Future trends affecting hospitals in 2013

The American Hospital Association has issued a 2013 environmental assessment that identifies key issues in the following major areas:

• Associations
• Consumers & demographics
• Economy & finance
• Information Technology & e-health
• Insurance & coverage
• Political issues
• Provider organizations & physicians
• Quality & patient safety

Concerns are raised about the shortage of primary care physicians and the growing inadequacy of the current primary care delivery system. The need for hospitals and health systems to become much leaner in every way is stressed.

For more see:  American Hospital Association. Environmental scan 2013. H&HN. Hospital & Health Networks;86(9):gatefold, Sept. 2013; and, Trustee;65(8):gatefold, Sept. 2013. Click here for free full text: http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag/jsp/articledisplay.jsp?dcrpath=HHNMAG/Article/data/09SEP2012/0912HHN_FEA_Gatefold0912&domain=HHNMAG

From the American Hospital Association Resource Center Blog on 9/21/12