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In this conversation, Brian Peters, CEO of the Michigan Health & Hospital Association, explores the connection between health disparities, healthcare costs and economic impact.
As part of the AHA’s Opportunities for Innovations in Rural Maternal Care initiative, a recent Commonwealth Fund blog discusses strategies hospitals can use to sustain maternal care within the communities they serve.
The Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau has released the latest data from the National Survey of Children’s Health. The survey provides national and state-level data on children’s physical and mental health, healthcare access and quality, special healthcare…
The FBI and Secret Service released an advisory Oct. 6 warning of ongoing activities by FortiBleed, a global credential-compromise campaign used by threat actors to target internet-facing Fortinet FortiGate firewalls and virtual private network gateways at critical infrastructure organizations.
In a new blog, John Riggi, AHA national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, and Scott Gee, deputy national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, highlight how hospitals and health systems are improving cyber resilience by fortifying clinical continuity plans and bolstering collaboration with…
The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced Oct. 5 that the state has reached 1,004 confirmed measles cases this year. There have been 27 new positive cases since the department’s last update on Oct. 2.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has published its list of participants for its mandatory Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Expanded Model, or CJR-X. The payment model focuses on lower extremity joint replacement procedures.
The Senate passed the Health Care Cybersecurity and Resilience Act on Sept. 30 by unanimous consent.
Multiple changes to transparency in coverage requirements for insurers were finalized Oct. 5 by the Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services.
An AHA blog published Oct. 5 responds to a Blue Cross Blue Shield Association report suggesting that hospitals’ use of artificial intelligence-enabled documentation tools is driving higher healthcare costs through increased coding intensity.