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Blogs from AHA leaders and members on the latest health care issues.

Physicians are increasingly choosing to be employed instead of running their own small practices.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) released a new report on Sept. 10, showing that tax-exempt hospitals provided nearly $150 billion in total benefits in 2022, an amount that reflects spending across all parts of Schedule H.
Cross-industry insights and new technology are helping HCA Healthcare reduce risk, improve outcomes and lead the future of high-reliability care
Workplace violence prevention in health care has become one of the most urgent priorities for hospitals and health care systems nationwide.
Real transformation demands coordinated, systemic change. Health care delivery is complex, and changing one piece does not shift the system. That is why we need to think broadly and holistically about what it takes to truly transform care.
Susan Doherty, AHA’s Vice President of Field Engagement, and Rebecca Chickey, AHA’s Senior Director of Behavioral Health Services, write on the unique ways suicide affects rural communities and the innovative ways rural health care providers are caring for their neighbors.
Medical residency is one of the most demanding stages in a physician’s career. Long hours, intense learning and new responsibilities often push trainees to deprioritize their own health.
Every pregnant woman deserves access to high-quality maternal care — from conception through postpartum. Yet in parts of the country, some of that care is disappearing.
The American Hospital Association’s Center for Health Innovation’s 5 Health Care Workforce Shortage Takeaways for 2028 warns that there may be about 100,000 critical health care workers short by 2028,
It is imperative that policymakers understand that Paragon developed their allegations of large-scale “fraud” in health care using inaccurate data, dubious assumptions, and an apparent lack of understanding of how health insurance actually works.