Crouse Hospital in Syracuse, N.Y., is changing the way it cares for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients by giving respiratory therapists (RT) a much bigger role in their care.
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April is National Donate Life Month, when the AHA encourages everyone to consider becoming organ, eye and tissue donors.
In the fall of 2011, Jason Crandall, an assistant professor at Owensboro’s Kentucky Wesleyan College, told students in his exercise trainers’ class to start a program for seniors at a l
The Food and Drug Administration today announced an investigational test to screen blood d
AHA staff today participated in a White House Convening on Rural Telehealth, which highlighted the essential role of telehealth in reaching high-need rural families and communities.
Almost 28% of uninsured U.S.
America’s 65-and-over population is projected to nearly double by 2050 to 88 million, according to a
At its annual meeting this week in Fort Worth, TX, the American Organization of Nurse Executives will present its inaugural
The AHA and AMGA are offering a new fellowship to help member hospitals and health systems with employed physicians move to a more
Twenty-six members of the House Ways and Means Committee today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to delay implementing a new Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, which was require
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a final rule applying
The Department of Health and Human Services today issued a proposed rule that would
States, territories and certain other jurisdictions can apply for up to $1 million per year for five years to train first responders and other community sectors to use naloxone and other strategies
Dick Davidson, the AHA’s president emeritus, died March 28 at age 79. Davidson retired on Jan.
During a March 22 hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep.
In a letter submitted today, the AHA continued to urge the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services t
An estimated 1.9 million uninsured adults with mental illness or substance use disorders are eligible for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act but live in states that have not expanded coverage,
States expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act are realizing savings and revenue gains as a result, according to a
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will host a webinar Thursday for clinicians on synthet