NHA Annual Convention & Trade Show

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Accountable care organization (ACO)

A group of doctors, hospitals, and other providers that jointly takes responsibility for the quality and total cost of care for a defined patient population, often through Medicare or commercial contracts.

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Critical access hospital (CAH)

A Medicare designation for small rural hospitals that generally limits acute-care beds to 25 and uses cost-based reimbursement; the model is central to rural care planning across Nebraska.

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Rural emergency hospital (REH)

A Medicare provider type for small rural hospitals that delivers emergency and outpatient services without inpatient acute-care beds, intended to preserve local access after a hospital converts or closes inpatient care.

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Value-based care

Payment and delivery models that tie reimbursement to quality measures, patient outcomes, and total cost performance rather than the volume of services alone.

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Group purchasing organization (GPO)

A buying group that negotiates supply, equipment, and service contracts for member hospitals, pooling purchasing volume to improve pricing, terms, and vendor access.

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Revenue cycle management (RCM)

The end-to-end financial process for hospital services, including scheduling, insurance verification, coding, claims submission, denial management, and patient collections.

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Telehealth

Clinical care delivered by video, phone, remote monitoring, or store-and-forward messaging; hospitals use it to extend specialist coverage to rural emergency departments, clinics, and patients at home.

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Health information exchange (HIE)

A secure network that allows hospitals, clinics, labs, and other providers to share patient records and clinical data across separate electronic health record systems.

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Social determinants of health (SDOH)

Non-medical conditions such as housing, food access, transportation, income, and education that shape health outcomes and are addressed through hospital community-benefit and care-coordination programs.

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Population health

A management approach that measures and improves health outcomes for a defined group through prevention, chronic disease management, care coordination, and community partnerships.

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

The federal agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and related quality, payment, and reporting rules that shape hospital operations.

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HIPAA

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which sets national privacy and security standards for protected health information and affects how hospitals and exhibitors handle patient data.