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Hospital-led Prescribe Safe initiative takes action against opioid painkiller misuse
Community Hospital of Monterey (Calif.) Peninsula (CHOMP), part of Montage Health, took action two years ago to address the prescription opioid abuse crisis in its county of some 415,000 residents. The community-wide effort, called Prescribe Safe, has led to a sharp decline in the number of patients coming to the ED because of opioid abuse and in the number of prescriptions for opioid painkillers.
South Philadelphia's immigrants have a bridge to better health - and life
Thousands of uninsured Latino and other immigrants in South Philadelphia’s low-income neighborhoods go to Puentes de Salud (Bridges to Health) for health care, wellness – and hope of a
235 House members call for flexible HOPD rule
A bipartisan group of 235 members of the U.S.
CMS accepting proposals for Hospital Improvement Innovation Networks
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a
NQF, CDC issue guide to promote appropriate use of antibiotics in hospitals
The National Quality Forum, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Hospital Corporation of America today released a “
AHASTAT blog: For report cards, the answer is not always more information
Hospitals and health systems support displaying quality information in an understandable and accessible way, but report cards must be designed with care, writes Nancy Foster, AHA vice president of
Hospital people are the heroes of America's health care, says ProMedica's Randy Oostra
The Class of 2018 profiles the women and men who joined the AHA board this year. 
Hospital bill clears committee with HOPD, equity and rural provisions
The House Ways and Means Committee this week passed the AHA-supported Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act, H.R.
Hospital bill clears committee with HOPD, equity, rural provisions
The House Ways and Means Committee today approved by voice vote the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act (H.R. 5273).
Study: Blind, visually impaired Americans over 40 expected to double by 2050
The number of Americans aged 40 and older who are blind or visually impaired is projected to double by 2050 to more than 8 million as the population ages, according to a
Reminder: AHA accepting applications for Health Care Transformation Fellowship
Hospital and health system leaders are invited to apply through June 1 for the AHA’s Health Care System Transformation Fellowship.
AHA voices support for hospital bill's HOPD, equity, rural provisions
The AHA today expressed support for the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act (H.R.
AHRQ issues Patient Safety Act guidance for PSOs, providers
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Office for Civil Rights Friday issued
AHRQ-HRET toolkit helps hospitals implement CANDOR process
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality today released a
Survey: Two in three individual plan enrollees satisfied with coverage
About two-thirds of people who buy their own health insurance are satisfied with their coverage, according to a
AHA participates in Washington briefing on MACRA
Participating May 20 at an Alliance for Health Reform briefing on the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, Ashley Thompson
U.S. monitoring 279 pregnant women with possible Zika in states and territories
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring 279 pregnant women in U.S.
AHA participates in Washington briefing on MACRA
Participating today at an Alliance for Health Reform briefing on the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization
Advisory council on antibiotic resistance seeks input to inform recommendations
The Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria seeks add
Study: U.S. spends more on mental disorders than any other condition
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