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Three-quarters of emergency physicians say the volume of emergency department visits has increased since January 2014, when the Affordable Care Act required all Americans to have health insurance or pay a tax penalty, according to a new survey by the American College of Emergency Physicians.…
U.S. Hispanics (or Latinos) have a 24% lower overall death rate than whites, but are 50% more likely to die from diabetes or liver disease, according to a report on Hispanic health released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Heart disease and cancer are the two leading…
About 11.7 million people enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program between Oct. 1, 2013 and Feb. 28, 2015, increasing total enrollment in the programs by 20.3% since the start of the first open enrollment period for the Health Insurance Marketplace, according to a…
U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro yesterday named three new members to the Health Information Technology Policy Committee, which recommends policies and standards to the National Coordinator for Health IT.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has launched a YouTube channel featuring videos on evidence-based training programs to improve hospital care through effective communications and teamwork. The channel includes about 50 videos on the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program toolkit…
The AHA and its Society for Healthcare Strategy & Market Development recently released a “Hospital Leadership Guide to Digital and Social Media Engagement,” which aims to provide information and best practices for using social media from the health care provider perspective.
Hospitals and other providers need “smarter,” more streamlined regulations to help them improve care in a rapidly changing health care environment, Rep. Charles Boustany, R-LA, today told attendees at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting. Appearing from Louisiana via satellite, the House…
Integrate services, diversify programs and collaborate with others in your community to improve care for people suffering from mental health illness or substance abuse, hospital leaders said yesterday at an AHA Annual Membership Meeting briefing on behavioral health care.
Palmetto Health in Columbia, S.C., received the 2014 Foster McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service today at the 2015 AHA Annual Membersip meeting. Watch the video and read the AHA News article on the health system's broad community reach.
In his investiture address as AHA chairman, Jonathan Perlin, M.D., called for a “rededication to the Triple Aim” of improving the patient experience of care (including quality and satisfaction), improving the health of populations and reducing the per capita cost of health care. “…