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The AHA November 29 released a report, “Ensuring Access in Vulnerable Communities,” that offers hospital leaders nine innovative ways to preserve access to essential health services in vulnerable rural and urban communities.
The AHA today released a report offering hospital leaders nine innovative ways to preserve access to essential health services in vulnerable rural and urban communities. Strategies range from integrating rural hospitals with health clinics in the community to using technology to provide 24/7…
The AHA today praised Congress for its work on the 21st Century Cures Act and expressed support for the bill. “We urge the House to approve this legislation tomorrow, as it helps improve hospitals’ ability to treat some of the most vulnerable patients,” wrote AHA Executive Vice…
President-elect Donald Trump today nominated Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) to serve as Health and Human Services Secretary, and health care consultant Seema Verma to serve as Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator. “As health care continues to evolve and as care becomes more…
A resident of Brownsville, TX, has been diagnosed with Zika virus infection without any other known risk factors, meaning it may be the first local transmission of the virus by mosquitos in the state, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced yesterday.
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights yesterday alerted the public to a phishing email targeting employees of entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and their business associates.
Medical advances have reduced the demand for blood in the United States, creating financial pressure on the nation’s blood collection centers and threatening their future survival, according to a study prepared by RAND Corporation for the Department of Health and Human Services, released…
The AHA today released a report offering hospital leaders nine innovative ways to preserve access to essential health services in vulnerable rural and urban communities. Strategies range from integrating rural hospitals with health clinics in the community to using technology to provide 24/7 care…
House leaders Friday unveiled a revised 21st Century Cures bill, which includes a number of AHA-supported provisions important to hospitals and health systems. The provisions would revise the 2015 Bipartisan Budget Act to move the grandfather date for off-campus hospital outpatient departments…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accepting comments on a proposed update to its 2011 recommendations for the use of chlorhexidine-impregnated dressings to prevent intravascular catheter-related infections. The draft recommendation update is based on a systematic review of the…