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2005
Health and Hospital Trends
Uncompensated Hospital Care Cost Fact Sheet (pdf), November 2005
This fact sheet presents the trend in hospital uncompensated care compiled form the 2004 AHA Annual survey and discusses how this number is calculated.
The State of America's Hospitals: Taking the Pulse (pdf), October 2005
The State of America’s Hospitals: Taking the Pulse, a survey or our nations community hospitals illustrates hospitals daily challenges including but not limited to the workforce shortage, ED capacity and diversion, medical liability, health care costs and emergency readiness.
Press Release
The Costs of Caring: Sources of Growth in Spending for Hospital Care (pdf), August 2005
Much of the increase in spending on hospital care reflects advances in medicine that ultimately result in improved outcomes, longer life expectancy, and a better quality of life. However, alternative measures of what we are getting for our health care dollar could help us develop better tools to contain spending growth.
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Chartbook: Trends Affecting Hospitals and Health Systems (ppt), April 2005
The TrendWatch Chartbook 2005 is our 6th annual release of important information, charts and data on trends in the field. This chartbook, together with our periodic TrendWatch reports, is designed to provide helpful analysis of key topics in health care. Inside, you’ll find charts and graphs depicting key trends.
The Fragile State of America’s Hospitals (pdf), February 2005
This report presents key financial trends for hospitals.
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