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President Trump today issued an executive order aimed at reducing regulation and controlling regulatory costs. 鈥淚n addition to the management of the direct expenditure of taxpayer dollars through the budgeting process, it is essential to manage the costs associated with the governmental鈥
The AHA today expressed concern that President Trump鈥檚 recent executive order on immigration could negatively impact health care delivery. 鈥淎 strong health care workforce is critical to ensuring patient access to high-quality care,鈥 said AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued 鈥淶ika Virus: A Primer for Nurses,鈥 a slide presentation that can be used for grand rounds and other purposes. Topics include Zika basics, CDC guidance and activities, and preventing Zika and its transmission in health care settings.
The AHA鈥檚 Institute for Diversity will host a Jan. 31 webinar on 鈥淚nclusive, Local Hiring: Building the Pipeline to a Healthy Community.鈥 For more information or to register for the webinar, from 1-2:30 p.m. ET, click here.
Temple University Hospital wants to slow the rate of Philadelphia street killings by helping teenagers understand the gritty reality of gun violence.
Its 鈥淐radle to Grave鈥 program immerses at-risk youth in the last 15 minutes of the life of a 16-year-old boy named Lamont Adams. In 2004, he was鈥
In a joint letter today to President Trump and the Congress, the AHA and 71 state, regional and metropolitan hospital associations outlined their top priorities as the administration and Congress deliberate the future of the Affordable Care Act.
U.S. hospitals performed more than 33,600 organ transplants in 2016, 8.5% more than in 2015 and 20% more than in 2012, according to preliminary data from the United Network for Organ Sharing. The overall growth in transplants was largely driven by an increase in deceased donors from 2015 to 2016,鈥
Adults under age 25 were more likely to be current tobacco users than older adults in 2013 and 2014, at an estimated 38% and 26%, respectively, according to a study reported this week in the New England Journal of Medicine. Among other findings, nearly one in 10 teens had used a tobacco鈥
The AHA, along with Baxter International Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust, is accepting applications through April 7 for the 2017 Foster G. McGaw Prize. The prize honors health care organizations that have demonstrated exceptional commitment to community service.
The U.S. cancer death rate declined 20.1% between 1980 and 2014, to 192 deaths per 100,000 people, according to a study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association. For many cancers, the study found clusters of counties with higher mortality.