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According to the report, only 4.6% of hospitals were sold over the period.

The agency said the state has failed to adopt its emergency temporary standard for occupational exposure to COVID-19 and has a history of failing to meet its obligations under the plan.

The Administration will provide an enforcement safe harbor for certain alternative reimbursement arrangements.

The funding will help transition the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to the new three-digit dialing code.

The AHA will present its 2021 Justin Ford Kimball Innovators Award to Spectrum Health, now part of BHSH System, April 25 at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting.

Unvaccinated children aged 5-11 were twice as likely as vaccinated children to be hospitalized for COVID-19 in the first few months of the omicron wave, the study found.

The center will use data modeling and analytics to inform decisions about infectious disease outbreaks.

Texas Health Resources and three finalists recognized for leadership in improving community health.

Leon Caldwell, AHA’s senior director for health equity strategies and innovation, writes about the current landscape of equity in the field and how the AHA’s Health Equity Roadmap can help.

CMS today issued a proposed rule that would increase Medicare inpatient prospective payment system rates by a net 3.2% in fiscal year 2023, compared with FY 2022, for hospitals that are meaningful users of electronic health records and submit quality measure data.

The rule would increase aggregate payments by approximately $25 million relative to FY 2022.

FDA and HHS authorized extending the shelf life for certain products stored at the right temperatures.

The AHA and its American Organization for Nursing Leadership today published an advertorial in USA Today on the need for federal legislation to protect nurses and other health care workers from assault and intimidation.

The summit will feature conversations with medical professionals, parents and community leaders on how the medical community can encourage vaccination among pregnant people, children, teens and young adults.

Thomas Zenty III, former CEO of University Hospitals Health System in Cleveland, and Scott Malaney, former president and CEO of Blanchard Valley Health System in Findlay, Ohio, will receive AHA Board of Trustees Awards for their contributions to AHA and the field. 

On this episode, Wright L. Lassiter III, Chair, American Hospital Association, talks with Matthew Stanley, D.O., a psychiatrist and clinical vice president of the behavioral health service line at Avera Health, based in Sioux Falls, S.D. He is chair-elect of AHA’s Behavioral Health Services Committee.

Hospital and health system leaders from across the country next weekend will begin to arrive in Washington, D.C.

Health care providers and health plans can use the portal to initiate the dispute resolution process for certain out-of-network medical bills under the No Surprises Act interim final rule.

Robust outreach and enrollment efforts, and standards and payments that ensure timely and equitable access to quality care are critical to a comprehensive access and coverage strategy, AHA said.

Positive results should be treated as presumptive and confirmed with a molecular test.