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An estimated one in four adults have noise-induced hearing loss, according to a Vital Signs report
A new AHA infographic highlights the benefits of
The AHA’s American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration has
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today extended the attestation deadline for hospitals and eligible physicians participating in the Medicare Electronic Health Records Incentive Prog
The AHA today released a discussion guide to help hospital and health system board members and leaders implement innovative ways to preserve access to essential health care services in vulnerable r
About 9.2 million people selected a 2017 health plan through HealthCare.gov during open enrollment, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a Feb. 7 webinar on the Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice. To register for the webinar, which begins at 2:30 p.m.
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.08% in January to a seasonally adjusted 5,080,700 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Spectrum Health’s Healthier Communities Vice President Kenneth Fawcett, M.D., likens the scope of his organization’s community outreach to the “sun passing from horizon to horizon
Vickery Meadow is a slice of Northeast Dallas known as the “Little United Nations” because it is home to some 25,000 refugees who speak more than 50 languages.
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday warned that produc
The Internal Revenue Service yesterday alerted payroll and human resources professionals to beware of a continuing phishing email scheme that purports to be from company executives and requests W-2
Due to system issues with its QualityNet secure portal, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has extended to Feb.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released a training resource for hospital leaders that provides guidance on developing informed consent policies and securing organizational suppo
The AHA Committee on Nominations is accepting nominations for chair-elect of the Board of Trustees, as well as five trustees at large, all of whom will take office Jan. 1, 2018.
AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack will host a live webcast Monday, Feb. 6, from the Rural Health Care Leadership Conference in Phoenix.
The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee today held a hearin
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday announced propose
Hospitals and health systems have been leaders in controlling costs in the health care sector, with hospital price growth in 2015 at the slowest annual rate since 1998 and Medicare spending growth
The AHA’s Hospital Against Violence