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Blogs from AHA leaders and members on the latest health care issues.
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, who have done an exemplary job in broadening the base of community support for the鈥
The House Energy and Commerce Committee tomorrow will mark-up various legislation addressing the opioid abuse epidemic. As hospitals see firsthand the effects of the opioid abuse epidemic on patients, families and communities, the AHA today sent a letter to Representatives Fred Upton and Frank鈥
This week, as we urged, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services hit the pause button on the release of its proposed hospital quality 鈥渟tar ratings.鈥 Hospitals strongly support providing consumers with useful information when it comes to the quality of the care they provide, but the agency鈥欌
April is National Minority Health Month and a good time to focus on improving access to quality health care for diverse communities. But hospitals and health systems should always be examining how well we鈥檙e meeting the health needs of everyone in the communities we serve. Increasing awareness is鈥
America鈥檚 hospital caregivers battle viruses every day 鈥 but lately, we鈥檙e hearing more about the malicious malware viruses attacking hospital computers, networks, and connected devices. While no economic sector is immune from attacks, criminals increasingly seek to infiltrate critical hospital鈥
A new paper throws cold water on an untested theory about the impact hospital realignment has on competition when the combining hospitals are far apart. The paper points out at least half a dozen possible flaws in the new theory ranging from fuzzy geographic markets to the lack of credit the鈥
This week, we lost a health care giant 鈥 AHA President Emeritus Dick Davidson. Throughout the week, I鈥檝e been reflecting on Dick鈥檚 lifetime of leadership and his many accomplishments. They were big. 16 years leading the AHA. More than 20 years leading the Maryland Hospital Association. He was鈥
The Standard Mergers and Acquisitions Review Through Equal Rules (SMARTER) Act passed the House on Wednesday. This represents real progress on legislation that the AHA actively supports.
Hospitals across America are working hard to advance quality and improve care for every patient. Understanding why different patient populations in a community may experience different results is a critical piece of the effort. And that鈥檚 at the core of our #123forEquity Pledge to Act Campaign鈥
A recent blog post for the New York Times highlights the important role caregivers have at discharge 鈥 the time of transition from hospital care to care at home and beyond.