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The AHA is inviting members to become a change agent or health care disruptor鈥攖o solve real, complex health care problems and answer the strong demand for innovation in the field now.
As we reflect on and commemorate Mental Health Month, one thing is clear: shining a light on mental health and substance use disorders (SUD) does not exacerbate these conditions; it helps dissolve the stigma often attached to them.
When Gaynor et al. originally released their 鈥淭he Price Ain鈥檛 Right鈥 report on the relationship between hospital prices and market structure in 2015, there were a number of questions and concerns about how they reached their conclusions.
Government administered pricing at the Medicare level for all purchasers of health care services 鈥 as suggested in a recent opinion piece that appeared in the Washington Post titled, 鈥淭here鈥檚 a genuine sol
Another week, another drug industry-funded consultant attempting to divert attention away from the high and rising costs of prescription drugs by attacking the 340B drug pricing program.
The same cohort of authors responsible for the Health Care Pricing Project鈥檚 flawed 2015 paper recently released an updated version.
The 黑料正能量 Association Grassroots Champion Award recognizes those hospital leaders who most effectively educate elected officials on how major issues affect the hospital鈥檚 vital role in the community.
All organizations must remain vigilant and ensure the proper cybersecurity procedures and controls are in place and practiced. While the stolen information may not retrievable, steps can be taken to mitigate the Mabna threat and other nation-state-sponsored cyber threats to academic medical centers鈥
This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a Vital Signs report identifying the threats associated with antibiotic resistance (AR) and recommending 鈥渆arly and aggressive action鈥 to prevent resistant pathogens from spreading in health care facilities.
Axios Vitals recent story on hospitals鈥 Medicare margins seemed to cherry pick data from a March Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) report to Congress to imply that hospitals 鈥渓ose money鈥 on Medicare because they are allegedly inefficient.