Health Care Finances: Publications
Blueprint, Spring 2010
The latest issue of Blueprint presents the Fund's new family caregiving quality improvement collaborative, commentary by Jim Tallon on post-reform imperatives, and a host of articles on Fund initiatives, grants, and events.
Hospital Watch Vital Signs, May 2010
According to this issue, which tracks trends through December 2009, the number of emergency department visits grew by 3.8 percent citywide in 2009.
The Financial Condition of the Leading Academic Medical Centers in New York City and the Nation
While academic medical centers have the best financial performance of any group of New York City hospitals, they have significantly lower margins than their peers in other states. This report examines the reasons driving this disparity, and compares data from four New York City academic medical centers to seventeen top academic medical centers elsewhere in the country.
Hospital Watch Vital Signs, December 2009
Tracking trends through June 2009, this issue reports that emergency department visits spiked in the first half of the year.
Vision/Accomplishment
The United Hospital Fund's 2009 Annual Report highlights the Fund's accomplishments over the past year and presents a vision—and imperatives—for the future of our health care system.
Rethinking Service Delivery for High-Cost Medicaid Patients
This report lays out the formidable challenges to improving care for certain high-cost Medicaid beneficiaries, focusing on those with multiple and substantial needs who rely disproportionately on costly hospital inpatient services.
Hospital Watch Vital Signs, May 2009
The number of New York City hospital discharges fell by 1.5 percent in 2008, the first such drop since 2000. This issue, which tracks trends through December 2008, also reports year-over-year changes in hospital utilization, staffing, and finances.
Hospital Watch Vital Signs, December 2008
In the first half of 2008, for the first time in the ten years during which Hospital Watch has been tracking hospital utilization, the average length of stay did not decline -- it remained flat.
The Deteriorating Financial Condition of New York City's Nonprofit Hospitals, and Its Effect on Capital Investment
Among the findings in this report, New York City hospitals are lagging hospitals nationwide in capital investment.
Reconsidering Community Health Planning for New York City
While interest is growing in recreating community health planning, there is almost universal dissatisfaction with the direction of previous efforts. This issue brief reviews the history of health planning in New York and looks for lessons to guide policy development in this area.
Testimony of Jim Tallon Before the Planning Committee of the State Hospital Review and Planning Council
United Hospital Fund President Jim Tallon testified before the Planning Committee of the State Hospital Review and Planning Council on July 23, 2008, regarding the future of health planning and the certificate of need (CON) process. His testimony is available.
Hospital Watch Vital Signs, June 2008
The number of full-time-equivalent staff at New York City hospitals increased 2.9 percent in 2007, following much smaller rises in 2005 and 2006.
Hospital Watch, April 2008
This issue of Hospital Watch presents the first ever analysis of emergency department use in New York City at the neighborhood level, drawn from new state Department of Health data.
Hospital Watch, February 2008
This report documents growth in ambulatory care in New York City and price sensitivity that may affect the availability of such services.
Hospital Watch Vital Signs, December 2007
The December 2007 Vital Signs shows the latest trends in hospital utilization and finances.
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