Search Results

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

33733 Results Found

News

AHA Podcast: Changing the way we approach opioid use disorder

At Dell Seton Medical Center, clinicians observed that patients with opioid use disorder had a high likelihood of readmission because its underlying causes were not being addressed.
News

Court blocks HHS changes to ACA non-discrimination rule

A federal district court in New York blocked the Department of Health and Human Services from revising a 2016 rule implementing nondiscrimination protections for patients under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act.
News

Blog: Navigating a new reality

Michelle Hood, AHA’s executive vice president and chief operating officer, previews the association’s Sept. 14-16 virtual conference, Navigating a New Reality: Health Care Leaders Confront the Future, sponsored by the AHA Center for Health Innovation and the Society for Health Care Strategy and Market Development to help health care leaders successfully move forward through COVID-19’s recovery, rebuilding and reimagining care delivery.
News

CDC updates guidance

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance for determining when health care personnel with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 may return to work.
News

FDA alerts laboratories, providers to risk of false results with COVID-19 test kit

A test kit made by Thermo Fisher Scientific to detect COVID-19 from respiratory specimens may produce false positive results, the Food and Drug Administration warned.
News

CMS resumes routine inspections of all providers and suppliers

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced it will resume routine inspections of all Medicare- and Medicaid-certified providers and suppliers that were previously suspended as part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
News

CMS issues new requirement for DRG add-on

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services updated its guidance related to the 20% inpatient prospective payment system diagnosis-related group rate add-on for patients diagnosed with COVID-19.
News

Preview: Navigating a New Reality: Health Care Leaders Confront the Future Offers Inspiring Stories, Innovative Insights, and Practical Takeaways

Sustaining hospitals and health systems and positioning them for success moving forward is a chief focus of Navigating a New Reality: Health Care Leaders Confront the Future, a three-day virtual conference, Sept. 14-16, sponsored by the AHA Center for Health Innovation and the Society for Health Care Strategy and Market Development .
Resources
Public

Chart Examining Sources of Federal Funds During COVID-19 Pandemic for Hospitals

As urged by the AHA, Congress and the Administration have taken a number of steps to make available financial resources for health care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of these policies were authorized through the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.