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Landing pages for the American Hospital Association's top advocacy issues.
Learn about suicide prevention during Suicide Prevention Awareness Month with resources from the American Hospital Association.
The Committee on Volunteers, a specialty committee of the Board, is concerned with the roles, responsibilities, and services of organized volunteers and auxilians, as well as the community perspective they provide for the health care field.
Volunteers play a critical role in supporting quality experiences and healthy outcomes for patients, their families and communities. View these innovative case examples of how volunteer programs across the country are helping transform health care.
Clinicians are the lifeblood of a hospital. Ensuring that enough doctors and nurses are available to meet patient’s needs is a key public health issue facing hospital leaders.
Insights available on this page include the number of doctors and nurses employed in hospitals and current characteristics…
There are three types of standards created by HIPAA: privacy, security and administrative simplification (e.g., transaction standards).
The AHA's American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) promotes the value of nursing leadership and its invaluable contribution to the promotion of health and pursuit of quality patient care.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) June 30 issued its proposed rule for the calendar year (CY) 2026 home health (HH) prospective payment system (PPS).
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Aug. 1 issued its fiscal year (FY) 2026 final rule for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Prospective Payment System (PPS).
This Regulatory Advisory reviews highlights of the LTCH provisions in the rule, while the inpatient PPS provisions are covered in a separate advisory.
The Section provides a unique blend of forum and network, linking hospital members with shared interests and missions, to advise AHA on policy and advocacy activities, and to discuss issues of importance to metropolitan hospitals.The AHA meets the unique needs of Metropolitan Section members…