AHD in the News - September 7, 2021

Impact of 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic on US Hospital Service Lines 2019-2020

The New York Times - April 26, 2020

Where Americans Live Far From the Emergency Room

The New York Times - March 17, 2020

These Places Could Run Out of Hospital Beds as Coronavirus Spreads

Healthcare Financial Management - October 1, 2019

Bad debt expense benchmarks: U.S. acute care hospitals show improvements since 2015

Healthcare Financial Management - August 1, 2019

Malpractice cost analysis shows declines in premiums, paid losses and self-insurance

Healthcare Financial Management - February 1, 2019

Observations About Value-Based Purchasing

Healthcare Financial Management - October 1, 2018

State-by-state ratios of Medicaid patients to all patients, post-ACA expansion

Healthcare Financial Management - July 1, 2018

Acute Care and Critical Access Hospital Occupancy Rate Variability by Location

Healthcare Financial Management - April 1, 2018

12-Year Trend Shows Steady Rise in Acute Care Hospital Administrative and General Costs

Healthcare Financial Management - February 1, 2018

Observations About Value-Based Purchasing

Healthcare Financial Management - August 2, 2017

The Abuse and Misuse of Observation Services

Healthcare Financial Management - July 1, 2017

E&M coding levels for hospital EDs, 2013-15

Healthcare Financial Management - March 30, 2017

The Importance of a Clean Hospital Room, According to Patients

Healthcare Financial Management - February 1, 2017

Bad Debt Expense Benchmarks

Becker's Hospital Review - February 1, 2017

20 hospitals with the most discharges

Healthcare Financial Management - Cover Story - January 6, 2017

Medicare's quality initiatives present new management challenges

Crain's Detroit Business - December 15, 2016

Metro Health looks to grow as it finalizes deal with UM Health System

Healthcare Financial Management - Data Trends - November 1, 2016

Analyzing patterns in outpatient long-stay observation claims

Healthcare Financial Management - Data Trends - July 1, 2016

Remarkable variation in ICU utilization among hospitals treating heart failure

Healthcare Financial Management - Data Trends - April 1, 2016

Trends in insured versus uninsured patient debt

Healthcare Financial Management - Data Trends - January 1, 2016

Medicare claims data provide a perspective on trends in HAC rates

Healthcare Financial Management - Data Trends - October 5, 2015

Patterns in Bad Debt Expense

Healthcare Financial Management - Data Trends - July 1, 2015

Interrelated Metrics Provide Perspectives on Differences in Hospital Readmission Rates

Crain's Detroit Business - April 27, 2015

Henry Ford turns around finances in 2014 as productivity, revenue improve

PR Newswire - April 20, 2015

Hospital Costs Lower in Michigan than in Indiana, Wisconsin; Michigan's Certificate of Need Laws, Dominant Insurer Likely Contributed to Differences

Healthcare Financial Management - Data Trends - April 1, 2015

State-by-state ratios of Medicaid patients to all patients, pre-ACA expansion

Modern Healthcare - February 2, 2015

Teaching hospitals' residency levels growing slowly

Healthcare Financial Management - Data Trends - January 1, 2015

Readmission rates by type of facility

Healthcare Financial Management - Data Trends - November 1, 2014

Cost Analysis: STACHs versus LTACHs

Dallas Morning News - September 15, 2014

Health care overhead is costing us big bucks

Modern Healthcare - March 15, 2014

Hospital utilization by state

Healthcare Financial Management - Data Trends - March 1, 2014

National average costs by department for heart failure and shock (revisited)

Modern Healthcare - February 3, 2014

By the Numbers: Largest U.S. teaching hospitals: 2014

Healthcare Financial Management - Data Trends - November 1, 2013

Effects of a Flat Facility Fee for ED Visits

Modern Healthcare - October 28, 2013

You don't always get what you pay for - Lower-cost hospitals can get better angioplasty outcomes

