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Infographic: Rural Hospitals: Community Cornerstones Facing Perilous Threats to Care

Millions of people living in rural areas depend on their community’s hospital as an important — and often the only — source of local ca
Case Studies
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Telling the Hospital Story: Rural Hospitals in Action

The Telling the Hospital Story initiative shines a light on the crucial work of health systems and hospitals that advance community heath through proactive, compassionate and high-quality care.
Infographics
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Fast Facts: Is My Hospital Rural?

Rural hospitals are those not located within a metropolitan area as designated by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget and the Census Bureau.
Guides and Reports
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Introduction of POHs Could Lead to Reduced Overall and Medicare Margins for Existing Rural Community Hospitals

Our analysis shows that the introduction of a POH could negatively impact the financial health of existing SCHs by siphoning profitable service types and reducing their proportion of healthier, commercially insured patients.
Case Studies

AHA Value Initiative Members in Action: Illinois Rural Community Care Organization – Princeton, IL

The Illinois Rural Community Care Organization (IRCCO) was approved in 2015 as a Medicare shared savings accountable care organization (ACO) Track 1. IRCCO was one of 41 ACO Investment Models (AIM) funded by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation in 2016.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

Banner | Aetna Aligns Incentives to Drive Innovation

Banner Health and Aetna formed a provider-partnered value-based care health plan in 2016 to drive innovation, improve outcomes, reduce costs and enhance patient experience. Results from the partnership show improvement in all areas of the value equation.
Guides and Reports
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Comparison of Care in Hospital Outpatient Departments and Independent Physician Offices 2011-2019

Comparison of care in hospital outpatient departments and independent physician offices: AHA study reveals why actions implemented by the Department of Health and Human Services could threaten access to care.
Guides and Reports
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Comparison of Care in Hospital Outpatient Departments and Independent Physician Offices 2019-2024

Site neutral payments may have adverse effects on Medicare patient access to care.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

Hospitals Make Progress on Value-Based Payment Models

The 2020 Industry Pulse Report from Change Healthcare, a technology company that provides data and analytics solutions to improve clinical and financial outcomes, found payers were far more likely than providers to have migrated to value-based care strategies. The survey drew from a sample of 445 respondents — health care payers, providers and third-party vendor organizations — but illustrates some key issues about work remaining on these important issues.
Case Studies

AHA Value Initiative Members in Action Case Study: Illinois Rural Community Care Organization – Princeton, IL

Illinois Rural Community Care Organization builds the structure necessary for rural providers to be successful ACOs.