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September is National Preparedness Month. And today marks the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the U.S.

In comments submitted today, AHA expressed strong concern about the proposed hospital outpatient market basket update, noting it “does not capture either the unprecedented inflationary environment or the other persistent financial headwinds hospitals and health systems are experiencing.”

Physical therapist Clare Fox with North Country Healthcare in New Hampshire shares with AHA’s Elisa Arespacochaga why she left her native England to pursue her health career dreams in the U.S., and how adopting the Lean Six Sigma process improvement approach has made all the difference.

A new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services fact sheet reviews how the agency selected the first 10 Part D drugs to include in the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, its process for negotiating with the companies that make the drugs, opportunities for public input and key dates for implementation.

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline now offers American Sign Language services for people who are deaf and hard of hearing, the Department of Health and Human Services announced.

This season’s flu vaccines for the Southern Hemisphere have reduced the risk of being hospitalized for flu by 52%, based on mid-season data from five countries, suggesting the U.S. vaccines could provide similar protection if similar viruses continue to predominate, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.

With only 11 days that the House and Senate are in session together before the fiscal year concludes, much of the attention in Washington is on how Congress will fund the government and whether there will be a government shutdown.

Based on an AHA-led discussion with hospital leaders, this resource shares strategies to foster equitable practices in maternal care at the patient and organizational level.

AHA is now accepting applications through Nov. 17 for the 2024 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Awards, which will recognize the efforts of three outstanding hospital and health care systems in advancing health equity, diversity and inclusion.

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommends actions to improve access to pediatric subspecialty care