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Kent Hospital’s Spaulding Rehabilitation teams offer life-changing health care to patients of all ages

Stories
Kent Hospital’s Spaulding Rehabilitation teams offer inpatient and outpatient services, caring for patients recovering from sports injuries, stroke, traumatic brain injury, amputations, concussions, Lyme disease, Parkinson’s disease and more.
Telling the Hospital Story, Wellness/Preventive Care, Care Delivery, Patient-Centered Care, Ambulatory and Outpatient Care, Child and Adolescent Health
Guides and Reports
Member

Comparison of Care in Hospital Outpatient Departments and Independent Physician Offices 2011-2019

Guides and Reports
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.
Site-Neutral Payment Proposals, Outpatient Prospective Payment Systems (OPPS), Ambulatory and Outpatient Care, Medicare Physician Payment
Guides and Reports
Public

Comparison of Care in Hospital Outpatient Departments and Independent Physician Offices 2019-2024

Guides and Reports
Site neutral payments may have adverse effects on Medicare patient access to care.
Ambulatory and Outpatient Care, Site-Neutral Payment Proposals
Advisory
Member

CMS Issues CY 2026 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

Advisory
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Oct. 31 issued a final rule that updates physician fee schedule (PFS) payments for calendar year (CY) 2026.
Physician Fee Schedule (PFS)/MACRA/QPP, Outpatient Prospective Payment Systems (OPPS), Telehealth, Medicare, Ambulatory and Outpatient Care, Behavioral Health Care Delivery, Medicare, Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), Interoperability, Medicare Physician Payment
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

4 Ways Hospitals Can Reshape Their Future

AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan
The recently released AHA 2023 Environmental Scan provides a data and analysis snapshot of where the health care field has been and where it’s headed to help executives plot their path forward.
AHA Center for Health Innovation, Consumerism, Ambulatory and Outpatient Care, Access to Behavioral Health, Telehealth, Value-based payment, Reducing Healthcare Disparities
Guides and Reports
Public

Comparison of Care in Hospital Outpatient Departments and Independent Physician Offices Among Cancer Patients

Guides and Reports
Site neutral payments may have adverse effects on Medicare cancer patient access to care.
Ambulatory and Outpatient Care, Site-Neutral Payment Proposals
Advisory
Member

CMS Issues Hospital Outpatient, Ambulatory Surgical Center Proposed Rule for CY 2026

Advisory
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) July 15 issued a
Ambulatory and Outpatient Care, Site-Neutral Payment Proposals
Letter/Comment
Public

AHA Comments to MedPAC on Rural Medicare Beneficiary Cost-sharing

Letter/Comment
February 28, 2025Michael Chernew, Ph.D.ChairmanMedicare Payment Advisory Commission425 I Street, NW, Suite 701Washington, D.C. 20001Dear Dr. Chernew: 
Medicare, Rural issues, HCAHPS, Ambulatory and Outpatient Care
Advisory
Member

Hospital Outpatient, Ambulatory Surgical Center Final Rule for CY 2025

Advisory
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 1 released its calendar year (CY) 2025 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and ambulatory surgical center (ASC) final rule.
Ambulatory and Outpatient Care
Sponsored Executive Dialogues
Member

Measuring Quality and Operational Efficiencies Across the Continuum of Care

Sponsored Executive Dialogues
Health systems are adopting innovative ways to collect and use performance data to build patient-centered and high-value care delivery models.
Patient care and Information, Social Determinants of Health, Care Coordination, Care Continuum, Ambulatory and Outpatient Care, Technology