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The World Health Organization today reported an Ebola death in Liberia, which it called the third “flare-up” of the disease since the nation’s outbreak was declared over last May. Guinea also is responding to a new cluster of cases, the agency said. WHO this week declared…
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.20% in March to a seasonally adjusted 5,039,700 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. That's 10,200 more people than in February and 183,400 more than a year ago. Without the seasonal adjustment, which removes the effect of…
The AHA’s Physician Leadership Forum and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education will host a webinar on April 27 about building excellence in clinical learning environments for graduate medical education. The one-hour webinar begins at 2:30 p.m. ET. For more information or to…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday recognized hospitals and health systems for implementing innovative and more effective ways to prevent venous thromboembolisms in the health care setting. Patients who are hospitalized, recovering from surgery or being treated for cancer…
The Food and Drug Administration today issued draft labeling recommendations for proposed biosimilar products, which pertain to prescribing information and certain FDA-approved patient labeling. In the guidance, FDA recommends an approach to labeling that relies largely on the safety and…
The New Hampshire Senate today voted to reauthorize the state’s Medicaid expansion alternative, which provides private health coverage to more than 48,000 low-income uninsured residents. The NH House of Representatives approved the bill earlier this month. New Hampshire Hospital Association…
One way for hospitals to improve patient satisfaction is to focus on their physical environment, according to a new guide by the AHA’s Hospitals In Pursuit of Excellence initiative and American Society for Healthcare Engineering.
April is National Donate Life Month, commemorating those who have received or continue to wait for lifesaving transplants as well as the donors who save and heal lives. More than 121,000 U.S. patients are awaiting organ transplants. Hospitals not only facilitate the medical procedures, but are a…
The spring issue of AHA’s Great Boards newsletter features articles on mission stewardship and governance staffing. Administered by AHA's Center for Healthcare Governance, the free quarterly newsletter examines hospital and health system governance trends and effective practices. To…
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.The hospital in November began phasing in its “Lung Partners” program that puts RTs at the…