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FDA approves new test to detect HIV drug-resistance mutations
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved the first test to use next generation sequencing technology to detect HIV drug-resistance mutations in patients taking or about to start antiviral therapy.
NAM collaborative hosts two-day meeting on combating opioid epidemic
The National Academy of Medicine Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic, of which the AHA is a sponsor, yesterday concluded a two-day meeting on progress to combat the opioid crisis.
The Partnership for Public Health: Improving Hospital-Community Partnerships to Support Health Systems Transformation
The Partnership for Public Health: Improving Hospital-Community Partnerships to Support Health Systems Tr
Lutheran Health Network (Fort Wayne, Ind.) names hospital CEO
Also in this roundup of hospital and health system leadership changes: Centura Health appoints hospital CEO; and FirstHealth of the Carolinas names hospital president.
Health care leaders urge Congress to address shortage of critical drugs
Drug shortages threaten the quality of patient care, narrow treatment options and often result in the use of potentially less effective alternative medications, hospital and health system leaders said at a briefing today on Capitol Hill.
Study: Preventable hospitalizations fell more in Medicaid expansion states
States that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act in 2014 and 2015 saw greater reductions in discharge rates, inpatient days and hospital costs related to ambulatory care-sensitive conditions than did non-expansion states.
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.
14 health systems to invest $700 million in community health initiative
Fourteen hospitals and health systems today pledged to commit more than $700 million to address social determinant of health needs in their communities as part of the Healthcare Anchor Network.
ASHE recognizes Kentucky hospital for energy efficiency
The AHA’s American Society for Health Care Engineering today presented its 2019 Excellence in Health Care Facility Management Award to Owensboro (Ky.) Health Regional Hospital for its dedication to achieving ENERGY STAR distinction.
Compassion in Action: How to create and sustain cultures of compassion
Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of the AHA Physician Alliance, and Andy Shin, chief operating officer at the AHA Center for Health Innovation, share takeaways from the Schwarz Center’s 2019 conference on creating health care cultures of compassion.