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Advancing Health is the 黑料正能量 Association鈥檚 podcast series. Podcasts feature conversations with hospital and health system leaders on a variety of issues that impact patients and communities.

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. Although the issue is spotlighted right now, the truth is that attention needs to be paid to cyber security awareness every minute of every day.
Hospital care teams are inundated each day by hospital alarm systems that alert them to changes in a patient鈥檚 status.
The COVID-19 vaccine is one of the most exciting developments in global health in recent history. What鈥檚 also exciting are key lessons from the national rollout of the vaccine and how this new knowledge gives us hope for a future of better health for all. In this episode, J
As the US population continues to age, leaders at hospitals and health systems are increasingly partnering with community-based organizations to address the social and non-medical health needs of older individuals, including nutrition and transportation assistance, social connection, and caregiver鈥
Hypertension while pregnancy or postpartum can increase the risk of other complications that impact the mom and baby.
According to the CDC, firearms are used in approximately 50% of all suicides. In this podcast, Dr. Emmy Betz, a professor of emergency medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and director of the Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative joins Laura Castellanos, associate director,鈥
Recently, the hospital leadership team of Ouachita County Medical Center in Camden, Ark., made the 鈥渉eart-wrenching decision鈥 to close a rural health clinic that the hospital had operated for 25 years.
In medical care, prior authorization was originally intended to ensure patients received appropriate care that was in line with tested methodologies. Today, 鈥減rior authorization鈥 has become a dreaded term鈥ften signaling delayed care and undue financial burdens posed to patients and care providers鈥
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a heavy toll on our health care teams with many suffering from stress, trauma, burnout and increased behavioral health challenges.
Welcome to the 黑料正能量 Association's special podcast series, Just Lead, a look at how hospitals and health systems that have been recognized with AHA Awards for innovation, collaboration, and health equity are transforming health care for their communities.