Emergency Readiness
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Stakeholders Agree: Modernize the Privacy Laws to Combat Opioid Epidemic
The Partnership to Amend 42 CFR Part 2, a coalition of over 30 health care organizations committed to helping the country end the opioid crisis, today issued the following statement in response to the…
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Cost of Community Violence Nears $3 Billion in 2016
In light of ongoing, tragic events, violence is one of the most pressing public health concerns for nearly every American. Beyond the human toll, a new report by Milliman aims to demonstrate the tremendous resources hospitals and…
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Statement on Senate HELP Committee Hearing on Drug Pricing
Tom Nickels
Executive Vice President
American Hospital Association
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday issued interpretive guidelines for state survey agencies that will evaluate compliance with new emergency preparedness requirements for hospitals and other providers beginning Nov. 15.
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AHA Comment on Global Cyber Attacks
Ashley Thompson
Senior Vice President, Public Policy
American Hospital Association
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday issued information on training and testing requirements under its final rule establishing new emergency preparedness requirements for Medicare and Medicaid-participating health care facilities. All affected providers and suppliers must…
AHA to House supporting H.R. 304, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017
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AHA Advisory: CDC Issues Guidance for Managing Occupational Exposure to Zika Virus for Health Care Personnel, April 18, 2017
CDC Interim Guidance for Managing Occupational Exposures to Zika Virus for Healthcare Personnel, April 2017
CDC Updates Zika Considerations for Healt