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Proposed 2022 Outpatient PPS Addendum A and B Compared to 2021 Spreadsheets and Lookup Tool
Attached are three spreadsheets, one comparing relative weights and payment rates at the APC level, using the 2022 proposed rule Addendum A compared to Addendum A effective July 1, 2021, as downloa
New AHA Report: Building Value for the Future Through Integration
A new AHA report highlights some of the significant changes and future challenges that impact hospitals and health systems.
Case Study: Avera Behavioral Health
Rural areas have the highest rates of suicide and drug overdoses in the nation, according to the Centers fo
Provider and Payer Joint Venture to Advance Value-Based Care
Providers and insurers have been working together for years to align incentives on payment and quality, but Delaware-based ChristianaCare and Highmark Health Options are taking their relationship a step further. They’ve established a 10-year deal to create a new for-profit joint venture company aimed at reducing costs and advancing value-based care.
Comparison of Care in Hospital Outpatient Departments and Independent Physician Offices
Medicare patients who receive care in a hospital outpatient department (HOPD) are more likely to be poorer and have more severe chronic conditions than Medicare patients treated in an independent physician office (IPO), according to a study released today by the AHA. The study also specifically examined the characteristics of Medicare cancer patients seen in HOPDs and IPOs and found similar results.
Rural Case Study: The Hospital as a Convener in Rural Communities
In this case study, AHA’s Future of Rural Health Care Task Force explores how rural hospitals can establish themselves as conveners in their communities, working alongside other stakeholders to improve health outcomes.
Humana CMO Evaluates Prospects for Improved Payer-Provider Alignment
Confidence in value-based arrangements has grown during the pandemic, notes William Shrank, M.D., chief medical officer at Humana.
COVID-19 in 2021: Pressure Continues on Hospital Margins Report
For America’s hospitals, positive margins create the ability to invest in new facilities, treatments, and technologies to better care for patients, and to build reserves to be ready for a future made highly uncertain due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
AHA All-Member Live Advocacy Event March 16, 2021, Digital Toolkit
Congress is now considering a health care legislative package before the April congressional recess that is slated to begin March 29. This health care package is an opportunity to extend the moratorium on Medicare sequester cuts that are currently scheduled to go into effect on April 1 without additional congressional action.
Members in Action Maternal Case Study: Partnering to Improve Birth Outcomes in a Rural Community
In 2015, Kearny launched the Pioneer Baby program in partnership with KU School of Medicine-Wichita to improve pregnancy and birth outcomes by reducing pregnancy complications, premature births, low- or extremely high-birth weight, and cesarean sections while increasing breastfeeding rates.