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The AHA has released a replay of its Feb. 6 webcast on innovative strategies to preserve access to essential health services in vulnerable rural and urban communities, recorded at the Rural Health Care Leadership Conference in Phoenix. During the webcast, AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack and…
The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in an unpublicized report, has responded to Congress’ request for options to amend the existing fraud and abuse laws. The report offers no legislative or regulatory proposals.
Louisiana hospitals treated at least 39 people injured after several tornadoes yesterday tore through southeastern portions of the state, according to the Louisiana Hospital Association. Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency in the state, where the storm system damaged dozens of…
Andrew Stern, a trustee at Medical City Dallas, will chair the AHA's 2017 Committee on Governance. David Hyman, DDS, director of the board of Hartford (CT) HealthCare, will serve as chair-elect and become chair in 2018. The COG is a specialty committee of the AHA Board of Trustees that provides…
The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare is accepting nominations through March for its 2017 National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year Award, which honors outstanding health care professionals who display extraordinary devotion and compassion in caring for patients and families. The…
The AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative and its American Society for Healthcare Risk Management will co-host a Feb. 15 webinar on practical strategies for promoting a safe workplace culture. For more information or to register for the 3 p.m. ET webinar, click here.
The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee today approved legislation that would count certain income when determining eligibility for Medicaid. H.R. 829, approved 20-12 as amended, would require states to consider certain lump sum payments when determining modified adjusted gross…
The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs today voted unanimously to advance the nomination of David Shulkin, M.D., to serve as Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Shulkin has served as VA under secretary for health since July 2015.
An estimated one in four adults have noise-induced hearing loss, according to a Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Forty million Americans show some hearing damage from loud noise, with nearly 21 million reporting no exposure to loud…
A new AHA infographic highlights the benefits of hospital mergers, as revealed by a recent study by Charles River Associates.