The 2012 AHA Advocacy Agenda.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- McNally, Kimberly
- Source
- Trustee; Mar2012, Vol. 65 Issue 3, p5-5, 1/2p
- Subject
- HOSPITALS
TECHNOLOGY
HEALTH facilities
PAYMENT
- Language
- ISSN
- 00413674
The article discusses the 2012 American Hospital Association (AHA) Advocacy Agenda that focuses on ensuring the availability of needed resources for effective provision of care to patients and communities by hospitals. The author shares that hospitals are expected to improve and transform their delivery of care through the use of new technology, upgraded facilities and new care processes, while policymakers seek short-term remedies through reduction of payments to hospitals and providers.