Healthcare Reform
The 2010 Affordable Care Act expands healthcare coverage to 32 million people; builds on the employer-based insurance system; initiates major insurance reforms; sets in motion future payment and delivery system reforms; and increases the focus on wellness and prevention.
ASHRM is an influential voice on issues related to risk management and patient safety and wants to be your primary source to help you understand health reform. The resources on this page may assist you in navigating through health reform as it pertains to you, the healthcare risk management professional.
American Hospital Association
News & Analysis
- Premier Inc.
Priorities for Implementing Healthcare Reform, video and handout (April 1, 2010)
- Consumers Union
Health Care Reform Law Poised to Make Health Care Safer: New Law Includes Important Patient Safety ProvisionsThat Will Save Lives and Health Care Dollars (March 31, 2010)
- Foley & Lardner, LLP
Landmark Health Care Reform Legislation Significantly Expands Government's Ability to Fight Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (March 31, 2010)
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Health Policy (July 22, 2010)
- Deloitte Health Solutions
Accountable Care Organizations: A New Model for Sustainable Innovation (July 6, 2010)
- Kaiser Family Foundation
Final Summary of healthcare reform (March 24, 2010)
- U.S. Government Accountability Office
Medicare Recovery Audit Contracting: Lessons Learned to Address Improper Payments and Improve Contractor Coordination and Oversight (July 15, 2010)
- Morgan Lewis:
Healthcare Reform Law and Mandatory Compliance Programs (April 22, 2010)
Healthcare Reform Law: Comparative Effectiveness Provisions Concerning Healthcare Products and Services (April 19, 2010)
Healthcare Reform Law Delivers New Transparency Requirements for the Health Industry (March29, 2010)
Healthcare Reform Law: Healthcare Fraud and Abuse and Program Integrity Provisions (March 31, 2010)
Other Resources
