Advocacy Alliances

The American Organization of Nurse Executives on April 11 will present its 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award to Gail Latimer, a former hospital CEO, nurse executive, consultant and adjunct faculty with more than 30 years of experience in health care.
Hospitals and health systems may apply through Feb. 19 for the 2019 AHA Equity of Care Award, which recognizes organizations participating in the AHA's #123forEquity campaign for extraordinary success in advancing diversity and equity through data collection, leadership, cultural awareness and…
The American Board of Medical Specialties has released an updated guide to the specialty and subspecialty certifications offered by its 24 member boards.
Joseph Miller, vice president of behavioral health care transformation services at Hackensack (N.J.) Meridian Health, will serve as 2019 chair of the AHA's Section for Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Services.
Also in this roundup of health care news: Hospitals step up the war on superbugs; how medical schools try to help doctors understand patients in poverty; and copycat comments, unwitting patients become part of federal rulemaking process. 
More than 150 nurse leaders yesterday attended an American Organization of Nurse Executives’ Advocacy Day in Washington D.C.
This fall, more than 500 health care professionals with a stake in the environment of care will gather to address these changes in Columbus, Ohio from Sept. 23-26 for the annual EXCHANGE Conference & Solution Center – a program of AHA’s Association for the Health Care Environment. 
James Carlin Jr. from Hackensack (NJ) University Medical Center will receive the 2018 Heart of Healthcare Award from the AHA’s Association for the Healthcare Environment at the EXCHANGE 2018 conference.
Today’s health care human resource professionals are intimately familiar with the disruptive workforce challenges faced by the nation’s hospitals and health systems.
A bipartisan group of governors yesterday urged the administration to reverse its decision to no longer defend in federal court the Affordable Care Act’s protections for patients with pre-existing conditions.