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Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Hospital quality, efficiency, and input slack differentials.

6 Sep 2008 OBJECTIVE: To use an advance in data envelopment analysis (DEA) called congestion analysis to assess the trade-offs between quality and efficiency in U.S. hospitals. STUDY SETTING: Urban U.S. hospitals in 34 states operating in 2004. STUDY DESIGN ... Read more...

2009 AHA environmental scan.

30 Aug 2008 CEOs and trustees can get a "heads up" on trends in consumers and demographics, finance, human resources, information technology, insurance and coverage, political issues, provider organizations and physicians, and quality and patient ... Read more...

Reining in RAC.

29 Jun 2008 The much-dreaded Medicare recovery audit contractor program is scheduled to go nationwide this fall. Hospitals hope the most onerous aspects from the RAC pilot project will be gone by ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'American Hospital Association'

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• Hospital quality, efficiency, and input slack differentials. 6 Sep 2008
• 2009 AHA environmental scan. 30 Aug 2008
• The 2008 American Hospital Association-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize. Winner: Munson Medical Center, Traverse City, Michigan. A clear-eyed approach to quality. 30 Aug 2008
• The 2008 American Hospital Association-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize. Finalist: University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, Ann Arbor. Creative thinking, yes; cookie-cutter, no. 30 Aug 2008
• The 2008 American Hospital Association-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize. Citation of merit: McKennan Hospitals and University Health Center, Sioux Falls, S.D. Passion to do the right thing. 30 Aug 2008
• The 2008 American Hospital Association-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize. Citation of merit: Saint Vincent Health Center, Erie, PA. Getting on the right path. 30 Aug 2008
• 2009 AHA Environmental Scan. 30 Aug 2008
• Trustees trust medical newbie. Consultant de Filippi picked as AHA chairman. 2 Aug 2008
• [Preoperative evaluation of cardiac risk patients for non-cardiac surgery. New guidelines of the ACC/AHA 2007] 29 Jun 2008
• Resolving coding issues for coding clinic. 29 Jun 2008
• Reining in RAC. 29 Jun 2008
• The 2008 AHA NOVA Awards. 29 Jun 2008
• Can seniors afford care? 29 Jun 2008
• Money as motivation. 21 Jun 2008
• Current guideline-based preoperative evaluation provides the best management of patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. 15 Jun 2008
• Coronary assessment before noncardiac surgery: current strategies are flawed. 15 Jun 2008
• Secondary analysis of merged American Hospital Association data and U.S. Census data: beginning to understand the supply-demand chain in pediatric inpatient care. 30 May 2008
• Financial and utilization trends in 2006. 29 Apr 2008
• After 20 years, fresh hope, fresh challenge. 30 Mar 2008
• Finding the value. 30 Mar 2008

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Technical information about 'American Hospital Association'

Definition: A professional society in the United States whose membership is composed of hospitals.

Descriptor UI: D000573

Alternative terms: American Hospital Association; Association, American Hospital;

Allowable Qualifiers: economics; history; organization & administration;

Tree Number: N03.540.828.540.080;

History Note: 78

Technical Notes: add UNITED STATES (NIM); DF: AHA CATALOG: use NAF entry