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Fact Sheets
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Fact Sheet: Telehealth

Telehealth connects patients to vital health care services through videoconferencing, remote monitoring, electronic consults and wireless communications. By increasing access to physicians and specialists, telehealth helps ensure patients receive the right care, at the right place, at the right time.
Issue Landing Page

AHA Digital Pulse

This new benefit for AHA members will make it easier for you to monitor your performance over time and connect with others. Take your assessment and join the growing digital health community.
Advisory
Member

AHA Member Advisory with Resources for Hospitals and Health Systems

See the AHA Member Advisory with resources that hospitals and health systems can use.
Letter/Comment
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AHA Requests Flexibility Extension from HHS on DEA Telemedicine Prescribing

AHA letter to HHS regarding the Department of Health and Human Services 'role in coordinating with the Drug Enforcement Administration to support the safe prescribing of controlled substances via telehealth.
Letter/Comment
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AHA Comments on 340B Drug Pricing Program, IRF Payments, Physician Fee Schedule and Telehealth

AHA comments on MedPAC topics to be considered in the new cycle: the 340B Drug Pricing Program, inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) payments, the physician fee schedule (PFS) and telehealth.
Testimony
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AHA House Statement on Enhancing Access to Care at Home in Rural and Underserved Communities

AHA statement before the House Committee on Ways and Means regarding “Enhancing Access to Care at Home in Rural and Underserved Communities."
Letter/Comment
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AHA Comments on Senate Finance Committee Bipartisan Working Group on GME

AHA comments on sections of the Senate Finance Committee Bipartisan Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) Working Group’s draft proposal.
Letter/Comment
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AHA, Others Urge UnitedHealth Group to Provide Breach Notifications on Behalf of the Field

May 8, 2024Andrew P. WittyChief Executive OfficerUnitedHealth GroupP.O. Box 1459Minneapolis, MN 55440-1459Dear Mr. Witty:
Fact Sheets

Fact Sheet: AHA Priorities for Budget Reconciliation Package to Support America’s Hospitals and Health Systems

It is imperative that Congress invest in America’s hospitals and health systems to ensure that the nation’s health care needs can be met today and into the future. The AHA supports investments in infrastructure, such as the health care workforce, behavioral health, the accessibility and affordability of health care coverage, emergency preparedness and the health care supply chain, telehealth and cybersecurity, among other areas.
Fact Sheets

Fact Sheet: Federal Support Needed to Expand and Modernize Health Care Digital and Data Infrastructure

The AHA urges Congress and the Biden Administration to prioritize investment in broadband, telehealth and cybersecurity to ensure all patients have secure, sustained, equitable access to care using digital and information technologies. Hospitals, health systems and government agencies also require modernized data systems to better identify and respond to issues that affect health equity, racial and ethnic disparities, the quality of health care delivery, and public health responses.