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Hospitals are redoubling their efforts to identify and eliminate disparities in care. The #123forEquity Pledge to Act Campaign is one way you can get involved.
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Etnicidade , Disparidades em Assistência à Saúde/estatística & dados numéricos , Garantia da Qualidade dos Cuidados de Saúde , American Hospital Association , Acessibilidade aos Serviços de Saúde , Humanos , Objetivos Organizacionais , Estados UnidosRESUMO
Our nation is in the midst of unprecedented change, and healthcare is in the thick of it. To better serve the needs of individuals we are placing greater emphasis on improving the patient experience; we are focused like a laser beam on enhancing quality and patient safety; and we are striving to increase value and make care affordable.
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Relações Comunidade-Instituição , Acessibilidade aos Serviços de Saúde , Hospitais Comunitários , Estados UnidosRESUMO
Over the past decade, the top leadership of the nation's hospitals formulated their business plans on the twin premises that more people would have comprehensive health insurance and that the reimbursement system was moving inexorably toward value-based payment. Modern Healthcare reporter Steven Ross Johnson recently asked American Hospital Association CEO Rick Pollack what impact the election will have on those basic assumptions. The following is an edited transcript.
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Economia Hospitalar , Formulação de Políticas , Mecanismo de Reembolso/economia , Cobertura do Seguro , Seguro Saúde , Política , Estados UnidosRESUMO
Rick Pollack, the American Hospital Association's new president and CEO, shares his perspective on advocacy.
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American Hospital Association , Manobras Políticas , Liderança , Objetivos Organizacionais , Estados UnidosRESUMO
When trustees tell their hospital's story, legislators will listen.
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Comunicação , Manobras Políticas , Curadores , Administradores Hospitalares , Formulação de Políticas , Estados UnidosRESUMO
Election day is fast approaching and the debate over the federal deficit is heating up. No one can do a better job of explaining the challenges in health care than you.