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Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.25% in December to a seasonally adjusted 4,987,800 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. That's 12,300 more people than in November and 172,200 more than a year ago. Without the seasonal adjustment, which removes the effect of…
The AHA seeks hospital and health system trustees to serve on its Committee on Governance, Regional Policy Boards, and other governing councils and committees beginning in 2017. Interested trustees are invited to view the Invitation for Trustee Involvement and submit an application through Feb. 24…
The AHA will host a webinar on Jan. 22 to explore how hospitals and health systems can improve patients’ care experience and realize significant savings by adopting key administrative simplification standards. Representatives from CHRISTUS Health and Kaiser Permanente will discuss how they…
The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights today issued guidance to help individuals better exercise their existing rights to access and obtain a copy of their personal health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s Privacy…
The AHA encourages all hospitals to submit data to the quarterly RACTrac survey by Jan. 22. The free web-based survey helps AHA gauge the impact of Medicare's Recovery Audit Contractor program on hospitals and advocate for needed changes. For more information on the RACTrac initiative, visit www.…
More than 90% of children and 89% of adults consume too much sodium, that is, more than the recommended limits in the new 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The guidelines recommend less than 2,300…
The departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture today released updated dietary guidelines for Americans. The departments must update the guidelines every five years by law. The latest edition includes updated guidance on topics such as sodium and cholesterol and is the first…
The AHA invites applications through Jan. 22 for the 2016 Dick Davidson Quality Milestone Award for Allied Association Leadership. Named after AHA President Emeritus Dick Davidson, the annual award honors a state, regional or metropolitan hospital association that demonstrates exceptional…
Any stay in the hospital or visit to a clinic can be tough on children and their parents, but San Diego Zoo Kids TV hopes a little fuzzy company makes it easier to handle.The commercial-free kids program runs on televisions in 16 children’s hospitals around the country. Sanford Health’s…
Baxter International Inc. recently recalled certain lots of two intravenous solutions distributed to U.S. customers and distributors between June 6 and Dec. 16, which may contain particulate matter, the Food and Drug Administration reports. The company directed customers not to use product from the…