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Working Together to Advance Health and Build a Better Future

WEBStand up. Speak out. Be heard. The stakes for the future of health care are too high to do anything less. That was a key message for the approximately 1,000 …

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CDC releases updated strategy to detect and monitor public …

WEBThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention April 11 updated its strategy to improve data exchange with health care organizations and other public health …

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Societal Factors That Influence Health AHA

WEBAHA presents a framework to support hospitals and health systems and actions they can take at each level (structural, community, personal) to improve health equity. Numerous …

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Community Health & Well-being Center AHA

WEBEffective hospital-community partnerships are necessary to build healthier communities and promote a Culture of Health. A Playbook for Fostering Hospital-Community Partnerships …

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Perspective: The Cost of Caring … and Working to Make Care More

WEBA report we released this week highlights the many factors that go into the cost of caring for patients. A few key takeaways: Within the health care field, hospitals …

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Population Health Center AHA

WEBThe AHA is committed to driving the development of accessible and equitable health services by partnering with communities and redesigning delivery systems to ensure …

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Report examines racial and ethnic disparities in health, health care

WEBRacial and ethnic health disparities persist across the United States, even in states with otherwise high-performing health systems, according to the latest …

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2021 Cost of Caring AHA

WEBMedical devices also factor into the cost of care. Life-saving items such as cardiac defibrillators typically cost more than $20,000, while higher complexity models …

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Innovating to Lead the Way to a Healthier America AHA News

WEBThe relentless pursuit of new knowledge, invention and innovation is a hallmark of America’s hospitals and health systems. And, it’s something we are …

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Accelerating Health Equity: Moving from Conversation to Action

WEBWith the theme “Forward on the Journey,” the 2022 AHA Accelerating Health Equity Conference, May 10-12 in Cleveland, will convene front-line leaders …

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Fact Sheet: Strengthening Hospital Infrastructure to Be Better

WEBThe AHA continues to advocate for improved funding for the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP), which Congress created as the primary federal funding …

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Consumers can preview 2022 Marketplace health plans, prices

WEBOct 25, 2021 - 01:33 PM. Starting today, consumers can preview 2022 health plans and prices at the federally facilitated Health Insurance Marketplace. Open enrollment for …

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Hospital studies identify better way to prescribe best antibiotic for

WEBIn clinical trials involving 220,000 patients at 59 HCA Healthcare hospitals, algorithm-driven computerized alerts helped clinicians better identify the appropriate …

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Fact Sheet: Strengthening the Health Care Workforce AHA

WEBThe health care workforce supports American jobs, serves American communities and spurs American economic activity. Indeed, hospitals and health …

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ONC releases federal strategic plan for electronic health …

WEBThe Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology March 27 released for comment through …

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Health Research & Educational Trust Center AHA

WEBTransforming Health Care Through Research and Education. Founded in 1944, the Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) is the not-for-profit research and education …

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Administration releases strategy to protect against emerging …

WEBThe White House April 16 released a strategy to guide the federal government in protecting the nation from infectious disease threats by working with other nations and …

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Agencies launch website for reporting anticompetitive health care

WEBThe Federal Trade Commission, Justice Department and Department of Health and Human Services April 18 launched HealthyCompetition.gov, an online portal for the …

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AHA testifies at hearing on health care cybersecurity

WEBTestifying April 16 before a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing on addressing health care cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the wake of …

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Study: Disparities in access to in-network behavioral health care

WEBPatients went out-of-network 3.5 times more often to see a behavioral health clinician than a medical/surgical clinician in 2021, and up to 20 times more often for …

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HHS finalizes rule on 340B Administrative Dispute Resolution …

WEBThe Department of Health and Human Services April 18 finalized its rule to establish a 340B Administrative Dispute Resolution process as required under the …

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Joining Forces in Support of Mental and Behavioral Health

WEBPsychiatric hospitals and community mental health centers (CMHCs) often work independently in their efforts to meet patients’ needs. Butler Hospital decided to …

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Health Care Transformation Begins With Its People AHA

WEBHealth Care Transformation Begins With Its People. In today's health care field, leaders must address a multitude of complex and intertwined challenges. One of …

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Unequal Transparency: How Hospitals Report More Data than Any …

WEBImagine if the government required health insurance and drug companies to account for every dollar they spent, audit those data, and publicly report those numbers. …

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Change Healthcare Cyberattack: Network Connectivity Issues, …

WEBChange Healthcare, a health care technology company that is part of Optum and owned by UnitedHealth Group, continues to experience a cyberattack that is having …

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6 Startups That Could Transform Health Care AHA

WEBThe company’s Movn app provides real-time exercise tracking, reminders, electrocardiogram monitoring, mindfulness and breathing exercises to help patients with …

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