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AHA Section for Metropolitan Hospitals names 2019 leaders
Dennis Pullin, president and CEO of Virtua Health in Marlton, N.J., will serve as 2019 chair of the AHA's Section for Metropolitan Hospitals.
FDA Announces Action to Relieve Opioid and Other IV Drug Shortages
The Food and Drug Administration has approved special handling instructions to allow health care providers to use certain opioid and other intravenous drug products made by Hospira that were on hold due to low potential for a manufacturing defect but are in short supply.
Senate Bill to Reauthorize Preparedness Programs Clears Committee
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today voted 22-1 to approve the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act.
Throwback Thursday: First Person Oral History with Robert L. Harman
Robert L. Harman, who served for more than four decades as CEO at Grant Memorial Hospital, held the record for the longest tenure with one hospital of any hospital CEO in the nation at the time of his retirement in 2011.
Shaw to Lead AHA Field Engagement
The AHA today named as its senior vice president for field engagement C. Douglas Shaw, currently chief operating and development officer for the association’s Health Forum subsidiary.
Report: Comprehensive Primary Care Model Reduced Hospitalizations, ED Visits
The Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative reduced hospitalizations and emergency department visits and improved primary care delivery for beneficiaries, but did not reduce Medicare spending enough to cover care management fees or significantly improve quality.
House Holds Hearing on Reauthorizing Children’s Hospitals GME Program
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health yesterday held a hearing on bipartisan legislation that would reauthorize the Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program through 2023 at $330 million a year, $30 million more than the current funding level.
Senate Finance Committee Introduces 22 Bills to Address Opioid Crisis
The Senate Finance Committee yesterday introduced 22 bipartisan bills to address the opioid crisis in Medicare, Medicaid and human services programs.
AHA Voices Support for FDA Plan to Improve Medical Device Security
The AHA today submitted comments on the Food and Drug Administration’s Medical Device Safety Action Plan.
Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Opioid Bills
The Senate Judiciary Committee today approved five bills to address the opioid crisis, which include provisions aimed at increasing participation in drug take-back programs, strengthening Drug Enforcement Administration discretion in setting opioid quotas, and reducing demand for illicit narcotics.