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FBI Violence Prevention Strategies to Assess and Manage Threats Against Health Care

Since 2020 the health care workforce has faced a sharp increase in workplace violence.
Trailblazers

Delivering Actionable Data to Clinicians at the Point of Care

Patient safety, actionable clinical data, point of care technology, health data analysis
Advisory
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AHA 2025 Advocacy Agenda

Explore the AHA's 2024 Advocacy Agenda focusing on healthcare policy and advocacy priorities. Download the PDF for detailed information.
Member

Case Explainer: American Hospital Association v. Rainer

American Hospital Association (AHA) v. Rainer concerns a new rule from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) that severely restricts hospitals’ ability to rely on common third-party technologies that they use to analyze their websites and communicate reliable, accurate health information to the communities they serve.
Member

Case Complaint: AHA, THA, THR, United Health Care System v. Rainer

The American Hospital Association and the Texas Hospital Association (Associations), along with Texas Health Resources and United Regional Health Care System (Hospitals), bring this action because the federal government is threatening to enforce against hospitals and health systems a new rule that is flawed as a matter of law, deficient as a matter of administrative process, and harmful as a matter of policy.
Member

Lawsuit Challenges Federal Rule That Ties Providers Hands in Efforts to Reach Their Communities

The American Hospital Association (AHA), joined by the Texas Hospital Association, Texas Health Resources, and United Regional Health Care System, today sued the federal government to bar enforcement of an unlawful, harmful, and counterproductive rule that has upended hospitals’ and health systems’ ability to share health care information with the communities they serve, analyze their own websites to enhance accessibility, and improve public health.
Press Releases

Hospital Associations and Hospitals File Lawsuit Challenging Federal Rule That Ties Providers’ Hands

The American Hospital Association (AHA), joined by the Texas Hospital Association, Texas Health Resources, and United Regional Health Care System, today sued the federal government to bar enforcement of an unlawful, harmful, and counterproductive rule that has upended hospitals’ and health systems’ ability to share health care information with the communities they serve, analyze their own websites to enhance accessibility, and improve public health.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Member

Myth vs. Fact: HHS-OCR Online Tracking Rule

A list of Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR)’s claims about third-party technologies and its Bulletin, along with the realities of how these technologies function and how the new rule was issued.
Advocacy
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Affordability Advocacy Agenda

Our shared focus with Congress and Administration is on providing relief from the pandemic, ensuring a smooth recovery, and rebuilding a better health care system for the future. The American Hospital Association continues to incorporate principles that promote improved affordability, value, and equity into our policy and advocacy activities.
Standards/Guidelines

Guidelines for Releasing Patient Information to Law Enforcement

Introduction Hospitals and health systems are responsible for protecting the privacy and confidentiality of their patients and patient information.