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The AHA supports policies and legislation that enable rural hospitals to care for their communities. The Rural Advocacy Agenda outlines some key areas of focus for our 2026 advocacy agenda.
Technology touches virtually every part of the health care system, and new technologies are revolutionizing how hospitals provide care. This brief takes a closer look into technology-enabled care. It explores key trends, innovations and learnings, and provides considerations for how hospitals…
When a child has a medical need, they often aren’t sick enough to go into the hospital, they but still need more care than most families can offer at home. In June 2025, Nemours Children’s Health in Orlando, Fla. addressed exactly that situation with the launch of Advanced Care at Home.
Health care executives detailed the benefits of collaboration and described how artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance care delivery during the annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco earlier this month.
The House Jan. 22 voted 341-88 to pass a three-bill minibus for fiscal year 2026 that includes funding for key health programs and other bipartisan health care provisions and extensions. The bill includes extensions of AHA-supported priorities, such as the Medicare-dependent hospital and…
The Future of Physician Workforce Optimization: Building the Clinical and Operational Infrastructure for a Sustainable Future, sponsored by AmplifyMD, explores how integrated virtual specialty care models are helping hospitals extend scarce expertise, stabilize coverage and improve access to care…
Wendy Kim, DNP, R.N., vice president and chief nursing officer of Henry Ford Health in Michigan, shares how the system’s virtual nursing program is reducing documentation burden, improving patient safety and giving nurses more time at the bedside.
This Trailblazer explores how health systems are redesigning physician workforce models using virtual specialty care and automation.
The Department of Health and Human Services and Drug Enforcement Administration Dec. 30 released a temporary rule extending for the fourth time waiver flexibilities for prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Dec. 30 released a temporary rule extending for the fourth time waiver flexibilities for prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine.