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AHA Transformation Talks: Post-pandemic facility planning after the surge

Learn what design and engineering changes are under consideration by hospital and health system leaders like Bradley Pollitt, vice president of facilities at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Fla., as they prepare for crises beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
Position Paper

An Examination of New Theories on Price Effects of Cross-Market Hospital Mergers

Based on empirical tests of their theory, DH&L find price increases of 6% to 10% attributable to certain cross-market hospital mergers. Underlying the theory and empirical results, however, are some questionable assumptions that appear to limit their applicability and validity.
Letter/Comment

AHA Letter on Proposed Census Bureau Criteria for Defining Urban Areas

The AHA strongly urges the Census Bureau to continue to distinguish between different types of urban areas. Specifically, we urge it to continue to recognize urbanized areas as areas with 50,000 or more persons, and to recognize urban cluster as areas with at least 10,000 persons, but less than 50,000 persons.
People

Lona Fowdur

People

David A. Argue

AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

3 Ways to Expand Community, Patient Engagement

Advisory councils or boards can play an integral role in engaging the voice of the patient to help shape changes from providers and health plans. But some organizations are going a step further.
FBI TLP Alert
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FBI TLP:Green Indicators of Compromise Associated with Darkside Ransomware

Darkside is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) variant, in which criminal affiliates conduct the attacks and the proceeds are shared with the ransomware developer(s). Darkside has impacted numerous organizations across various sectors including manufacturing, legal, insurance, healthcare, and energy.
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Chair File: Gratitude — This Week and Every Week — for Our Hospital Teams

Today is “Our Cup Runneth Over with Gratitude” Day at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital in El Dorado, Kan. Employees are wearing blue and yellow SBA colors and getting a stainless steel cup as a small gift of thanks from their hospital leaders.  
Press Releases
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AHA Releases Song, Video Inspired by Health Care Workers for National Hospital Week

In honor of National Hospital Week (May 9-15), the American Hospital Association (AHA) is collaborating with Musicians On Call (MOC), a nonprofit organization that delivers the healing power of music, to release an original song and video inspired by the words of health care workers honoring their work and sacrifices during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Medicare announces new payment rates for COVID-19 monoclonal antibody infusions

Effective immediately, Medicare will pay $750 to administer monoclonal antibodies to COVID-19 patients in their residence or temporary lodging and increase payment to administer them in most other care settings to $450 from $310 to better align payment with provider costs, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced.