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Measles cases have been reported by 42 states and jurisdictions this year, with 1,563 total nationwide, according to the latest data released yesterday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There have been 44 outbreaks reported this year, with 87% of confirmed cases being outbreak-…
Applications for the Rural Health Transformation Program are due Nov. 5 to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The program will fund $50 billion to rural providers from fiscal year 2026 to FY 2030. CMS will determine recipients by Dec. 31.
The American Organization for Nursing Leadership and Laudio Oct. 7 released a report that shows eight predictive burnout metrics and shares strategies from nurse executives and managers who have worked on or improved these metrics. LEARN MORE
Applications for the 2026 AHA Dick Davidson NOVA Award are due Oct. 14. The award recognizes hospitals that demonstrate outstanding collaboration with community partners to improve health outcomes and community well-being. Up to five winners will be honored at the AHA Healthier Together Conference…
The Health Sector Coordinating Council Oct. 7 released its Sector Mapping and Risk Toolkit, created to help health care providers and other organizations visualize key services that support essential health care workflows and determine which of them present critical risk of cyberattack disruption…
The AHA provided a statement of recor to the Senate Special Committee on Aging for a hearing Oct. 8 on the pharmaceutical and medical device supply chains.
A blog by Julia Resnick, AHA senior director of health outcomes and care transformation, discusses how the AHA’s Care Delivery Transformation Framework helps hospitals and health systems implement innovative care models.
Inova Health System’s Toni Ardabell, chief of clinical enterprise operations, and Sage Bolte, Ph.D., chief philanthropy officer and president of the Inova Health Foundation, share how aligning philanthropy with mission and clinical priorities allows Inova to accelerate innovation, expand high-…
The Senate last night failed a fifth time to adopt the House-passed continuing resolution to fund the federal government, continuing the government shutdown. The vote failed by a 52-42 tally, as Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., and Angus King, I-Maine, continued to side…
The AHA today released the Health Plan Accountability Update for the third quarter of 2025. The update covers the latest developments in Medicare Advantage, legislation and regulation of private health insurers, as well as other resources from the last quarter.