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The departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture today released for public comment a federal advisory committee’s recommendations for updating the Dietary Guidelines for Americans in 2015.
The Connecticut Hospital Association, Connecticut State Medical Society, Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians, and Connecticut Department of Public Health recently endorsed a set of voluntary opioid prescribing guidelines for emergency department medical staff.
The AHA seeks hospital and health system trustees to serve on its Committee on Governance, Regional Policy Boards, and other governing councils and committees beginning in 2016. Interested trustees are invited to view the Call for Nominations and submit an application through Feb. 25.
At the recent AHA Health Forum Rural Healthcare Leadership Conference in Phoenix, AHA President Rich Umbdenstock and AHA staff briefed attendees on the latest rural health care legislative developments.
At the recent AHA Health Forum Rural Healthcare Leadership Conference in Phoenix, hospital leaders delivered a strong message to Congress urging it to protect rural health care. To see the videos from the conference, click here.
Through educational programs, summer internships, professional development initiatives, leadership conferences and other initiatives, the AHA-affiliated Institute for Diversity in Health Management (Institute) seeks to expand health care leadership opportunities for ethnically, culturally and…
Hospitals are ready for the ICD-10 coding system, the AHA said in a Feb. 11 statement to the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee. Delaying its implementation beyond the planned Oct. 1 date “will only add additional costs as existing investments will be further wasted and future costs…
About 11.4 million consumers selected or were re-enrolled in a health plan during 2015 open enrollment, according to preliminary data released today by the Department of Health and Human Services. The total includes 8.6 million who signed up in 37 states using the HealthCare.gov platform and 2…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tomorrow will host a webinar for clinicians on the U.S. measles situation. Other topics include clinical guidelines for patient assessment and management, and age-appropriate vaccination recommendations for U.S. residents and travelers. For more…
Most states are assuming federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program will continue in fiscal year 2016, but many have started to consider potential scenarios if federal funding is not extended, according to a survey of CHIP directors released yesterday by the National…