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FDA issues final rule applying medical device rules to laboratory developed tests 

The Food and Drug Administration April 29 issued a final rule that would phase out its general enforcement discretion approach for most laboratory developed tests over four years, citing concern that some of the tests may not provide accurate results or perform as well as FDA-approved in vitro diagnostic products.
Advisory
Member

New Resources Available to Help Tell the Hospital Story

This National Hospital Week, May 12-18, the AHA is providing the field with new, ready-to-use tools that give hospitals quick access to creative content and make it easy to engage in this important work.
Action Alert
Member Non-Fed

Contact Your Lawmakers and Urge Them to Extend Key Health Care Policies Set to Expire Next Month

Please ask your senators and representatives to prevent Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payment cuts from taking effect; extend enhanced low-volume adjustment and Medicare-dependent hospital programs that expand access to care in rural areas; and extend telehealth and hospital-at-home waivers.
Stories
Public

Texas Children’s Hospital and UT MD Anderson Cancer Center join forces to end pediatric cancer

Texas Children's Hospital and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have announced a collaboration dedicated to pediatric cancer care.
Resources

Cut Through the Noise: Winning the Attention of Hospital Leaders

Strategies to help your messaging and outreach capture hospital executives’ attention
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan
Public

Innovative Rural Hospitals Think Beyond Tradition to Improve Access to Care

Whether it’s drones delivering medications or nurses driving virtual care on wheels, rural hospitals are innovating to close the gap between providers and patients.
IFDHE Programs

Trustee Match Program

The American Hospital Association is partnering with the National Urban League and UnidosUS to match their affiliate executives to AHA member CEOs and governance leaders with the goal of placing these leaders on AHA member governance boards.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

Data-Driven Initiative Drives Down Disparities in Rural Health Care

Identifying the underlying factors that contribute to disparities in outcomes in vulnerable rural populations and developing strategies to address these issues remain constant challenges, but progress is being made. OSF Healthcare’s Health Equities Action Lab (HEAL) is employing a data-driven strategy to address breast cancer disparity outcomes among its Illinois patients, 65% of whom live in rural areas.
News

FDA recalls Medtronic Aortic Root Cannulas 

The Food and Drug Administration has identified a Class I recall of Medtronic Aortic Root Cannulas due to a risk of unexpected loose material in the male luer used in the cannula.
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Study finds social factors explain poorer cardiovascular health in rural areas 

A study published March 31 by the Nationa