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Virginia hospitals report sharp decline in early elective deliveries

Hospitals and health systems participating in a Virginia collaborative to reduce early elective deliveries, which can increase health complications for babies, reduced non-medically necessary deliv
340B Advocacy Alliance Bulletin
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AHA 340B Advocacy Alliance Bulletin: Attorneys general urge HHS to hold responsible drug manufacturers not providing 340B discounts

Attorneys general in 27 states and Washington, D.C., today
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Chairman’s File: Sharing our lessons with the world

This week, AHA leaders are sharing the emergency preparedness efforts of America’s hospitals and health systems at the 43rd World Hospital Congress of the International Hospital Federation in Oman.
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AHA, AMA, ANA Applaud Decision to Allow Health Care Professionals Access to Pfizer Vaccine Booster

We applaud the recent actions of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) allowing access to a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster dose for nurses, physicians and others working in health care settings. We support every effort to protect the health and safety of those who are at higher risk for infection due to potential occupational exposure.
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Hospital mergers can be a key to meet patients' needs and improve care

Rapid change in the health care field has led hospital leaders to search for new ways to reduce costs, increase the quality of care, and preserve access to care, so they can continue to meet their
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Chair File: A Historic Moment to Help Heal Our Society

Any way you cut it, this has been a very tough few weeks in our country. We have witnessed a colorful tapestry of Americans voicing loud opposition to the systemic injustices and institutional racism. We’re also seeing centuries’ worth of wounds being opened and spilling into our streets — and tragically into our emergency departments — here in the greater Kansas City metro and in cities of every size coast-to-coast.
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CMS suspends proposed billing edits for partial hospitalization program services

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today sus
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Joint Commission advisory reviews new maternal care standards

The Joint Commission last week issued an advisory reviewing its new hospital accreditation standards for preventing maternal hemorrhage and severe hypertension/preeclampsia effective July 1, 2020.
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Pediatric hospitalizations for certain conditions higher where incomes vary widely

Children living in areas with large differences in income have higher hospitalization rates for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions, according to a study published
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Rural Health Update November 23, 2021