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The director and nurse manager for pediatric emergency mental health services at UMass Memorial Health in Massachusetts share how the health system is helping kids receive treatment that fits their needs.
“Emerging research has confirmed what hospitals and health systems have been saying again and again and again — that 2022 was among the most financially challenging year the hospital field has experienced, and that recovery remains challenging,” writes AHA’s director of policy research and analysis…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Sept. 26 released premium and cost-sharing information for Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug plans for the 2024 calendar year.
The Senate Sept. 26 voted 77-19 to begin debate on a continuing resolution that would continue funding for government programs through Nov. 17. The Senate is expected to vote on the measure this week.
The board of directors for the International Code Council has named Jonathan Flannery, senior associate director of advocacy for AHA’s American Society for Health Care Engineering, to a three-year term on the code development committee for the International Fire Code effective in January.
A recent paper funded by the National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation adds to the growing list of insurer-backed, bias-riddled research aimed at diverting attention away from that industry’s troubling practices, writes AHA General Counsel and Secretary Melinda Hatton
The Food and Drug Administration Sept. 26 finalized guidance updating the cybersecurity information device makers should submit to its Center for Devices and Radiological Health or Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research for premarket review of devices that have cybersecurity considerations.
The AHA Sept. 27 will launch a new TV ad urging Congress to protect patient access to care by rejecting billions of dollars in reductions to hospital care.
The AHA Sept. 25 launched its 2023-24 United Against the Flu campaign to help hospitals and health systems encourage their communities to get vaccinated for the current flu season.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration this month awarded $131.7 million in grants to programs that connect youth and families to behavioral health services.