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Advisory
Member

Update: Congress Passes Health Care Funding, Extends Key Health Care Provisions

Congress has passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 (H.R.7148), which consists of a short-term continuing resolution for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations bill and a package of five full-year appropriations bills, containing conferenced legislation for the Departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education,
Trustee Articles

From Board to Bedside: Experiencing Patient Safety Culture Firsthand

Orienting the board of trustees on quality and patient safety is an essential aspect of the Culture of Safety.
News

AHA urges Congress to reauthorize preparedness program

The AHA Feb. 18 responded to a request for information from Reps. Neal Dunn, R-Fla., and Lori Trahan, D-Mass., on the potential reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act.
Advisory
Member

Implications for Hospitals and Health Systems as Partial Government Shutdown Looms

Specific government agency funding, including programs within the Department of Health and Human Services, is set to expire at midnight Jan. 30.
Letter/Comment
Public

AHA Comments on RFI for Reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act

The American Hospital Association comments on request for information on the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan
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Uniting Specialty Telemedicine on One Platform

A new AHA Market Scan Trailblazers report, sponsored by Specialist TeleMed (STeM), examines how consolidating specialty telemedicine services on a single platform can address these challenges while improving access, efficiency and patient experience.
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How a Rural Health System Continues to Provide Essential Obstetric Services

In this conversation, Julie Petersen, CEO of Kittitas Valley Healthcare, discusses how her organization kept its promise to preserve essential obstetric services for women of all ages.
Content
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To Mitigate and Prevent: CommonSpirit Health's Transparent Culture and Error Reporting Toolkit

In this “Safety Speaks” conversation, CommonSpirit Health's Beth Miller, system director, patient safety-performance improvement, and Austin Peterson, system director, patient harm prevention, discuss how safety transparency benefits both patients and providers, and how a CommonSpirit Health toolkit can help organizations lead the way in error reporting and patient safety.
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Inside a Quest for Quality: How Safer Care Is Built at Scale

In this conversation, Thomas McGinn, M.D., MPH, senior executive vice president and chief physician executive officer at CommonSpirit Health, shares how the organization aligns leadership, standardizes processes, and uses analytics to reduce variation and improve patient outcomes — work that made CommonSpirit Health a 2025 finalist for the AHA Quest for Quality Prize.
News

When Disasters Strike, Hospitals Are Always There to Care for and Stand Up for their Communities

Each and every day across the country, our nation’s hospitals and health systems are always there, ready to care.