Learn how essential hospitals can use County Health Rankings & Roadmaps to assess community needs for population health initiatives.
view more »CDC Call for Papers on Population Health Improvements
April 16, 2018 ||Potential topics include a broad range of health conditions, risk factors, and applications, such as public health partnerships, care coordination approaches, and data integration strategies.
view more »RWJF Publishes County Health Rankings
April 3, 2018 ||The annual report offers county- and state-level information on health behaviors, clinical care, social and economic factors, and physical environment.
view more »The study finds urban, nonprofit hospitals recognize the role of health disparities in outcomes, but could use greater incentives to make improvements.
view more »RWJF Publishes 2017 County Health Rankings
April 5, 2017 ||The rankings provide a county-level “snapshot” of health and can help essential hospitals identify the needs of the communities they serve.
view more »Report Identifies Best Practices for Hospital Quality
April 13, 2016 ||Hospitals that perform well in quality programs—despite serving high levels of vulnerable patients—invest in health equity, data, collaborative partnerships, patient engagement, and more.
view more »IRS issued a final rule for all 501(c)(3) certified charitable hospital organizations, detailing requirements for CHNAs, financial assistance policies, charge limitations, and collection practices.
view more »IRS Finalizes Rule on Community Health Needs Assessment
Jan. 6, 2015 ||Final regulations are issued regarding the required community health needs assessment for charitable hospitals and the consequences for failing to satisfy the requirements.
view more »Community Feedback Drives Successful Empowerment Program
July 31, 2014 ||UCSD Health Sciences previously investigated how they could best help the at-risk communities they serve through various partnerships. Taking feedback from the community, staff redesigned and augmented the delivery of services.
view more »Community Empowerment through Health, Education and Research
July 29, 2014 ||UCSD Health Sciences several years ago began this journey to elevate community partnerships, benefiting at-risk communities and the organization.
view more »Rules and Comments on Issues Specific to Tax-Exempt Hospitals
Nov. 25, 2013 ||Regulations from the IRS and the association's response
view more »Comments express support for CHNAs, but ask IRS to grant dual-status organizations additional flexibility
view more »IRS Proposes Rule on Community Health Needs Assessments
April 12, 2013 ||Agency would require charitable hospitals to conduct triennial needs assessments
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