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U.S. hospitals and health systems in October experienced their 10th consecutive month of negative operating margins, Kaufman Hall reported today. Median operating margins were down 43% from a year ago, as high labor and other costs continued to outpace revenues and labor shortages delayed鈥
In a letter yesterday, AHA and other national organizations urged congressional leaders to prevent the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 sequester from taking effect at the end of this session of Congress.
AHA is releasing a cross-sector field guide on disaster and emergency preparedness in collaboration with national partners.
The AHA released a detailed summary of CMS' final rule for the calendar year 2023 home health prospective payment system.
HHS issued a new proposed rule revising the 2020 final rule that established the 340B Administrative Dispute Resolution process.
The Health and Human Services Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response launched a website to help address the current pediatric surge in respiratory illnesses that is impacting hospital capacity nationwide.
The Department of Health and Human Services鈥 Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center Nov. 21 warned of a human-operated ransomware threat targeting larger organizations, with compromised targets observed in the health care and public sectors.
The World Health Organization today recommended a new name for monkeypox that is intended to mitigate a rise in related racist and stigmatizing language associated with the ailment. The WHO鈥檚 newly recommended preferred term is 鈥渕pox.鈥
AHA recently released two case studies focusing on behavioral health in young people.
A new memorandum from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is reinforcing the agency鈥檚 role in enforcing regulatory expectations that patients and hospital staff have an environment that prioritizes their safety to ensure effective delivery of health care.