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Post Acute Case Example: Sheltering Arms Rehabilitation Hospital, Mechanicsville, VA

Program: Weekly Business Drivers Operating Improvement Process
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Hospitals encouraged to complete survey on employee wellness programs

The AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust affiliate is surveying hospitals about their employee health and wellness programs to identify best practices for promoting employees’
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TeamSTEPPS Master Training (Metro) | Team Training | Center

AHA Team Training's in-person TeamSTEPPS Master Training course will teach participants all the TeamSTEPPS tools and principles - what they are, how to use them, and how to implement them. This 2-day in-person course is led by an interprofessional faculty team with a "train-the-trainer" orientation utilizing games, scenarios and activities.
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Perspective: Increasing Health Plan Accountability to Benefit Patients

Patients should expect that any drugs or medications they require are safe, administered effectively and available when needed. But, some commercial health insurance companies are changing the rules about how drugs are handled and administered, with serious consequences for patient care.
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Chair File: Making Communities Healthier for Everyone, Everyday

I am grateful for the time and commitment that people working and volunteering in hospitals and health systems give to their communities every day.
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Sinai Hospital of Baltimore – Diabetes Medical Home Extender Program

The Diabetes Medical Home Extender Program offers home-based services by community health workers (CHWs) and a registered nurse to high-risk diabetic patients.
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CMS revises timeline for EMTALA, restraint/seclusion investigations

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week announced changes to the timeline for state surveyors to investigate in hospitals or critical access hospitals complaints specific to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act or to deaths associated with restraint or seclusion.
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CMS and ASPE Issue Draft Unified Post-acute Care Payment Model

The CMS and ASPE draft unified payment model for the four post-acute care (PAC) settings contains numerous fundamental flaws which render it unworkable for both patients and providers.
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Chair File: AHA Leadership Summit 2021 — Reimagining Health Care

What qualities make an outstanding leader, whether in health care or another field? Your list may include being collaborative, courageous, empathetic, innovative, inspiring, and intelligent. Based on my experiences and observations during the COVID-19 pandemic, I’d add a couple more: being humble and resilient. 
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SBA, Treasury release Paycheck Protection Program loan data

The Small Business Administration and Treasury Department today released detailed data regarding the loans made under the Paycheck Protection Program.