The Value Initiative
Hospitals are driving value in their communities. Affordable health care is one of the biggest concerns facing families, employers and government, and America鈥檚 hospitals are tackling the challenge head on. Through AHA鈥檚 The Value Initiative, we are leading the health care field on the issues of affordability and value.
AHA鈥檚 Issue briefs frame the issue of affordability and can be used by hospitals and health systems to initiate conversations with stakeholders in their communities. Areas of focus include examination of the cost drivers in the system and debunking the 鈥渕yths鈥 of what are driving health care costs鈥
Profiles of Interviewed Health Systems - Compendium: Hospitals and Health Systems Prepare for a Value-driven Future
Addressing Affordability Through the Lens of Value
The Care Transitions Intervention (CTI) Program at Sharp Grossmont Hospital (SGH) provides 30-day post-discharge care transition coaching and community resources for underinsured or uninsured vulnerable patients (including homeless and refugee populations).
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When Leaders at Parkland Health & Hospital System, a safety-net hospital in Dallas, launched a program for administering long-term antibiotics to patients, they were seeking to address two problems: disparities in the delivery of health care services and the inappropriate use of health care鈥
Data analyses of key affordability measures and information on the latest trends, based on current data, to help inform the hospital field. The first, a TrendWatch and compendium provide information to help hospitals and health systems evaluate which value-based payment models鈥
National spending for hospital care grew just 1.9% over the 12 months that ended in September, the lowest rate since September 2011, according to the latest report from Altarum Institute's Center for Sustainable Health Spending. The report also notes a low rate of hospital employment growth for鈥
The rapidly rising costs of prescription drugs is causing significant financial challenges for patients and their care providers.
Many groups, including the AHA, are evaluating options for addressing this important issue. However, one recent proposal, which is seriously misguided, would reduce a鈥