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AHA podcast: Workforce Culture is the Key to Patient Outcomes

Nell Buhlman, chief administrative officer and head of strategy at Press Ganey, and Chris DeRienzo, M.D., AHA chief physician executive, explore the data-backed connection between employee engagement and patient outcomes.
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AHA podcast: Workforce Safety Means Patient Safety

“Safety Speaks” is a new Advancing Health series where hospital and health system leaders share successes from their organizations’ patient safety efforts.
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AHA, Epic collaborate toward improving maternal health outcomes 

The AHA July 24 announced it is collaborating with health care technology leader Epic to help hospitals adopt tools that support the early detection and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage, a leading cause of maternal mortality. 
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Blog examines 4 challenges to advancing employee and physician experience

In a new AHA blog, Chris DeRienzo, M.D., AHA’s senior vice president and chief
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AHA makes 100 suggestions to Trump administration on providing regulatory relief 

The AHA May 12 responded to the Office of Management and Budget's April 11 request for information on regulatory relief, making 100 suggestions to the Trump administration to help reduce burden on hospitals and health systems.
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AHA expresses support for Save Healthcare Workers Act

The AHA May 8 voiced support for the Save Healthcare Workers Act to House and Senate sponsors of the legislation. The bipartisan bill would make it a federal crime to assault hospital workers, similar to current federal law protecting airline and airport workers.
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AHA-supported bipartisan legislation introduced in House and Senate would protect health care workers from violence

The Save Healthcare Workers Act (H.R.3178/S.1600) — bipartisan legislation that would make it a crime to assault hospital workers, similar to the current federal law protecting airline and airport workers — was introduced May 5 in the House and Senate.
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House subcommittee holds hearing on strengthening VA law enforcement safety

The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations May 16 held a hearing on ways to further support and protect law enforcement and others within the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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At AHA briefing, hospital leaders urge Congress to pass the SAVE Act and protect health care workers from violence

Members of Congress and hospital and physician leaders Jan. 30 highlighted at a Capitol Hill briefing how the bipartisan Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act (H.R. 2584/S. 2768) would help protect health care workers from violence, alleviate workforce challenges and sustain quality patient care.
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Hospital groups highlight need to enact SAVE Act

In a Jan. 24 letter, AHA and other national hospital organizations voiced support for the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act (H.R. 2584/S. 2768), bipartisan legislation that would provide federal protections for health care workers similar to those that apply to aircraft and airport workers.