Sycom GM RSS feed generatorTue, 03 Jan 2012 11:43:54 GMTHospital Characteristics Reporthttp://www.naph.orgCopyright 2009en-usWed, 08 Feb 2012 01:41:30 GMT1Study Reveals NAPH Members are 'Providers of Choice' for All Patientshttp://www.naph.org/Main-Menu-Category/Our-Work/Safety-Net-Financing/Characteristics-Report/NAPH-Members-Providers-of-Choice-Research-Brief.aspx?FT=.pdf(May 2011) This brief summarizes the findings from 10 years of data collected as part of the NAPH Annual Characteristics Survey. The study reveals past challenges for NAPH members including growing service demands, limited capacity, changing payer mix, and uncertain financing. NAPH members have increasingly become providers of choice attracting patients of all insurance types. Find out how these trends may influence safety net hospitals as they navigate health reform.Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:40:45 GMT2009 Annual Survey: Safety Net Hospitals and Health Systems Fulfill Mission in Uncertain Timeshttp://www.naph.org/Main-Menu-Category/Our-Work/Safety-Net-Financing/Characteristics-Report/2009-Characteristics-Survey-Research-Brief.aspx?FT=.pdf(February 2011) This brief summarizes the results of the 2009 NAPH Characteristics Survey. Key findings for member hospitals include increased volumes of care delivered in both inpatient and outpatient settings (particularity to low-income populations), continued demand for specialized services (like trauma and burn care) from public hospitals, and the critical importance of Medicaid in funding NAPH members.Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:43:26 GMTAmerica's Public Hospitals and Health Systems, 2009: Results from the Annual NAPH Hospital Characteristics Surveyhttp://www.naph.org/Main-Menu-Category/Our-Work/Safety-Net-Financing/Characteristics-Report/2009-Public-Hospital-Financial-Characteristics-.aspx?FT=.pdf(December 2010) This monograph examines the utilization and financial characteristics of NAPH members in 2009. Key findings for member hospitals include comparatively high levels of uncompensated care being administered, an increasing volume of care being provided in both inpatient and outpatient settings, and the continued delivery of critical services to underserved populations.Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:43:54 GMTPast Survey Reports & Research Briefshttp://www.naph.org/Main-Menu-Category/Publications.aspxBrowse or search the NAPH Publications Database for past NAPH member hospital characteristics surveys.Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:34:54 GMTOverviewhttp://www.naph.org/Main-Menu-Category/Our-Work/Safety-Net-Financing/Characteristics-Report/Overview.aspxTue, 21 Dec 2010 17:03:09 GMT