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Statement on the passing of Congressman John Lewis from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.
America’s hospitals and health systems, physicians and nurses urge Senators. Mitch McConnell and Charles E. Schumer to include in the next COVID-19 relief bill provisions to strengthen the federal response for racial and ethnic minority and marginalized communities, which are disproportionately…
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced that it will distribute a second round of funding from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund to hospitals that have been highly impacted by COVID-19. Payments totaling $10 billion will go out to over 1,000 hospitals as…
Statement from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack on HHS's announcement to distribute additional funds for “hot spot” hospitals.
This edition of Hacking Healthcare explores the full scope of China’s intelligence gathering operations against healthcare entities in the United States and its allies in the wake of COVID-19 and outlines some practical and inexpensive ways to boost security.
Decision from Appeals Court Re: Site Neutral Payment Policy. July 17, 2020
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) invites you to join its monthly webinar on July 23rd.  This initiative will provide actionable information on health sector cybersecurity threats and mitigations. HC3 analysts will…
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Two programs that expand the reach of palliative and end-of-life care will be honored with the 2020 Circle of Life Award. Now in its 21st year, the Circle of Life Award celebrates innovation in palliative and end-of-life care.