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If the Better Care Reconciliation Act were enacted in its current form, the U.S. economy could lose an estimated 1.45 million jobs by 2026, including 919,000 jobs in the health care sector, according to a report by researchers at George Washington University released yesterday by The Commonwealth…
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price today named as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Brenda Fitzgerald, an obstetrician-gynecologist who currently serves as Georgia’s public health commissioner and president-elect of the Association of State and…
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.23% in June to a seasonally adjusted 5,111,000 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. That's 11,700 more people than in May and 90,900 more than a year ago. Without the seasonal adjustment, which removes the effect of fluctuations due…
The AHA’s American Society for Healthcare Engineering will present its 2017 Crystal Eagle award to Rajendra "Raj" Shah, corporate project and plant manager at Bayonne (NJ) Medical Center, during its 54th Annual Conference and Technical Exhibition Aug. 6-9 in Indianapolis. The award recognizes…
The amount of opioids prescribed in the United States decreased each year between 2010 and 2015, according to a Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The amount of opioids prescribed per capita fell from a peak of 782 morphine milligram equivalents in…
The AHA and Federation of American Hospitals today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Florida Supreme Court decision that would thwart Congress’ intent that the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 protect health care providers’ reports to patient safety…
The National Academy of Medicine Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience, whose sponsors include the AHA, yesterday issued a discussion paper calling for research to identify the organizational and health system factors that place physicians, nurses and other health care…
The California Hospital Association today named as its next president and CEO Carmela Coyle, currently president and CEO of the Maryland Hospital Association. She is expected to replace retiring president and CEO Duane Duaner by Oct. 30.
Minnesota City resident Tom Ailing’s life turned around when he joined Winona (Minn.) Health’s Community Care Network (CCN) program three years ago.The 64-year-old retiree suffers from diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and neuropathy – illnesses that used to…
Close collaboration by physicians, nurses, clinicians and staff across the nation’s largest nonprofit integrated health care system is key to Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente’s success in reducing health care disparities and advancing diversity and inclusion, says Ronald L.…