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Today's rule includes a very important outcome because it reverses the inappropriate and unfair 0.2 percent payment reduction for inpatient services that was implemented as part of the original "two-midnight" policy.
April is National Minority Health Month. Led by the HHS Office of Minority Health, the 2016 events are centered on the theme “Accelerating Health Equity for the Nation.” The AHA offers numerous resources to help hospitals and health systems provide high-quality, patient-centered care to…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 15, 2016 ) – The American Hospital Association (AHA) today named Maureen Swick, R.N., Ph.D., chief executive officer of the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) and senior vice president, nursing of the AHA.For the past six years, Swick has been the senior vice…
When outpatients at Summa Health in Akron, Ohio, were frequently getting lost on their way to appointments on the main hospital's campus, volunteers stepped in to help. The hospital's Volunteer Services team developed a hospital guide volunteer program—Volunteer Voyagers. This program has exceeded…
AHA letter to the House Committee on Appropriations regarding funding for health care programs for Fiscal Year 2017.
AHA to the Senate Committee on Appropriations regarding funding for health care programs for FY 2017.
AHA comments to HHS on the proposed revision to the regulation governing the confidentiality of substance use disorder patients' records.
The American Hospital Association will present its highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, to William Petasnick, president and CEO, emeritus, Froedtert Health in Milwaukee.
The American Hospital Association today announced that Sandra Bennett Bruce, past president and CEO, Presence Health, Chicago, will be awarded its 2016 Board of Trustees Award.
The American Hospital Association today announced that Michael G. Rock, M.D., professor of orthopedic surgery and former chief medical officer, Mayo Clinic Hospitals/Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minn. will be awarded its 2016 Board of Trustees Award.