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Jim Skogsbergh, president and CEO of Advocate Aurora Health, joined AHA Board Chair Melinda Estes, M.D., today to discuss COVID-19’s impact on health trends and key strategies for reimagining and innovating care during and beyond the pandemic.
As strongly urged by the AHA, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced it will delay the Jan. 1 start date for its new radiation oncology alternative payment model.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved a five-year Medicaid waiver for Nebraska that allows newly covered adults who are not medically frail or pregnant to access additional benefits if they participate in certain wellness, work, volunteer or training activities.
The National Security Agency released an advisory detailing 25 common vulnerabilities that Chinese state-sponsored cyber actors are actively exploiting to access computer networks for sensitive intellectual property and other information, and encouraged stakeholders to take appropriate action to…
National Health Care Facilities and Engineering Week 2020, Oct. 25-31, will spotlight the heroes who keep the health care physical environment running safely and smoothly during the pandemic and beyond.
In this AHA podcast, Rita Carreon, deputy vice president for health, UnidosUS, and Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of the AHA’s Physician Alliance, discuss how community-based organizations can help hospitals and health systems improve health status for Latinx communities during the 2020-2021…
While work is underway on new payment and delivery models for rural hospitals, additional, targeted actions by Congress and the administration are needed to support these hospitals and their communities, writes Erika Rogan, AHA senior associate director of policy.
The AHA, American Medical Association, American Health Care Association and National Association for Home Care & Hospice urged leaders in the U.S. House and Senate to pass legislation that would extend into 2021 and through the duration of the COVID-19 public health emergency the…
More hospitals are implementing policies and programs to address the mental and emotional wellbeing of staff members, writes American Organization for Nursing Leadership board member Anne Schmidt, chief nursing officer at Novant Health UVA Health System’s Prince William Medical Center and Haymarket…
In this Hospitals Against Violence webinar, the third in a series highlighting the National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center, physician leaders from University Hospitals, Orlando Regional Medical Center and UT Health address the elements of preparedness and response, specifically…