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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will host a March 28 webinar for health care professionals on “Overcoming Stigma, Ending Discrimination,” the first in a four-part webinar series on the importance of using approaches that are free of discriminatory attitudes and…
The American Dental Association has adopted a policy supporting certain statutory limits on opioid dosage and duration and mandatory continuing education in prescribing opioids and other controlled substances.
Connecticut hospitals invested $1.7 billion in community benefit activities in 2016, according to a new report by the Connecticut Hospital Association.
Illinois hospitals and health systems generate $95.3 billion a year and an estimated 466,000 direct and indirect jobs for the state’s economy, according to a new report by the Illinois Health and Hospital Association.
Commenting on a proposed rule protecting statutory conscience rights in health care, the AHA today reiterated that conscience protections for health care professionals "are long-standing and deeply rooted in our health care delivery system."
The AHA Friday submitted comments to Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Tom Carper (D-DE), Todd Young (R-IN) and Claire McCaskill (D-MO) as they develop legislation to improve price transparency in the health care market and lower costs.
Medicare pays long-term care hospitals less than half the cost of care for site-neutral cases under the LTCH prospective payment system, AHA told the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday.
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar will speak at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting on May 8 in Washington, D.C. Azar became HHS secretary in January.
AHA’s Section for Maternal and Child Health and Hospitals Against Violence initiative will host a March 27 webinar on how hospitals and health systems can combat interpersonal violence in their communities.
The flu hospitalization rate rose last week to 93.5 per 100,000 people, although outpatient visits for flu-like illness continue to decline, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported today.