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The latest stories from AHA Today.

Health care innovation has a “much broader, game-changing meaning” than it used to.
The Food and Drug Administration this week issued guidance intended to clarify the agency’s expectations when electronic health records are used as a source of data in clinical investigations.
A tornado struck UnityPoint Health – Marshalltown in Iowa yesterday, forcing the hospital to evacuate 43 patients to other facilities and close all services and departments on its main campus.
A new resource from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response provides an overview of potential health and medical needs following a radiological or nuclear incident.
The Association for the Health Care Environment will present its Environmental Services Department of the Year Award to three hospitals at EXCHANGE 2018 Sept. 23-26 in Columbus, OH.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee yesterday advanced the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (H.R. 6378).
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health today held a hearing to examine the status of mental health initiatives under the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016.
The Government Accountability Office yesterday released a report examining the characteristics of hospitals that participate in the 340B drug savings program and hospitals that do not participate in the program.
The Food and Drug Administration is forming a work group to explore whether and how to temporarily import suitable substitutes for critical drugs with only one manufacturer.
The Department of Homeland Security will offer several opportunities this month to participate in an awareness briefing on Russian cyber activity against critical infrastructure.