American Hospital Association Press Releases - EIN Presswire

Published on August 15, 2025 - 23:49 GMT

HRSA awards grants to 58 rural health organizations, opportunities for additional grants

The Health Resources and Services Administration has awarded more than $15 million in grants to 58 rural health organizations for four-year projects as part of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy’s Rural Health Care Services Outreach program. The …

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Published on August 15, 2025 - 23:49 GMT

CMS Innovation Center releases FAQ on prior authorization program pilot

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Innovation Center Aug. 12 released an FAQ on the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction Model, a six-year technology-enabled prior authorization program pilot. CMS will partner with third-party …

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Published on August 15, 2025 - 06:44 GMT

Guidance offers steps to create, maintain operational technology asset inventory for protection

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Environmental Protection Agency, National Security Agency, FBI and international agencies Aug. 13 released guidance for operational technology owners and operators to create and manage an OT asset …

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Published on August 15, 2025 - 06:44 GMT

HHS revives child vaccine task force

The Department of Health and Human Services Aug. 14 announced it will reinstate the Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines, a federal panel to provide oversight on vaccines for U.S. children. The original task force was disbanded in 1998. HHS said the new …

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Published on August 15, 2025 - 06:44 GMT

White House revokes executive order on competition from previous administration

The Trump administration Aug. 13 issued an executive order revoking a 2021 order by the previous administration that established a “whole-of-government” effort to promote competition in the U.S. economy. The 2021 order encompassed 72 initiatives by more …

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Published on August 14, 2025 - 01:51 GMT

AHA webinar: Learn how age-friendly health systems can improve care

The AHA on Aug. 14 at 1 p.m. ET will host a webinar on age-friendly health systems and how they can strengthen care delivery. Adam Koontz, senior director of patient support services at Novant Health, will share how the health system used data, team-based …

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Published on August 14, 2025 - 01:51 GMT

AHA podcast: How CommonSpirit Mercy Hospital Is Revolutionizing Rural Cardiac Care

Josh Neff, CEO of CommonSpirit Mercy Hospital, discusses a new cutting-edge communication platform that sends patient EKGs directly from the ambulance to the cardiologist in real time. Neff explains how this simple, affordable tool is cutting treatment …

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Published on August 13, 2025 - 09:15 GMT

Apply to speak at AHA’s Healthier Together Conference

Speakers interested in leading conversations at the AHA’s new Healthier Together Conference are advised to submit a content proposal by Sept. 16. The three-day conference, taking place May 12-14, 2026, in Dallas, will be attended by hundreds of leaders …

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Published on August 13, 2025 - 09:15 GMT

FDA recalls filters for potential of serious harm; voluntary notice issued for soaps, cleansers

The Food and Drug Administration has identified a Class I recall of Draeger SafeStar and TwinStar Filters due to a risk of misleading carbon dioxide readings. The readings could result in health care providers administering unnecessary or harmful …

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Published on August 12, 2025 - 00:17 GMT

DOJ announces disruption of BlackSuit ransomware group

The Department of Justice Aug. 11 announced a series of actions taken against the BlackSuit ransomware group, also known as “Royal,” including the disruption of four servers and nine domains July 24. BlackSuit attacks have targeted health care and other …

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Published on August 12, 2025 - 00:16 GMT

AHA urges CMS to ensure efficient application and award process for rural health fund

The AHA Aug. 11 urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to prioritize payments to hospitals from the Rural Health Transformation Program. The program, established as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, includes $50 billion in funding …

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Published on August 12, 2025 - 00:16 GMT

Chair File: Building a Safer Workplace

Threats and violence are never okay, and it’s disappointing that we live in a world where this is a reality. Federal data shows that health care workers are five times more likely to experience workplace violence than other workers. Providing the …

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Published on August 9, 2025 - 09:13 GMT

NIH issues guidance on AI use in research application process

The National Institutes of Health Aug. 5 issued guidance to researchers on the use of artificial intelligence for the research application process. According to the agency guidance, applications that are “substantially developed by AI, or contain sections …

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Published on August 9, 2025 - 09:13 GMT

Federal agencies signal a shift in enforcement of short-term health insurance rules

The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury announced Aug. 7 that they are reconsidering the definition of short-term, limited-duration insurance through a formal rulemaking process. Until new rules are finalized, the …

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Published on August 9, 2025 - 09:13 GMT

AHA, others urge HRSA to extend timeline for comments and feedback on 340B pilot program

The AHA, joined by several other national groups representing 340B hospitals, Aug. 8 urged the Health Resources and Services Administration to extend the timeline for stakeholder comments, agency consideration and manufacturer rebate plan submissions for …

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Published on August 9, 2025 - 09:13 GMT

AHA, FAH file amicus brief in lawsuit against FTC for changes to premerger notification rule

The AHA and Federation of American Hospitals Aug. 8 filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in support of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission, explaining that changes made …

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Published on August 8, 2025 - 19:28 GMT

Hospitals Work to Improve Patient Safety Every Day

Hospitals and health systems across the country vary in size, as well as the types of services and specialties they offer. They also offer many different programs to meet the unique needs of the communities they serve. But the common thread binding all …

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Published on August 8, 2025 - 19:28 GMT

Administration announces effort to improve federal grantmaking oversight

President Trump Aug. 7 issued an executive order, “Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking,” requiring government agencies to review new and discretionary grants to ensure grant funding advances the administration’s policy priorities. Among other …

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Published on August 8, 2025 - 19:28 GMT

CDC, HHS recommend RSV, seasonal flu vaccines

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services adopted Aug. 4 the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ recommendations for respiratory syncytial virus and seasonal influenza vaccinations ahead of …

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Published on August 8, 2025 - 02:19 GMT

AHA elects 9 trustees for 2026

The AHA has elected nine new members to its Board of Trustees for three-year terms beginning Jan. 1. The incoming members are: Debra Albert, chief nursing officer and senior vice president for patient care services at NYU Langone Health in New York; Rob …

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