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The Senate passed and sent to the president the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R. 1667), AHA-supported legislation that would authorize grants for programs that offer behavioral health services for front-line health care workers.
The American Organization for Nursing Leadership on April 12 will present its 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award to Maureen Swick, senior vice president and enterprise nurse executive for Atrium Health in Charlotte, N.C.
In a commentary published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlight a decline in certain patient safety indicators during the COVID-19 pandemic and call for a renewed focus on patient safety…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a conference call for health care providers Feb. 23 at 2 p.m. ET on the No Surprises Act’s continuity of care, provider directory and public disclosure requirements.
The AHA released the latest edition of its COVID-19 Snapshot underscoring the persisting challenges facing hospitals and health systems during the ongoing public health emergency.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requested information for 60 days on barriers to accessing health care coverage and services through Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
In a statement submitted to the House Education & Labor Committee for a subcommittee hearing on “pathways to affordable, universal health coverage,” the AHA called for continued efforts to expand Medicaid in non-expansion states; permanent federal subsidies for lower- and middle-income…
The Joint Commission has released an advisory that reviews recommended safety actions for reprocessing reusable instruments and devices.
As the AHA reflects on Black History Month, the organization is also considering how its work can increase efforts to advance healthy equity, writes Joy Lewis, AHA’s senior vice president for health equity strategies.
With COVID-19 demonstrating how change happens every day in health care, there is nonetheless optimism for the future, say Jeffrey Flaks, president and CEO of Hartford HealthCare, and Rebecca Stewart, Hartford’s vice president of content strategy.