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Commenting Oct. 26 on a Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury proposed rule that would increase the administrative fee and certified entities fee under the No Surprises Act’s independent dispute resolution process, AHA said it supports the proposal to use the Administrative Procedure Act process to establish the fees, but opposes the proposed fee increases and using an inflationary adjustment for future increases.

AHA Oct. 26 urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services not to finalize its proposed minimum staffing levels for long-term care facilities and instead develop more patient- and workforce-centered approaches focused on ensuring a continual process of safe staffing in nursing facilities.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposal to implement mandatory nurse staffing levels “would have serious, negative, unintended consequences not only for nursing home patients and facilities, but the entire health care continuum,” AHA told the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee in a statement submitted to a hearing yesterday afternoon on the issue. 

By taking aim at shifting cyber defense responsibilities, the Biden administration’s National Cybersecurity Strategy will help improve the nation’s cyber resilience, while disrupting cyberthreat operations, writes John Riggi, AHA’s national advisor for cybersecurity and risk.

The three-part Beyond Birth podcast series explores how hospitals and health systems can support the social and emotional needs of pregnant people and new parents.

A new infographic by AHA explains how the Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Expansion Act’s (S. 2840) proposal to eliminate facility fees for telehealth services will impact access to care.

Starting Oct. 25, consumers can preview their 2024 health coverage options at the federally facilitated Health Insurance Marketplace.

The Department of Health and Human Services and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Oct. 25 hosted a roundtable discussion with health care cybersecurity leaders, including the AHA, on the state of cybersecurity in the health care and public health sector.

AHA leaders are participating in the International Hospital Federation’s World Hospital Congress in Lisbon, Portugal.    

The AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity Oct. 24 launched the Equity Transformation Partner program to connect AHA members with practitioners and service providers who can help them advance on their diversity, inclusion and health equity journey in alignment with AHA’s Health Equity Roadmap.

The International Hospital Federation’s Geneva Sustainability Centre, in partnership with Deloitte, launched a Sustainability Accelerator Tool Oct. 24 to help hospital and health care leaders assess and track organizational efforts to reduce emissions and promote environmental stewardship.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Oct. 23 released interim guidance for clinicians with limited access to the monoclonal antibody nirsevimab, recently approved to prevent respiratory syncytial virus in children aged 2 and under.

The share of health workers who reported feeling threatened or harassed by patients or others at work more than doubled between 2018 and 2022 to 13.4%, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report based on national survey data.

The Food and Drug Administration recently extended to 30 months the shelf life for certain lots of Gohibic (vilobelimab), authorized for emergency use to treat COVID-19 in certain hospitalized adults.

Hospital systems make it easier to access and coordinate care, according to a national survey of their patients conducted by Morning Consult for the AHA.

People visit hospitals to receive care for injuries or diseases or undergo needed medical procedures and surgeries.

Understand the impact of the Biden-Harris Administration's National Cybersecurity Strategy on health care and its relevance for hospitals and health systems. #BidenCybersecurity

Two leaders from South Dakota-based Monument Health discuss the rural health system’s health equity journey, which captured this year’s AHA Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award for excellence in advancing health equity in rural or small communities.

Oct. 28 is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, an opportunity for the public to safely dispose of unwanted or expired tablets, capsules, patches and other solid forms of prescription drugs.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, FBI and Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center this week alerted organizations to a critical vulnerability affecting certain versions of the Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server that enables malicious actors to obtain access to victim systems and continue active exploitation post-patch.