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Minnesota hospitals and health systems contributed nearly $4.2 billion in programs and services to benefit the health of their communities in 2013, a 5.4% increase from 2012, according to a new report by the Minnesota Hospital Association. The total includes $2 billion in government…
Congress should replace the flawed Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) for physician payment with a system that adequately reimburses physicians over the long haul, AHA President and CEO Rich Umbdenstock Jan. 22 told a House health care panel. But he said the AHA “cannot support any…
Palmetto Health in Columbia, S.C., will receive the 2014 Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service for its broad-based efforts to improve the lives of the most vulnerable members of its community, the award’s sponsors announced last week.
The 2015 AHA Environmental Scan provides insight and information about market forces that have a high probability of affecting the health care field. It is designed to help hospital and health system leaders better understand the health care landscape and the critical issues and emerging trends…
The hospital field is broad and diverse, and each organization may bring its own solutions to the challenges presented in its community, says AHA Chairman Jonathan Perlin, M.D. But he says the field shares a unifying goal – pursuit of the Triple Aim in health care.
The AHA today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the Supreme Court, asking the court to revive the “weakened competitor” doctrine that encourages lower courts to look beyond market shares to fundamental changes taking place in a field or industry in evaluating a merger or acquisition…
Before reducing relative humidity in operating rooms below 30%, hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers should consider the effects on equipment and supplies, according to new guidance from the AHA, its American Society for Healthcare Engineering and Association for Healthcare Resource and…
The Food and Drug Administration today advised against routine use of bone graft substitutes containing recombinant proteins and synthetic peptides in patients under age 18, because their safety and effectiveness has not been reviewed or approved for use in this population.
More than 7.1 million individuals and families selected a health plan (or were automatically re-enrolled) through the federally-facilitated Health Insurance Marketplace between Nov. 15 and Jan. 16, according to preliminary data released today by the Department of Health and Human Services.
Kansas hospitals directly employ 84,210 people and support nearly 68,000 additional jobs in other sectors, according to a new report from the Kansas Hospital Association. This employment generates $8.1 billion in income and $2.6 billion in retail sales for the state's economy, the report adds.