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2021 Cost of Caring
Hospitals and health systems work hard every day to make care more cost-effective and efficient for their patients, at the same time that they are caring for the nation’s most complex and resource-intensive patients. This has been especially true during the COVID-19 pandemic as hospitals and health systems have provided essential services and saved lives, while also facing unprecedented financial and operational challenges.
Patient Billing
This issue brief discusses the key challenges with the patient billing experience today, based on national surveys and consumer research, and identifies opportunities for hospitals and health systems to improve the patient billing experience.
AHA Value Initiative Members in Action: Russell Regional Hospital – Russell, KS
Russell (KS) Regional Hospital (RRH), a critical access hospital, was already a leader in hospital energy performance when it embarked on a journey to make additional improvements. RRH’s goal was to make strategic energy related investments that would reduce operating expenses while increasing system reliability. Now they have an ENERGY STAR® 100 rating.
Integrated CVS-Aetna: What’s at Stake
For the second time in less than a month, the Department of Justice has approved a megamerger between leading players in the health insurance and pharmacy worlds. The DOJ said it will allow the $69 billion merger of CVS Health with Aetna once the insurer sells its Medicare Part D business, which raised concerns about the companies having too much market control.
Integrating Behavioral Health into Pediatric Care: Hospital-led Solutions to a Growing Crisis
While the challenges are national, many children’s hospitals are already putting integration into practice in ways that reflect the needs of their communities and patient populations. The following case studies demonstrate how integrated models are taking shape and what hospital leaders, particularly those in children’s hospitals, can learn from them.
How You’re Transforming: Jefferson Health
Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health and GE Healthcare are partnering in a five-year, risk-sharing program designed to achieve $1 billion in savings and improved patient care across the 14-hospital system.
Patient Cost Estimator Toolkit
While hospitals and health systems have generally relied on financial advisors to help patients with inquiries about what they may pay for care, technological advances are enabling them to help patients find this information in new ways, particularly through online tools.
Foreword and Executive Summary - Electrifying Heat in an Existing Hospital
Learn why and how ASHE partnered with Providence St. Peter Hospital on a decarbonization feasibility study to electrify the existing hospital’s heat.
The Business Case to Environmental Stewardship
Transform health care with sustainability. Build a business case for environmental stewardship.
The Board's Guide to Environmental Stewardship
Maximize value by recognizing sustainability opportunities and risks, acting as long-term stewards, and informing strategy with priority impact areas.