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AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference Provides Practical Solutions, Meaningful Perspectives and Proven Approaches to Strengthen Rural Health
The 39th Annual AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference will be held Feb. 8-11 in San Antonio, Texas. The conference brings together senior executives, physician leaders, trustees and nurse executives from the nation's leading rural hospitals and health systems to share actionable strategies and resources aimed at improving access to care, leveraging unique workforce approaches and implementing digital technologies.
New Study: Physician-owned Hospitals Threaten Patient Access and Financial Viability of Full-service Sole Community Hospitals
Results from a new Dobson | DaVanzo study further support retaining the ban on new Physician-Owned Hospitals (POHs) and explain the damage of expanding POHs in rural communities.
Helping Rural Hospitals Meet Their Mission of Caring for Patients and Communities
Nov. 20 is National Rural Health Day.
Navigating Disruption: What CFOs and Their Teams Need to Know Now
The health care field has entered a period of disruption, from sweeping coverage changes to the rise of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled tools.
Chair File: Protecting 340B and Access to Care
For more than 30 years, thanks to bipartisan congressional support, the 340B program has helped eligible hospitals stretch limited federal resources to reduce the price of outpatient pharmaceuticals for patients and expand health services to the communities they serve.
AHA Patient Safety Initiative Convenes Rural Hospital Leaders to Share Trust, Resilience and Leadership Strategies
Rural hospital leaders from across the country came together to share strategies and insights for improving safety culture, governance and care reliability.
Perspective: Supporting Our Rural Hospitals and Communities
In Bellingham, Wash., the PeaceHealth clinic is using community health workers, or promotoras, to help educate farmworkers in rural communities about the importance of getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
Chair File: Advancing Health and Quality Care in Rural Communities
For the 61 million people who live in rural America, their local hospital provides essential services and programs to advance their health and the health of their communities.
Suicide in Rural Communities: Breaking Barriers to Behavioral Health Care
Susan Doherty, AHA’s Vice President of Field Engagement, and Rebecca Chickey, AHA’s Senior Director of Behavioral Health Services, write on the unique ways suicide affects rural communities and the innovative ways rural health care providers are caring for their neighbors.
Hospital Outpatient Departments Are Different from Independent Physician Offices
Current Medicare payment rates recognize the fundamental differences between patient care delivered in hospital outpatient departments compared to other settings. Any expansion of so-called site-neutral payment cuts will result in limiting or eliminating critical hospital-based care, increased wait times for services and reduced access to care for all patients.