Opioids
AHA comments to HHS on the proposed revision to the regulation governing the confidentiality of substance use disorder patients' records.
Members-Only Webinar
The Safe Passage Initiative: Hospitals & Health Systems Impacting the Opiate Crisis
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Monterey County Prescribe Safe Initiative: Community Hospital Foundation
Held April 26, 2016
The burgeoning opioid epidemic takes a devastating toll on patients, their families and their communities. Ending it requires strong leadership and collaboration from all stakeholders, working together at the national, state and community levels. America’s hospitals are playing a key role in the…
AHA letter to Representatives Fred Upton and Frank Pallone, Jr. regarding H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act.
Drug diversion, the diversion of legal drugs for illicit purposes, can cause serious harm to patients, the diverter, providers and the community.
On Sept. 9, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a final rule intended to encourage hospitals with on-site pharmacies, narcotics treatment programs and retail pharmacies to consider joining the efforts already underway through law enforcement organizations
Monday, December 15, 2014
On behalf of the American Hospital Association (AHA) Sections for Maternal and Child Health and Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Services, we invite you to join us as we explore two unique models of care for the early identification and treatment of pregnant substance…