Search Results

The default setting for search results displays All Content. If you prefer to see recent content only, please adjust the date filter.

33709 Results Found

News

AHA podcast: Connecting hospitals with PPE

AHA speaks with two companies using the HealthEquip app to connect individuals and organizations with personal protective equipment to hospitals that need it through AHA’s 100 Million Mask Challenge.
News

AHA launches COVID-19 Snapshot for Capitol Hill staff, highlights dire circumstances facing hospitals and health

The AHA launched a new periodic report to convey to congressional staff hospitals’ and health systems’ desperate need for a new COVID-19 relief package.
News

CDC announces shorter quarantine options for people exposed to COVID-19 virus

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced shorter quarantine options based on local circumstances and resources, for people exposed to the COVID-19 virus.
News

CDC advisors issue COVID-19 vaccine initial phase recommendations

An independent advisory group for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended health care personnel and long-term care facility residents receive vaccinations against COVID-19 in the program’s initial phase.
News

AHA report calls for national relief from burdensome health plan practices

Commercial health plans are using prior authorization and payment delays and denials to make it more difficult for some Americans to access the care they need, creating an extensive approval process that wastes billions of dollars and contributes to clinician burnout, according to a report released by the AHA.
News

AHA testifies at Senate hearing on cyber threats amid pandemic

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing on defending communities from cyber threats during the COVID-19 pandemic.
News

HHS urged to increase staffing flexibilities for providers’ COVID-19 response

The Department of Health and Human Services should provide greater flexibility around health care staffing, provider resource allocation and accessibility to care, the AHA said in a letter to the agency.
Press Releases
Public

AHA STATEMENT ON CY 2021 OPPS FINAL RULE

AHA statement on CY 2021 OPPS final rule from Executive Vice President Tom Nickels.
Issue Landing Page

The Partnership for Public Health | Community Health | Center

Help hospital and health care leaders collaboratively work with public health and local partners to benefit patients and communities.
Letter/Comment
Public

AHA to HHS Re: Additional COVID-19 Flexibilities for Providers

The AHA asks the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take additional steps to increase flexibilities for providers responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.