Articles
Organ/Tissue/Blood Donation, Supply chain management
Perspective: Doing Our Part to Shore Up America’s Blood Supply
By Rick Pollack
We all know that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated many longstanding challenges facing the health care field. One of the most alarming developments that is a top concern today is its effect on our nation’s blood supply.
Leadership, Advocacy & Public Policy
Perspective: Providing Hospitals with Needed Support to Fight COVID-19
By Rick Pollack
Congress returns to Washington, D.C., next week and its top focus will be passing a spending package that keeps the government funded past Feb. 18.
Leadership, Advancing Care Conference, AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, Accelerating Health Equity Conference, AHA Leadership Summit, AHA Annual Membership Meeting
Perspective: Advancing Health through Collaboration and Sharing Knowledge
By Rick Pollack
Collaborating on key issues affecting hospitals and the health care system. Creating solutions to some of the biggest health care challenges impacting our country. Connecting with colleagues from across the country to share knowledge, ideas and support as we work to advance health in America.
Leadership, COVID-19: Protecting Health Care Workers, Workforce, Advocacy & Public Policy
New York Times’ Opinion Video Badly Mischaracterizes the Many Workforce Challenges Hospitals and Health Systems Face
By Rick Pollack
The American Hospital Association responds to the New York Times Opinion Video "We Know the Real Cause of Crisis in Our Hospitals. It's Greed." For two long years, the dedicated women and men of America’s hospitals and health systems have experienced firsthand the overwhelming impact of COVID-19. They have worked tirelessly and courageously day in and day out to care for patients in their communities.
Leadership, COVID-19: Protecting Health Care Workers, Workforce, Advocacy & Public Policy
New York Times’ Opinion Video Badly Mischaracterizes the Many Workforce Challenges Hospitals and Health Systems Face
By Rick Pollack
The American Hospital Association responds to the New York Times Opinion Video "We Know the Real Cause of Crisis in Our Hospitals. It's Greed." For two long years, the dedicated women and men of America’s hospitals and health systems have experienced firsthand the overwhelming impact of COVID-19. They have worked tirelessly and courageously day in and day out to care for patients in their communities.
Workforce, Leadership
Perspective: Workforce Remains the Top Priority and Challenge for 2022
By Rick Pollack
Turn on the TV or open a newspaper these days and you’re likely to see a story that isn’t “news” at all to our stressed and burned-out care providers. The headline: They need help so they can continue helping others.
Leadership, Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19), COVID-19: Protecting Health Care Workers, COVID-19: Caring for Patients and Communities
Perspective: Saying Thanks for the Positive Impact You Make Each and Every Day
By Rick Pollack
As we reach the end of year two confronting a hopefully once-in-a-lifetime pandemic, caregivers are understandably tired from giving their all to care for patients, comfort families, save lives and protect communities.
COVID-19: Coverage and Reimbursement
Perspective: Progress on Stopping Cuts to Hospitals … Still More Work to Do
By Rick Pollack
This week Congress passed legislation to stop a number of harmful cuts to Medicare payments for hospitals, physicians and other providers that were scheduled to kick in at the beginning of next year.
Advocacy & Public Policy, Leadership, Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
Perspective: Urge Congress to Stop Cuts to Hospitals, Advance Key Priorities
By Rick Pollack
With the calendar turning to December, Congress finds itself in a familiar position: a long to-do-list, impending deadlines and facing uncertainty over how things will play out.
Leadership, COVID-19: Protecting Health Care Workers
Perspective: Giving Thanks for America’s Health Care Workforce
By Rick Pollack
For nearly two years, our nation’s hospitals and health systems — and the gifted, dedicated women and men who lead them — have fought back relentlessly against a once-in-a-century pandemic.