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Sutter Health’s Pregnancy & Childbirth Services improved maternal health outcomes by reducing first-birth C-section rates, engaging mothers and their families through the process
The AHA issued a Regulatory Advisory with a summary of the July 29 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ final rule for the inpatient psychiatric facility prospective payment system for fiscal year 2022.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed allowing state Medicaid agencies to make payments to third parties on behalf of certain individual health care practitioners to make it easier for those workers to obtain and retain health insurance, training and other employee benefits.
Older adults frequently experience cognitive impairment after recovering from COVID-19, according to three studies reported at an Alzheimer’s Association conference. 
The Institute for Diversity and Health Equity released its fourth toolkit of the IFDHE Health Equity Resource Series, Community Partnerships: Strategies to Advance Health Equity.
Dr. Trestman and Dr. Hochman reflect on the far-reaching effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health and well-being of health care professionals, patients and families.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded $13.3 million to expand treatment, early intervention and recovery support for adolescents and young adults with substance use and/or mental health disorders and their families, as well as family-based services for pregnant and…
AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack in a Modern Healthcare op-ed highlighted the myriad ways hospitals are able to reshape and transform the nation’s health care systems by establishing and nurturing outside partnerships within their communities.
The Food and Drug Administration authorized using the monoclonal antibody therapy REGEN-COV for prevention in certain children and adults who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or not expected to mount an adequate immune response to vaccination. 
Security platform provider Armis announced a patch and mitigation steps to address nine critical vulnerabilities in the firmware for a pneumatic tube system used by more than 3,000 hospitals, primarily in North America.