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Blogs from AHA leaders and members on the latest health care issues.
Looking for more evidence of the stellar work being done in health care across the country? You鈥檒l find it in the latest annual report on health care quality and disparities from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
The AHA is eager to recognize excellence among America鈥檚 hospitals and health systems. We appreciate the work you do to help patients, and recognizing that work helps foster success across the field. At last month鈥檚 AHA Leadership Summit in San Diego, we presented awards to more formally鈥
After a one-year hiatus the AHA Quest for Quality Prize is back, updated to reflect the hospital and health system field鈥檚 broader emphasis on quality and improving health status. Oct. 1 (midnight Central Time to be precise) is the deadline for hospitals and health systems to apply for the 2018鈥
By Nancy AgeeOnce again, our nation has been touched by senseless violence鈥 this time in Charlottesville, VA. While my heart was heavy as I watched the images of the scenes unfolding there this weekend, I was inspired by the way members of the hospital family 鈥 and my fellow Virginians 鈥 rushed in鈥
More than 140 Americans die from a drug overdose every day 鈥 that鈥檚 more than from gun homicides and car crashes combined. Most of these deaths are due to prescription painkillers, heroin and other opioids. The opioid crisis in our country is severe enough that yesterday President Donald鈥
The AHA鈥檚 Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) affiliate recently released a resource that points the way towards building those types of partnerships. HRET鈥檚 鈥減laybook,鈥 developed with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, outlines strategies and lessons learned from 10 strong鈥
Senators have left Washington for their home states for a month-long recess. When Congress returns after Labor Day, they will return to a full plate of must-do issues, including funding the government, extending the moratorium on Medicaid disproportionate share hospital cuts, extending certain鈥
The health care world is changing. New technologies are moving the field in new and different directions, all of which is good news for patients.
America鈥檚 hospitals take a lot of pride in staying close to their communities. We like to believe we have our fingers on the pulse of the people we serve. Much of what we do to stay in touch is centered on 鈥渢elling our story,鈥 letting people know what we are doing and why.Given the challenges鈥
In a dramatic early morning vote, after months of debate in both houses of Congress, today the Senate voted down its latest attempt to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act.From the outset of this process, we have remained consistent in our call for the protection of coverage, the protection of鈥