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Two behavioral health experts from Illinois-based Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital share how its intensive outpatient perinatal care program accommodates new moms who need an elevated level of support.
As part of AHA鈥檚 recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month in May, Rebecca Chickey, AHA鈥檚 senior director for behavioral health services, writes about the 鈥淧eople Matter, Words Matter鈥 series of posters and the importance of using 鈥減erson-first鈥 language in behavioral health care settings.
AHA released ready-to-use resources for National Hospital Week, May 12-18, including a digital toolkit and social media graphics.
Herbert Pardes, M.D., 89, former president and CEO of NewYork-Presbyterian, died this week following an illness. Pardes was a longstanding and influential figure within health care, and an outspoken proponent for academic medicine, medical research and children鈥檚 health education, among other areas鈥
The Nebraska Hospital Association has established a relief fund following a tornado outbreak April 26.
The top three large-group insurers control an average of 82.2% of the market share in each state, nearly twice the combined average market share of each state鈥檚 largest health systems, according to a study about consolidation in health care released May 1 by the Association of American Medical鈥
Senate and House lawmakers May 1 grilled UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty about the continued fallout from the Feb. 22 cyberattack on Change Healthcare 鈥 the most significant and consequential cyberattack on the U.S. health care system in American history.
AHA鈥檚 Better Health for Mothers and Babies initiative April 29 released a resource highlighting strategies hospitals are implementing to raise awareness and detect heart health needs early, during and after pregnancy.
Eleven organizations representing health care providers, including the AHA, April 29 urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services not to hold accountable care organizations responsible for anomalous Medicare spending beyond their control.
鈥淚f you are asking yourself how a cyberattack on a single company could cause such massive damage, you are asking the right question,鈥 an AHA advertorial in April 30's Washington Post, states. 鈥淭he answer, however, is stunningly simple. Over the past several years, Change Healthcare鈥檚 corporate鈥