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Community health initiatives that start with small successes can lead to bigger changes. St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City, KS, actively participates and was instrumental in the creation of the Finney County Community Health Coalition (FCCHC). This coalition was assembled after a small group of…
Financial fact sheets from AHA's Policy Research.
Today’s ruling by the D.C. District Court confirms that the Department of Justice (DOJ) made the right decision in challenging the Anthem-Cigna mega-merger. As a result, millions of Americans have been protected from higher insurance costs, fewer choices of providers and less innovation in health…
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association (AHA) today announced that Andrew M. Stern will be chair and David B. Hyman, DDS, will be chair-elect for the AHA's 2017 Committee on Governance (COG).
The 2017 chair files will begin highlighting efforts that are improving community health beyond traditional hospital walls. The first of these vignettes from the upcoming 'The Next Generation of Community Health' report is on the Children's Health System of Texas, based in Dallas, and how they are…
Hospitals and health systems are where the most complex care is provided for ill and injured patients. Yet, spending on inpatient and outpatient care has slowed; in fact, Medicare spending growth for hospital services is at its lowest level in 17 years. This data brief looks at trends in health…
Dangerous W-2 Phishing Scam Evolving; Targeting Schools, Restaurants, Hospitals, Tribal Groups and Others
Like many hospitals, SBH Health System uses the computerized provider order entry (CPOE) system. However, to reduce patient identification order entry errors, SBH Health System developed the Double Patient Identification Alert System. This system alerts the ordering clinician to identify and check…