Rural issues
By collaborating, hospital providers have expanded access, improved efficiency, enhanced the health of the population and maximized resource utilization by avoiding unnecessary duplication of services while directing patients toward the appropriate site of service.
Priya Bathija, staff liaison to the AHA Board Task Force, reviewed the report on Ensuring Access in Vulnerable Communities and discussed the nine strategies which these communities could consider to protect access to essential health care services.
"Super-utilizers" refers to a small section of the population accounting for a large portion of emergency room visits and puts a heavy burden on hospital services and public health budgets.
This issue of the CAH Update reviews Hill action on efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), reviews the federal budget, identifies AHA's advocacy agenda and outlines recent rulemaking and regulatory policy concerns effecting CAHs.
This issue of the Small or Rural Update reviews the state of play on several legislative and regulatory issues of particular importance to small and rural hospitals such as The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Also, please make plans to attend AHA's Rural Leadership Conference, Feb. 4-7.
2017 Webinar and Conference Call Series
October 19, 2017 Emergency Medical Centers to Ensure a Medical Presence
Agenda:
On Feb. 9, Congress passed and President Trump signed into law the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, a massive budget bill containing a number of priorities important to hospitals and health systems. In addition to funding the government until March 23, the bill also raises the debt ceiling and sets…
On February 9, Congress passed and President Trump signed into law the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, a massive budget bill containing a number of priorities important to hospitals and health systems. In addition to funding the government until March 23, the bill also raises the debt ceiling and…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday released a congressionally-mandated report on the public health burden of traumatic brain injury in children and policy options to support care management for these children.