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Blogs from AHA leaders and members on the latest health care issues.
April is National Donate Life Month, when the AHA encourages everyone to consider becoming organ, eye and tissue donors.The AHA every year joins Donate Life America and others in supporting National Donate Life Month. We hope you will join the association in supporting this nationwide campaign. 鈥
How much progress is your hospital making toward ensuring equitable care for all persons in every community served? April is a good time to ask because it鈥檚 National Minority Health Month, dedicated to raising awareness about the health disparities that continue to affect minority populations.
It takes a team to run a hospital. But if you ask a patient who they interacted with the most, they鈥檒l probably say a nurse. Nurses are on the front lines of medical care in hospitals, health clinics, schools, assisted living facilities and home health care. They are often the voice of the patient鈥
I have been so proud to see America鈥檚 hospitals and health systems speak so passionately on behalf of our patients these past few months to protect their ability to access affordable coverage. We are very appreciative that our legislators listened鈥攁nd thankfully, a bill that could have dramatically鈥
The AHA鈥檚 advocacy agenda and leadership resources are designed to help you manage the many issues that are important to you now, and will be increasingly important down the road.Our advocacy agenda is rooted in the challenges you face every day in providing quality care to your patients. It takes鈥
As we all know by now, the U.S. House of Representatives did not vote on a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act last week. Be certain, America鈥檚 hospitals and health systems will continue to work with Congress 鈥 and all stakeholders 鈥 to improve health care in America鈥nd to find鈥
鈥淚 think one鈥檚 feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions which bring results鈥 鈥 Florence Nightingale
In 1967, a collection of nurse administrators from the AHA Council of Nursing organized themselves into an AHA personal membership group to create a鈥
The American Health Care Act 鈥 a bill that would dramatically increase the number of Americans without health care coverage is scheduled for a vote on the House floor on Thursday. Now is the time for America鈥檚 hospitals and health systems to weigh in, so it is urgent for you to tell your鈥
Funded through a contract from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the AHA鈥檚 Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) has been working with experts in ambulatory care, patient and family engagement (PFE), and care transitions to create a toolkit specific to the ambulatory鈥
By Jay Bhatt, D.O., and Maureen Swick, R.N.Patient safety experts agree that communication and teamwork skills are essential for providing quality health care. When all clinical and nonclinical staff collaborate effectively, health care teams can improve patient outcomes, prevent medical errors,鈥