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The AHA, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, and U.S. Chamber of Commerce today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to bar civil monetary penalties under the False Claims Act that irrationally exceed the harm actually suffered by the government.
Here's the promising news: About 95 percent of hospitals and health care systems collect data on patients' race, ethnicity and primary language. The not-so-good news is only 22 percent of hospitals and systems are using that data to identify disparities in treatment or outcomes between racial or…
The AHA strongly supports retaining the current National Labor Relations Board standards for employee access to employer-provided email systems and other forms of electronic communications, the association said in a friend-of-the-court brief (insert link) filed yesterday in a case before the Board.
This updated chartpack offers a snapshot of some common strategies used to improve the quality of care that hospitals provide to all patients, regardless of race or ethnicity.
Improving population health is a must-do strategy in transforming health care delivery. Yale New Haven Health System, based in New Haven, Conn., has progressed quickly to improve population health management, developing data-driven interventions. The health system conducts a community health needs…