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Six early-stage companies presented their ideas Thursday at the inaugural startup competition to find creative solutions to meet the needs of hospitals and health systems nationwide.
The AHA presented the Circle of Life Awards to Western Reserve Navigator, Hospice of the Western Reserve, Cleveland; Palliative Care Services, UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora; and the University Health System Palliative Care Team, San Antonio, Texas.
Five hospital-led partnerships to improve community health received the AHA Dick Davidson NOVA Award.
The AHA presented the 2019 Innovation Challenge Awards to New York-Presbyterian (first place); Henry Ford Health System (second place); and Children's Hospital Los Angeles (third place).
The AHA Center for Health Innovation presented the 2019 TRUST Award to A. Marc Harrison, M.D., president and CEO of Intermountain Healthcare for his visionary leadership in helping contribute to a society of healthy communities where each individual reaches their highest potential for health.
Nearly 1,500 hospital and health system leaders are in San Diego for the 2019 AHA Leadership Summit, where they are examining strategies for enhancing the affordability and value of health care; opportunities for advancing quality, patient safety and community health improvement; models for…
The Senate Finance Committee today voted 19-9 to pass the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act, legislation to reduce drug costs.
Reps. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., Tom Cole, R-Okla., Jim McGovern, D-Mass., and Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., today introduced AHA-supported legislation that would provide planning grants and technical assistance to help states and communities address the social determinants of health for high-need…
Rep. Derek Kilmer, D- Wash., today urged support for his legislation – the Protecting Local Access to Care for Everyone Act (H.R. 2552) – which would prevent payment reductions for hospital outpatient clinic visit services furnished in off-campus provider-based departments that are grandfathered…
The patient experience survey required by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for all U.S. hospitals needs modernizing, according to a paper released today by the AHA and other national hospital associations, citing falling response rates after 10 years in the field and incomplete…