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In an open letter on the opioid epidemic published yesterday in the Huffington Post Blog, American Medical Association CEO Steven Stack, M.D., called on American physicians to avoid initiating opioids for new patients with chronic non-cancer pain unless the benefits are expected to outweigh…
An article yesterday in the New York Times highlights the yet-to-be-fulfilled promises made by Valeant Pharmaceuticals International to the U.S. Congress, AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack writes in an AHASTAT blog post today.
The focus of this year’s National Nurses Week, which concludes today, is “Culture of Safety: It Starts With You.” In an AHASTAT blog post today, Pamela Thompson, CEO of the American Organization of Nurse Executives, notes, “Patient safety is imbedded in all of AONE’s competencies for nursing…
The AHA May 11 submitted to the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee several overarching recommendations for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Models (APM) that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will implement in 2019 under the Medicare…
The AHA today submitted to the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee several overarching recommendations for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System and Alternative Payment Models that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will implement in 2019 under the Medicare Access and CHIP…
As legislation to address the opioid crisis moved to the floor, AHA and others yesterday urged House leaders to align privacy laws governing substance use disorder patient records with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act rules that allow the use and disclosure of patient information…
The Coalition to Protect a Democratic Workplace, whose members include the AHA, yesterday voiced support for a joint resolution (H.J. Res. 87) to nullify the Department of Labor’s final “persuader” rule and asked Congress to quickly pass it. The coalition said the “unfair…
The proposed merger between health insurers Aetna and Humana would give the combined company 25% of Medicare Advantage enrollment nationwide, assuming no divestitures were required, according to a new report by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The proposed merger of Anthem and Cigna would give…
The Class of 2018 profiles the women and men who joined the AHA board this year.The amount of change going on in health care today is greater than anything INTEGRIS President and CEO Bruce Lawrence has seen in his 35 years in the field. Redefining the hospital’s role in this changing health…
As National Hospital Week draws to a close it is worth reflecting on how those blue and white signs with the big "H" have always carried the promise of help, hope and healing. The hospital of the future will continue to extend that promise, but in new ways that will be less about a building and…