Charles River Associates Report: Hospital Merger Benefits

New report reinforces hospital mergers bring better care at lower costs.

Hospitals and health systems are transforming; redesigning how they deliver care to provide patients and communities with more convenient, cost-effective and innovative services. Read the report by Charles River Associates underlying the significant value of hospital mergers. Download the report.


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Nearly two-thirds of health care leaders believe that by 2023 their organization will have made facility improvements to enhance patient/staff safety.

7 in 10

Seven in 10 hospitals and health systems will increase collaboration with other providers and payers on population health over the next five years.

48%

48% of health care organizations will have standardized collection of social determinants of health data by 2023.

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Lead. Connect. Transform.

To further advance health in America, the American Hospital Association has launched the AHA Center for Health Innovation to guide hospitals and health systems in these transformative times. The Center will better equip AHA members to disrupt health care, proactively manage change, make more data-driven decisions, and improve patient care and health in the communities they serve. It will provide forward-looking market intelligence, novel partnerships within and outside of the health care field, unique leadership development opportunities, and enhanced capabilities to spread leading practices at-scale.

Center for Health Innovation logo

Lead. Connect. Transform.

To further advance health in America, the American Hospital Association has launched the AHA Center for Health Innovation to guide hospitals and health systems in these transformative times. The Center will better equip AHA members to disrupt health care, proactively manage change, make more data-driven decisions, and improve patient care and health in the communities they serve. It will provide forward-looking market intelligence, novel partnerships within and outside of the health care field, unique leadership development opportunities, and enhanced capabilities to spread leading practices at-scale.

Center for Health Innovation logo

Lead. Connect. Transform.

To further advance health in America, the American Hospital Association has launched the AHA Center for Health Innovation to guide hospitals and health systems in these transformative times. The Center will better equip AHA members to disrupt health care, proactively manage change, make more data-driven decisions, and improve patient care and health in the communities they serve. It will provide forward-looking market intelligence, novel partnerships within and outside of the health care field, unique leadership development opportunities, and enhanced capabilities to spread leading practices at-scale.

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Behavioral Health Integration:
Treating the Whole Person

Behavioral health disorders have significant impact on individual and community health, utilization of services and costs. Hospitals and health systems are working hard to create one system of care with multiple entry points for patients with multiple medical issues and to integrate behavioral health services into every patient‘s experience when and where patients need them to effectively treat the whole patient — both their physical and behavioral health care needs. By taking an aggressive and proactive approach to behavioral health integration in their communities, hospitals and health systems can see more patients using their outpatient care services and fewer patients using their EDs. This new report from the AHA Center for Health Innovation shares practices from hospitals and health systems that are working to integrate behavioral health into all care settings and collaborate with their communities for better health outcomes. Read the report.