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Named after AHA President Emeritus Dick Davidson, the annual award honors a state, regional or metropolitan hospital association that demonstrates exceptional organizational leadership and innovation in quality improvement.
The AHA yesterday shared with the Department of Health and Human Services its recommendations for promoting competition and choice in the health care system.
Birth defects associated with Zika virus infection during pregnancy increased 21% in the last half of 2016 in Puerto Rico and portions of Florida and Texas where local Zika virus transmission have been reported.
The Federal Trade Commission today released a factsheet to help consumers find safe treatment for opioid dependence or withdrawal.
The AHA’s Society for Healthcare Strategy & Market Development today released its latest annual guide to health care trends for leaders and strategists.
The service on the AHA's boards would begin in 2019.
Hospitals may use certain intravenous solutions made by Baxter Healthcare Corp. beyond the labeled expiration date due to the ongoing shortage of IV solutions used in critical care.
The Drug Enforcement Administration yesterday published a final rule implementing a 2016 law allowing nurse practitioners and physician assistants who meet certain requirements to prescribe and dispense drugs for the treatment of opioid use disorder.
The Senate voted 55-43 this afternoon to approve the president’s nomination of Alex Azar to serve as Health and Human Services secretary.
The average cost of administering or adjudicating a medical liability claim was $54,165 in 2015, 65% more than in 2006, according to a series of trend reports released today by the American Medical Association.