Oklahoma Watch - October 25, 2013

New Data Reveals Widespread Financial Losses Among Small Oklahoma Hospital

Healthcare Financial Management - Data Trends - July 1, 2013

National trends in charges, cost, and Medicare IPPS payment

Modern Healthcare - June 18, 2013

Hospitals start self-audits of observation stays

Wall Street Journal - May 13, 2013

Doc-Owned Hospitals Prep to Fight

Healthcare Financial Management - Data Trends - March 1, 2013

E&M coding levels for hospital EDs - 2007-10

Healthcare Financial Management - Data Trends - December 1, 2012

Urban versus rural performance by state under value-based purchasing

The Financial Diagnosis, HFMA Kentucky Chapter Newsletter - November 9, 2012

Value Based Purchasing

Healthcare Financial Management - Cover Story - October 1, 2012

The cost of quality how VBP scores correlate with hospital cost

Healthcare Financial Management - Data Trends - June 1, 2012

Variability in service line costs for heart failure and shock

Columbus Business First - May 21, 2012

Zanesville's Genesis HealthCare system building to compete

Nashville Post - April 25, 2012

Capella inks Arkansas deal

Charlotte Observer - April 21, 2012

Nonprofit hospitals thrive on profits

Modern Healthcare - March 24, 2012

Hospital utilization by state

Healthcare Financial Management - Data Trends - March 1, 2012

Regional Impact of the Medicare Value-based Purchasing Program

Modern Healthcare - January 23, 2012

Largest Academic Medical Centers

Becker's Hospital Review - January 20, 2012

Study Identifies "Break Even" Scores for Hospitals Under Value-Based Purchasing

Healthcare Financial Management - Feature Story - January 10, 2012

Value-Based Purchasing: A Preview of Quality Scoring and Incentive Payments

Nashville Post - December 12, 2011

CHS Inks Deal to Buy Chicago Area Hospital

Kaiser Health News - December 8, 2011

When Critical Access Hospitals Are Not So Critical

Healthcare Financial Management - Cover Story - August 15, 2011

What Value-Based Purchasing Means to Your Hospital

AHD in the News - July 30, 2011

Gap between hospital's costs and charges sparks questions

Healthcare Financial Management - Feature Story - June 1, 2011

Benchmarking Boon - Tapping Publicly Available Data to Improve Performance

AHD in the News - May 20, 2011

New Albany Surgical Hospital adds rooms to alleviate growing pains

Healthcare Financial Management - Data Trends - March 1, 2011

Medicare claims show remarkable variations by region, hospital ownership, and teaching status

Healthcare Financial Management - Data Trends - September 1, 2010

Medicaid payer mix varies widely by state

Forbes.com - August 31, 2010

America's Most Profitable Hospitals

Healthcare Financial Management - Data Trends - June 1, 2010

Higher hospital margins distinguished by higher patient satisfaction

Healthcare Financial Management - Data Trends - March 1, 2010

National average costs by department for heart failure and shock

Healthcare Financial Management - Data Trends - September 8, 2009

National trends in hospital quality measures

Modern Healthcare - July 31, 2009

AHD cited in article regarding RAC focus on one-day stays.

The Wall Street Journal - July 10, 2009

AHD data cited in article regarding tax exemption of nonprofit hospitals.

Healthcare Financial Management - Cover Story - April 9, 2009

Benchmarking tools for reducing costs of care.

Healthcare Financial Management - Data Trends - March 1, 2009

Early look at coding trends under MS-DRGs

Study - January 5, 2009

Early results for FY08 show variations in reimbursement among medical services.

Study - December 17, 2008

First look at MS-DRG statistics for FY2008

St. Petersburg Times - April 8, 2008

AHD data cited in article regarding profitability of nonprofit hospitals in the Tampa Bay area.

Wall Street Journal - April 4, 2008

AHD data cited in feature article regarding nonprofit hospital margins.

Study - January 18, 2008

Impact of FY 2008 IPPS Regulations

Press Release - September 6, 2007

Just Completed Studies Reveal Impact of New Medicare Reimbursement Regulations

Cardiovascular Surgery Hardest Hit by New IPPS Regulations

Study - August 29, 2007

Teaching Hospitals Receive a Boost in Case Mix Index Under New MS-DRGs

Study - August 29, 2007

Rural and Smaller Hospitals Disadvantaged Under New IPPS Regulations

Study - August 29, 2007

Reduced Transfer Adjustments Forecasted Under New MS-DRGs

Study - August 29, 2007

Medicare May Continue to Underpay Hospitals for the Most Costly Cases in FY 2008

Study - July 27, 2007

Only Slight Changes Seen for Transfers Under Proposed IPPS Regulations

Study - July 27, 2007

Teaching Hospitals Would Receive More Under Proposed IPPS Regulations

Study - July 23, 2007

Cardiovascular Surgery Hardest Hit by Proposed IPPS Regulations

Study - July 23, 2007

CMS May Continue to Underpay Hospitals for the Most Costly Cases / Projected Impact of Outlier Payment As Proposed for FY2008

Study - July 23, 2007

Rural and Smaller Hospitals Disadvantaged Under Proposed IPPS Regulations

Press Release - July 10, 2007

AHD adds FY2008 Proposed Medicare IPPS reimbursement analysis and packaged reporting.

Press Release - April 17, 2007

AHD mapping provides powerful visuals of hospital locations and proximities.

Study - May 30, 2006

Variation in Coding of E&M Services by Hospital Emergency Departments

For The Record - February 6, 2006

AHD's free state and hospital statistics highlighted in "Products & Services" column

Press Release - December 6, 2005

American Hospital Directory Offers Free State-by-State Comparisons of Hospital Profiles

Press Release - June 21, 2005

New Study Spotlights $3.9 Billion Overspend in US Healthcare

Study - June 21, 2005

New Study Spotlights $3.9 Billion Overspend in US Healthcare

Press Release - April 30, 2005

Innovative new hospital profiles now free on the Internet.

Press Release - August 20, 2004

AHD study shows costly trends in the use of contract labor among hospitals.

Study - August 20, 2004

AHD study shows costly trends in the use of contract labor among hospitals.

Press Release - January 19, 2004

AHD study shows worrisome variations in hospital E&M coding for Medicare ER visits.

Study - January 19, 2004

AHD study shows worrisome variations in hospital E&M coding for Medicare ER visits.

APC Advisor - May 1, 2003

AHD featured in article about the use of competitor data to benchmark hospital OP departments

For The Record - April 21, 2003

AHD's free outpatient data highlighted in "WWW Watch" column

The Washington Post - March 25, 2003

AHD highlighted in article "Shopping for Care"

Press Release - March 11, 2003

Hospital Outpatient Data Now Available Free on the Internet