Headline
The latest stories from AHA Today.
The American Hospital Association Board of Trustees today announced Rick Pollack will be the association’s next president and CEO. Pollack, currently AHA’s executive vice president for advocacy and public policy, will succeed Rich Umbdenstock, who will retire at the end of 2015.…
Reflecting on his past nine years as the AHA’s president and CEO, Rich Umbdenstock today said the hospital field’s vision, commitment and collaboration promise “nothing but great days of loving service ahead. You are working on all the right things and getting better faster than…
Following his introduction as the AHA’s next president and CEO, AHA Executive Vice President Rick Pollack today called on hospital leaders at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting to deliver a message of regulatory relief, reform and resources in their meetings this week with legislators and…
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell today at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting called on hospital leaders to work with her department on Medicare payment reforms that are linked to better quality and value. “You can send no stronger message on the value of payment…
At today’s AHA Annual Membership Meeting opening plenary, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Tom Frieden, M.D., urged hospitals to build on the partnerships established to fight Ebola to combat antibiotic resistance in their communities. “No one facility can do this in isolation –…
If the U.S. Supreme Court this June rules that subsidies are not available for individuals in the 34 states whose health insurance exchanges are facilitated by the federal government, it would have “potentially devastating repercussions,” said Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) at today’…
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) today shared with attendees at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting his three-step plan for improving the quality of Medicare and making it sustainable in the long-term. The first big step, finding a smart way to reimburse physicians, was achieved with the recent passage of…
The Department of Health and Human Services’ failure to meet the statutory deadlines for administrative review of claim denials at the Administrative Law Judge level violate the law and, if left uncorrected, threaten harm to health and welfare, the AHA and three hospital members said in an…
The AHA and Association of American Medical Colleges Friday urged the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department to swiftly withdraw an “unworkable” requirement that hospital financial assistance policies list the providers delivering emergency or other medically necessary care…
Hospitals across the country are aggressively tackling performance improvement, and evidence shows that their efforts are working, according to a report released today by the AHA. The report highlights multiple areas where hospitals are improving care, encouraging healthier lifestyles and…