AHA Releases New Hospital Data
Health Forum announces the release of the 2011 American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Survey Database, the most accurate and comprehensive database of U. S. Hospitals.
Chicago, IL (Vocus) December 13, 2010
Health Forum announces the release of the 2011 American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Survey Database, the most accurate and comprehensive database of U. S. Hospitals. With 1,000 data fields from 6,500 hospitals, this database provides a verifiable picture of the U. S. hospital landscape as well as specifics on each hospital. Available details include hospitals’:
Demographics Organizational structure Utilization Community benefit indicators Physician arrangements Service lines Staffing
The data can be used to answer critical business questions regarding health care utilization, hospital service lines, and product growth and development. This information can be merged with data from other sources for customized research including quality benchmarking.
The availability of 30 years of historical data clearly illustrates:
Community and regional growth in population and healthcare needs Changing physician management styles Changing financial trends
The Annual Survey Database has been cited as a source of record by the National Center for Health Statistics, the U. S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare and the Kaiser Family Foundation.
To purchase survey data, contact the AHA Resource Center at 312-422-2050.
About the Survey
In 1946, the AHA began documenting hospitals’ services, utilization personnel and finances. Today, the AHA Annual Survey is completed online by most US hospitals and profiles a universe of more than 6,500 hospitals throughout the United States. It has over 1,000 inputs covering hospital organization structure, service lines, staffing, expenses, physician organization structures, beds, and utilization.
About the American Hospital Association
The AHA is a not-for-profit association of health care provider organizations and individuals that are committed to the improvement of health in their communities. The AHA is the national advocate for its members, which includes more than 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations, and 38,000 individual members. Founded in 1898, the AHA provides education for health care leaders and is a source of information on health care issues and trends.
About Health Forum
Health Forum is a center for the exchange of credible information, insights and data to help hospital management and suppliers improve performance. We embrace innovation and knowledge where the leaders of hospitals, health systems and their suppliers are committed to improvement and trusted by their communities.
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