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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the bipartisan Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, this month will award more than $130 million in 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline grants to address the nation’s ongoing mental health and substance use crises.
As hospital teams in the South respond to tornados as well as COVID-19, this week’s blog highlights three priority areas for health care leaders preparing for future public health emergencies and disasters, and a new AHA resource that can help.
This second in a four-part series on hospital and community partnerships to support family caregivers features Community Memorial Health System in Ventura, Calif., on the role of the family caregiver and how hospitals and health systems can help.
Ascension, a nonprofit health system that includes 139 hospitals in 19 states, yesterday published a detailed response to a New York Times article that examined staffing at the health system.
A COVID-19 bivalent vaccine booster provides additional protection against COVID-19–associated emergency department/urgent care encounters and hospitalizations compared with previous vaccination with two or more monovalent vaccine doses, according to studies in adults and older adults released…
The Department of Health and Human Services yesterday proposed a standard format for attachments to support electronic health care claims and prior authorization transactions under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
President Biden today signed a continuing resolution extending current federal funding levels for health care and other programs through Dec. 23.
Tom Jenike, M.D., chief well-being officer and senior vice president at Novant Health, shares three keys to building a culture that supports resilience and well-being in your health care workforce.
AHA is shining a light on the real issue of holiday-season stress to aid health care workers who bear heavy burdens on the frontlines of patient care.
AHA today released a holiday-themed toolkit with sample social media content and graphics to promote COVID-19 vaccination for parents, children and at-risk communities.