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Hospitals and health systems today participated in AHA’s fifth annual Hospitals Against Violence #HAVhope, a national day of awareness intended to highlight how hospitals and communities come together to foster peace and mitigate violence. For more information and to learn more, visit the AHA…
Hospitals and health systems added 2,900 jobs in May, as U.S. jobs overall increased by 559,000, according to preliminary data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chair Patty Murray, D-Wash., and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. D-N.J., June 2 announced legislation to permanently authorize the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program, which supports the…
The National Center for Healthcare Leadership is accepting nominations through July 2 for the 2021 Gail L. Warden Leadership Excellence Award.
COVID-19 adolescent hospitalization rates from COVID-NET (Coronavirus Disease 2019-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network) peaked at 2.1 per 100,000 in early January 2021, declined to 0.6 in mid-March and rose to 1.3 in April, according a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
The AHA today expressed support for the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2021 (H.R. 3173), bipartisan legislation that would establish requirements for the use of prior authorization under Medicare Advantage plans.
Two 60-second radio news releases featuring local and clinical health care leaders discussing the importance of getting vaccinated began airing today in Arkansas and Nebraska.
On this AHA podcast, Kate Sommerfeld, president of social determinants of health at ProMedica, discusses how the health system leveraged community partnerships to address the social and economic issues.
The AHA and the National Independent Laboratory Association today flagged for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners deeply concerning actions by UnitedHealthcare to implement a “misleading” new benefit plan design.
The White House today released a memo urging business executives to immediately convene their leadership teams to discuss ransomware threats and review corporate security posture and business continuity plans.