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HHS Deputy Secretary Palm discusses Change Healthcare attack and future of cybersecurity

Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Andrea Palm addressed AHA Annual Membership Meeting attendees about the Administration’s work to improve access to care and increase the number of people with health insurance, as well as the Change Healthcare cyberattack and what cybersecurity looks like in the future.
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CMS administrator highlights response to Change Healthcare cyberattack, prior authorization improvements

The Change Healthcare cyberattack was a significant event that caught many off guard, said the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, reiterating the age
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Oregon senator discusses fallout from Change Healthcare cyberattack, access to care in rural communities

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., expressed to AHA members frustration with the Change Healthcare cyberattack, which he believes jeopardized patients and their personal data. 
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AHA’s Hughes discusses advocacy priorities and key messages for Capitol Hill

Stacey Hughes, AHA’s executive vice president for government relations and public policy, discussed key messages that hospital and health system leaders should share with their lawmakers on Capitol Hill this week.
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AHA honors Board Chair Joanne Conroy, presents other awards

During its Annual Membership Meeting April 14 in Washington, D.C., the AHA honored 2024 Board Chair Joanne Conroy, M.D., president and CEO of Dartmouth Health.
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In the Moment: Highlights of the 2023 AHA Annual Meeting

Highlights of the 2023 AHA Annual Meeting by day.
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Senator Durbin: Hospitals’ stories needed to drive meaningful change

As hospital leaders prepared to meet with their lawmakers on April 16 following the conclusion of the AHA's 2024 Annual Meeting, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., urged hospitals to speak up about the challenges and realities they face, particularly as they contend with crippling workforce shortages nationwide.
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CDC director talks hospitals’ role in safeguarding nation from next pandemic

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Mandy Cohen, M.D., April 16 shared with attendees of AHA’s 2024 Annual Membership Meeting how her team is preparing the nation for the next public health emergency, highlighting how hospitals’ ability to provide the CDC with timely data is already positioning the nation for future success.
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AI’s transformational potential is ‘an opportunity health care can’t afford to miss’

While artificial intelligence is not new to health care, the current inflection point is an opportunity the health care sector cannot afford to miss, a panel of experts told hospital leaders April 14.
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Representative Guthrie discusses cybersecurity, prior authorizations and telehealth

Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., addressed attendees of AHA’s 2024 Annual Membership Meeting and touched on many of the biggest issues in health care: cybersecurity; prior authorization and denials of care; extensions for expiring telehealth provisions; and how government and hospitals can work together to find solutions to these and other problems.