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Hypertension—the silent killer—impacts more than one in three Americans and is a leading cause of strokes, heart attacks and other serious illnesses. Catching it early and controlling it is key to saving lives which is why Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center started a program that coordinates…
White Plains (N.Y.) Hospital Center's interdisciplinary team developed a disinfection procedure that successfully reduced central line-associated blood stream infections by 70 percent. The procedure includes disinfecting the catheter hub on peripherally inserted central catheters with an IV…
NYU Lutheran Healthcare, Brooklyn, N.Y., created a shared medical appointment program transforming the usual doctor visit and providing essential health education to its patients.
Elizabethtown (N.Y.) Community Hospital's care transition program successfully reduced all-cause hospital readmission from 10 percent in 2012 to 4 percent in 2013 to 3.5 percent in 2014. This 25-bed critical access hospital coordinated care across the continuum and created a committee with 21…
AHA comments to CMS regarding the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Payment Model proposed rule.
AHA comments to CMS regarding the physician fee schedule proposed rule for calendar year 2016.
Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., Sept. 4, 2015
AHA comments to DOJ and HHS regarding proposed acquisition involving two of the five major commercial health insurance companies in the United States: Aetnas proposed acquisition of Humana.