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An estimated 25.3 million adults (11.2%) suffer from daily pain, according to a new analysis of data from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey. More than half of adults (56%) reported some pain in the three months before the survey. Adults in the two most severe pain groups were likely to…
The AHA has elected seven members to its Board of Trustees for three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, and appointed one member to fill a one-year vacancy.
The AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust affiliate is surveying hospitals about their employee health and wellness programs to identify best practices for promoting employees’ health. The confidential survey was mailed last month to all hospital CEOs for completion by Aug. 31.…
The proportion of U.S. adults without health insurance has declined about 5.6 percentage points since 2013, to 11.7%, according to an analysis released today by Gallup. Based on the Gallup-Healthways Well-being Index survey for the first half of 2015, the uninsured rate fell a collective 7.1…
Inpatient rehabilitation facilities must submit first-quarter 2015 data for five IRF Quality Reporting Program measures by Aug. 15 to avoid a 2 percentage point reduction in their annual payment update in fiscal year 2017. For more information, visit www.cms.gov.
The AHA’s Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management today presented its 2015 George R. Gossett Leadership Award to Brent Johnson, president and CEO of group purchasing organization Amerinet Inc. Before joining Amerinet, Johnson served as vice president of strategic…
More than 4,600 programs offering Navigators, Certified Application Counselors and other assisters helped an estimated 5.9 million consumers during open enrollment in the 2015 Health Insurance Marketplace, according to a new survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation. Most consumers who sought…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has updated its recommendations for flu vaccination for the 2015-2016 flu season. The recommendations remove the preference for live attenuated influenza vaccine for healthy children aged 2-8, and…
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.32% in July to a seasonally adjusted 4,899,800 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. That's 15,700 more people than in June and 122,800 more than a year ago. Without the seasonal adjustment, which removes the effect of fluctuations due…
The AHA’s Hospital Awards for Volunteer Excellence (HAVE) program has recognized outstanding volunteer programs across the nation for more than 30 years. The search is now on for nominees for the 2016 HAVE Award.
The AHA seeks nominations through Oct. 9 for the awards. Hospital CEOs and directors…