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Hospitals and health systems partnering with others to improve community health are likely to embrace a collaborative governance model, according to a study released today by a Blue Ribbon Panel of the AHA’s Center for Healthcare Governance. The study explores how eight recipients of the…
The Senate Finance Committee today held a hearing examining the opioid abuse epidemic and its effect on the health of America’s seniors and children. Witnesses included representatives from Pew Charitable Trusts’ health programs; Children and Family Futures, Lake Forest, CA; and…
Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Edward Markey (D-MA), Angus King (I-ME), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) yesterday urged the Food and Drug Administration to implement a Risk Evaluation and Management Strategy for immediate-release opioid pain relievers. The…
While breast cancer rates have remained constant, the rate of women undergoing mastectomies increased 36% between 2005 and 2013, including a more than tripling of double mastectomies, according to a new report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The overall rate of mastectomies…
A recent New York Times article on the changing nature of health care facility security “highlights the challenge that hospitals face daily both to serve our patients and protect the dedicated men and women who care for them 24/7,” Pam Thompson, chief nursing officer and senior vice president…
The Rochester (NY) Regional Healthcare Association has named Travis Heider as its new president and CEO effective March 7, when Diane Ashley will retire from the post after 23 years of service to the association. Heider most recently served as northeast region director for the American…
More than 660 organizations, including the AHA, today urged House and Senate appropriators to increase the funding allocation for the departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Education in fiscal year 2017, saying programs and services funded by the “Labor-HHS spending bill continue…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released data on Medicare-enrolled providers and suppliers, and a mapping tool showing the availability and use of ambulance and home health services by region.
The Health Resources and Services Administration is accepting applications through April 8 for fiscal year 2016 grants to support telehealth services for school-based health centers in rural, frontier and underserved communities. Hospitals may sponsor the health centers and be part of the…
PENTAX has issued revised manual reprocessing instructions for its ED-3490TK Video Duodenoscope to replace those provided in the original device labeling, the Food and Drug Administration reports. Health care facilities using the duodenoscope should train staff on the new validated instructions and…