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The House Energy and Commerce Committee passed by voice vote a modified version of the AHA-supported Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R. 1667). The changes align the House bill with the version passed by the Senate in August (S. 610).
The health care workforce challenges are a “national emergency” that demand “immediate attention from policymakers at every level of government,” AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack said on a radio spot that began running on stations throughout the country.
Cybersecurity firm [redacted] today announced that it is the newest vendor to earn accreditation by AHA as part of the association’s Preferred Cybersecurity Provider program. [redacted] earned the accreditation for its incident response services. The Preferred Cybersecurity Provider program…
The FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Australian Cyber Security Centre, and United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre released an advisory highlighting ongoing malicious cyber activity by Iranian government-sponsored actors targeting U.S. critical infrastructure sectors,…
A bipartisan bill has been introduced in the House that would allow hospitals and health systems to access quickly the remaining funds from the Provider Relief Fund and give them more flexibility in how and when the funds can be used.
In part 1 of this two-part series, Ruby Kirby, CEO of West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital and West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital, shares her insights on how rural hospitals are working to eliminate health inequities and disparities in their communities, including tactics for healthier…
Obstetrician-gynecologist Makunda Abdul-Mbacke, M.D., shares the challenges she faces in her rural Virginia community and her hopes for the future of rural health.
Community investments help foster the social and physical environments that support communities’ long-term health.
The AHA has joined the Children’s Hospital Association, American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry as a partner in Sound the Alarm for Kids, an initiative urging Congress to enact legislation and increase funding to better support mental health for…
Nursing home visitation is now allowed for all residents at all times, according to updated guidance released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.