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Testimony

AHA Senate Statement “COVID-19 Health Care Flexibilities: Perspectives, Experiences, and Lessons Learned”

Since the first COVID-19 cases were diagnosed and the pandemic changed the ways in which patients were able to access traditional health care settings, providers were required to navigate significant challenges to ensure their services were still able to reach millions of patients. In response, Congress and the Administration granted various flexibilities intended to improve access and facilitate the delivery of safe, quality care. As health care providers reflect on lessons learned and plan a post-pandemic course for the future, it is evident that several of the flexibilities have enhanced the patient experience and led to better outcomes.
Advisory

Regulatory Advisory: Hospital Inpatient PPS Proposed Rule for FY 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) April 27 issued its hospital inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) PPS proposed rule for fiscal year (FY) 2022. The rule affects inpatient PPS hospitals, critical access hospitals (CAHs), LTCHs and PPS-exempt cancer hospitals.
News

AHA shares recommendations to prepare medical supply chain for future emergencies

To strengthen the nation’s medical supply chain for future public health emergencies, Congress should take steps to diversify the manufacturing and supply of critical raw materials; support reuse and reprocessing technologies; invest in developing new products and data standards to detect shortages early; and increase end-user inventories, AHA told the Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs.
News

AHA names 2021 Equity of Care Award winner, honorees

Atrium Health, Charlotte, N.C., will receive the 2021 AHA Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award for its outstanding efforts to advance diversity, inclusion and health equity, the AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity announced.
News

AHA urges Congress, administration to continue certain health care flexibilities

In a statement submitted to the Senate Finance Committee for a hearing today on COVID-19 health care flexibilities, AHA urged Congress and the administration to make permanent certain health care flexibilities granted for the COVID-19 public health emergency that have enhanced the patient experience and led to better outcomes.
News

At Senate hearing, AHA Chair Hochman highlights many ways hospitals and health systems benefit patients and communities

At a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights hearing examining the benefits health systems provide to communities, AHA Board Chair Rod Hochman, M.D., emphasized that the pandemic clearly demonstrated the benefits that integration provides to respond to emergencies, support access and create greater stability.
Guides/Reports
Public

New AHA Report: Building Value for the Future Through Integration

A new AHA report highlights some of the significant changes and future challenges that impact hospitals and health systems.
Event

Optimize Clinical Resources to Support Population Health Management

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Testimony

Statement of the AHA on “COVID-19 Part II: Evaluating the Medical Supply Chain and Pandemic Response Gaps”

A strong and reliable medical supply chain is a critical and integral component to delivering safe and effective high quality care to patients; however, it has become increasingly clear that the level of fragility across our national medical supply chain is unsustainable and poses significant risk to hospitals and health systems, as well as the patients and communities they serve.
Other Cybersecurity Reports
Public

CISA TLP White - Analysis Report Eviction Guidance for Networks Affected by the SolarWinds and Active Directory/M365 Compromise

Summary Since December 2020, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has been responding to