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Sophisticated, high-impact ransomware incidents against critical infrastructure organizations increased globally in 2021, according to a new advisory by cybersecurity authorities in the United States, Australia and United Kingdom. The FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and…
A new AHA ad running this week on Radio America and next week on ABC and CBS radio highlights the need for Congress and the Administration to immediately distribute COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund and other resources, and for Congress to halt imminent Medicare cuts that could further destabilize…
The AHA today released a new issue of the COVID-19 Snapshot underscoring the persisting challenges facing hospitals and health systems during the ongoing public health emergency. The COVID-19 Snapshot combines important data points with news articles and testimonials from the field to…
In a statement submitted to the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee for a subcommittee hearing today on recruiting, revitalizing and diversifying the health care workforce, AHA discussed the critical workforce shortages facing hospitals and health systems, detailed ways the…
At an AHA virtual policy briefing this afternoon, hospital and health system leaders told congressional staff about the continued challenges their organizations are facing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and why additional support from Congress is necessary.
Hospitals and health systems added 3,400 jobs in January, while U.S. jobs overall increased by 467,000, according to data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Hospital employment remains around 100,000 below its March 2020 peak, but has grown in 14 of the past 22 months for a slow…
The AHA and a number of other national health care organizations yesterday published a new resource with five evidence-based action items that hospital and health system leaders can use to support the well-being of nurses, doctors and other team members during the current stage of the pandemic.
The Government Accountability Office today extended to Feb. 11 its survey for HIPAA-covered health care entities and business associates on their experiences complying with the Department of Health and Human Services’ data breach reporting requirements and HHS efforts to improve the data breach…
The AHA today responded to a request for information on design considerations for legislation to make health care more affordable, released last month by a House Republican task force led by Reps. Kevin Hern, R-Okla.; Rick Allen, R-Ga.; and Victoria Spartz, R-Ind.
The Coalition to Protect America’s Health Care, of which the AHA is a founding member, will launch a new TV ad urging Congress to act now to prevent pending Medicare cuts and ensure hospitals and health systems have the resources they need to care for their patients and communities.