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On September 5, 2019, the National Security Council tasked the President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) to examine how the federal government and private industry can collaborate seamlessly to confront urgent cyber risks in the most critical and highly targeted private…
In this edition of Hacking Healthcare, we give you an update on yet another case of cyber insurance falling short of covering an expected cost. We then explore the possibility of Iran creating a “white list” for foreign websites. Finally, we discuss the potential impact of China stepping up…
America’s hospitals and health systems are committed to protecting patients from unanticipated medical bills that they may incur because of gaps in their insurance coverage or as a result of emergencies. Unfortunately, unless this proposal is much improved over previous bills that rely on a…
AHA comments on the House Ways & Means Committee Rural and Underserved Communities Health Task Force request for information (RFI). The RFI solicits comments on factors that contribute to health outcomes in these areas, examples of successful models and lessons from the field that…
In this Voices on Value piece, Priya Bathija, vice president of AHA’s The Value Initiative, talks with Reshma Gupta, M.D., evaluation and outreach director of Costs of Care, about the organization’s efforts to raise awareness of the unintended financial harm of care and to disseminate innova
Health care is changing. The patient population is growing, policies and regulations are becoming even more complex, and clinicians are stretched to their limits. As hospitals and health systems tackle these multifaceted challenges, AHA connects leaders with resources to drive innovative…