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Decrying the violence that has taken a bloodier turn in recent weeks across America, AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack earlier this week told health care leaders that hospitals have an important role to play in reducing violence in the communities they serve.
The Department of Justice is “poised to file lawsuits to block” Anthem’s acquisition of Cigna and Aetna’s acquisition of Humana, according to a Bloomberg news report. A decision on whether to block the deals, which would reduce the five largest health insurers to three,…
About 4.8 million uninsured adults would become eligible for Medicaid coverage if the 19 states that have not expanded Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act did so in 2017, according to a new report by the Urban Institute. Depending how successful states were at enrolling the…
The Health Resources and Services Administration's Office of Pharmacy Affairs will host a webinar July 20 to assist covered entities with the recertification process for the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Hospitals can join the webinar, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. ET, by visiting https://hrsa.…
The AHA seeks nominations through Sept. 23 for its 2017 Hospital Awards for Volunteer Excellence. Hospital CEOs and directors of volunteer services are encouraged to nominate outstanding volunteer programs in the areas of community service, fundraising, in-service needs or challenges, and community…
Five hospital-led partnerships to improve community health received 2016 AHA NOVA Awards July 19 at the Health Forum/AHA Leadership Summit in San Diego.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Utah health officials are investigating a case of Zika virus in a family contact who cared for an individual who died in late June from unknown causes. The decedent had been infected with Zika after traveling to an area with the virus and had…
The Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that clinicians not use any liquid docusate sodium product as a stool softener or for any other medical purpose, the FDA announced Saturday. PharmaTech LLC has voluntarily recalled all non-expired lots of…
The AHA Board of Trustees has selected as its chair-elect designate Nancy Howell Agee, president and CEO of Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, VA. She will assume the AHA chairmanship in 2018. Agee is a member of the AHA’s Executive and Operations committees, and a past member of the AHA’s…
Strong leadership, a culture that fosters continuous improvements in care and innovations that hold the promise of transforming clinical training and enhancing patient safety have earned Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Ill., the 2016 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize.The AHA July 17…