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Five hospital-led programs will receive the 2022 AHA Dick Davidson NOVA Award for their collaborative efforts to improve community health at the AHA Leadership Summit July 17-19 in San Diego.
The Congressional Social Determinants of Health Caucus yesterday held a briefing on “Addressing Food Insecurity and Nutrition as a SDOH.”
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday authorized the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in adults, as recommended last month by its vaccine advisory committee.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ new Hospital Overall Star Ratings methodology preservessome year-to-year stability, but some ratings remain volatile.
Marie Cleary-Fishman, speaks with Holly Geyer, M.D., about the roots of the opioid epidemic and the state and federal requirements — and institutional protocols — for developing solutions.
Multiple states have reported parechovirus (PeV) cases in newborns and young infants since May, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention alerted clinicians and public health departments yesterday.
The White House today held a summit highlighting American Rescue Plan Act investments in state and local workforce programs.
During the AHA Leadership Summit July 17-19 in San Diego, Cleveland-based University Hospitals will receive the 2022 AHA Quest for Quality Prize for its data-driven quality and safety improvements and innovative strategies to share these improvements and deliver equitable care
After declining in recent years, antimicrobial-resistant infections starting during hospitalization grew 15% from 2019 to 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported today, based on limited data for 2020.
The AHA and eight other national hospital organizations today urged Congress to quickly extend the American Rescue Plan Act’s enhanced premium tax credits for health coverage purchased through the
The Department of Health and Human Services today released guidance and a letter to providers regarding HHS enforcement of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
The departments of Health and Human Services and Defense have secured 3.2 million doses of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine to give to states, federal pharmacy partners and federally qualified health centers.
The AHA’s Next Generation Leaders Fellowship today announced its 41 fellows for 2023, who will work one-on-one with a mentor to execute a project to address a challenge specific to their hospital or health system. 
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has expanded its toolkit to help health care providers and others prepare for the July 16 launch of 988, the new phone number for anyone experiencing suicidal thoughts or a mental health or substance use crisis.
Based on a review of available data and public and stakeholder input, the U.S. Public Health Service has updated its 2020 recommendations for reducing HIV and hepatitis B and C transmission through organ transplantation.
Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester, Minn., today will begin testing for monkeypox, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced.
by Wright L. Lassiter III, Chair, American Hospital Association
One demographic in the U.S. that has been constant in recent years is the aging of the population.
Hospitals and health systems added 20,500 jobs in June, while U.S. jobs overall increased by 372,000, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
CMS and the CDC published a final rule that would update 1992 proficiency testing and referral requirements under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments.
The Department of Health and Human Services today