
Legal and regulatory barriers
Clinical integration can improve the quality and efficiency of our health care system; however, current legal barriers frustrate reform efforts. The nation needs laws and regulations that encourage or at least do not impede our progress in improving care and care delivery for patients.
As your national representative, the AHA is working to ensure that the needs of hospitals and the communities they serve are reflected in any health care reform legislation that is passed this year.