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Landing pages for the American Hospital Association's top advocacy issues.
Rehabilitation services are measures taken to promote optimum attainable levels of physical, cognitive, emotional, psychological, social, and economic usefulness, and thereafter to maintain the individual at the maximal functional level.
Learn about suicide prevention during Suicide Prevention Awareness Month with resources from the American Hospital Association.
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) Nov. 28 issued its calendar year (CY) 2026 final rule for the 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…
Sixty-seven percent of AHA member hospitals are part of health systems, the majority consisting of three to 10 hospitals. Health systems range in size, geography and facility type. Three-quarters are not-for-profit, with another 10% identifying as Catholic church-related and 10% as for-profit…