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American Hospital Directory

Articles
Some media stories recently citing data from American Hospital Directory are listed below. (Note: some publications may restrict access to subscribers or be available as archived content.)

• National Trends in Hospital Quality Measures; Data Trends, hfm magazine, September 2009
• One-day Stays a Big Reason for Excess Pay to Hospitals, RAC Project finds (by Melanie Evans; July 31, 2009)
• Senators Consider Curtailing Hospitals' Tax Break (by Barbara Martinez, Wall Street Journal, July 10, 2009)
• Claims Denied (by Jean DerGurahian; Modern Healthcare; cover; January 26, 2009)
• Study Shows Hospital Reimbursement Shifts for Cardiovascular and Orthopedic Surgery in 2008 (The Hospital Review; January 9, 2009)
• New DRGs Boost Pay (by Jennifer Lubell; Modern Healthcare; January 5, 2009)
• AHD Offers Early Peek at Impact of New DRG System (by Jennifer Lubell; Modern Healthcare; December 19, 2008)
• Lincoln Park Hospital Seeks Buyer ( by Becky Yerak and Bruce Japsen; Chicago Tribune; October 9, 2008)
• Non-profit Hospitals, Once For The Poor, Strike It Rich (by John Carreyou and Barbara Martinez; Wall Street Journal; April 4, 2008)
• On Top of Tax Breaks, Non-profit Hospitals Reap Big Benefits (posted by Jacob Goldstein; Wall Street Journal Health Blog; April 4, 2008)
• Hospitals Battling Over Area's Wealthiest Zip Codes (by Jimmy DeButts; Birmingham Business Journal; Birmingham, Alabama; February 29, 2008)

Studies
Recent studies conducted by American Hospital Directory:

• Early Results for FY08 Show Variations in Reimbursement Among Medical Services (January 5, 2009)
• First Look at MS-DRG Statistics for FY2008 (December 17, 2008)
• Impact of FY 2008 IPPS Regulations (January 18, 2008)
• Cardiovascular Surgery Hardest Hit by New IPPS Regulations (August 29, 2007)
• Teaching Hospitals Receive a Boost in Case Mix Index Under New MS-DRGs (August 29, 2007)
• Rural and Smaller Hospitals Disadvantaged Under New IPPS Regulations (August 29, 2007)
• Reduced Transfer Adjustments Forecasted Under New MS-DRGs (August 29, 2007)
• Medicare May Continue to Underpay Hospitals for the Most Costly Cases in FY 2008 (August 29, 2007)

News

• Proposed Medicare Reimbursement Changes to Impact Hospitals Profitability
• Study Finds Improper Medicare Coding of Hospital Emergency Services
• Free Hospital Mapping Service Now Available Online
• American Hospital Directory Offers Free State-by-State Comparisons of Hospital Profiles
• New Study Spotlights $3.9 Billion Overspend in US Healthcare
• Innovative new hospital profiles now free on the Internet

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• CMS' Hidden Trump Card (HFMA on-line, May 2007)
• Reimbursement Changes On the Horizon (Diagnostic & Invasive Cardiology, July/August 2007)
• Cardiac Ultrasound: Great Big Smarts in Compact Little Machines (Diagnostic & Invasive Cardiology, March/April 2007)
  

Cost Report Data Resources

• Benchmarking Tools for Cost Management (hfm magazine, cover, April 2009)
• National trends in uncompensated care and profitability (hfm magazine, September 2008)
• Snapshot of the 'tween' scene (by Melanie Evans, Modern Healthcare, August 2008)
• Hospital Performance: Financial Trends to Watch (hfm magazine, cover, July 2008)
• Medicare Margins Trending Downward (hfm magazine; December, 2007)
• Is Your Organization's Wage Index Accurate? (hfm magazine; June 2007)
• Study shows costly trends in the use of contract labor among hospitals (hfm magazine; April 2007)

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