A career in healthcare is rewarding yet challenging. Through every day and every shift, healthcare professionals help patients and families navigate what could be one of the most difficult experiences in their lives. Performing lifesaving procedures and …
Twenty-five years ago, our nation experienced one of the darkest days in its history. The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, took thousands of innocent lives and forever changed countless others. A quarter century later, the memories of that day remain …
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Sept. 10 released an advisory on a nationwide increase of reported human exposures to rabid or possibly rabid animals and rabies post-exposure prophylaxis administration errors. The CDC said it received 17% …
The departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury have added Physio Solutions, LLC as a new independent dispute resolution entity increasing the total to 17. IDR arbitrators help make payment determinations in disputes between providers …
A multistate cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce has been declared over, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration announced Sept. 11. The CDC notice said the number of recent infections “significantly …
The National Security Agency has released a best practices guide on effective cyber hygiene for defending against advanced cyber threats, including those leveraging artificial intelligence for exploitation. The guide includes actions to immediately reduce …
Clint Pridgen, vice president of business development and hospital strategy at Laerdal Medical, explores the future of healthcare simulation, including data-driven training, workplace safety, quality improvement and emerging technologies. Hear how …
The AHA is now accepting applications for the new 2027 Carolyn Boone Lewis Award for Improving Health Outcomes, which recognizes hospitals and health systems’ achievements in applying data-informed strategies to improve health outcomes for all. Awards will …
An FBI alert released Sept. 1 warns of cyber actors impersonating government officials, media and other public individuals on a commercial messaging app to target victims by sending malicious links that leverage a technique known as “OAuth consent phishing …
The Department of Health and Human Services announced Sept. 8 through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration that it will award $383.4 million in grants to support behavioral health treatment, prevention and crisis response efforts. …
In this conversation, John Riggi, AHA national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, and Scott Gee, AHA deputy national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, break down the three biggest cyber threats facing healthcare organizations in 2026: geopolitical cyber …
A report on obstetric services in hospitals by the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center found that between 2010 and 2024, 718 hospitals nationwide lost obstetric services due to obstetric unit or hospital closure. The report found that 9% …
The Department of Health and Human Services Sept. 4 announced that it awarded $11.2 million in grants to 15 recipients across 14 states to develop new physician residency programs in rural and tribal communities. The Health Resources and Services …
Boston Scientific announced Sept. 8 that the network disruption to its remote monitoring services following an Aug. 25 cyber incident has been resolved. The incident caused a network outage that disrupted access to certain operating systems and business …
This webinar explores how hospital and health system leaders can prepare for Medicare Advantage’s new electronic prior authorization mandate, which goes into effect Jan. 1, 2027. Experts from the AHA, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and …
The AHA Aug. 31 joined a coalition led by LeadingAge and other national healthcare organizations in submitting comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Medicare provider enrollment provisions of the calendar year 2027 home health …
The Trump administration announced Aug. 31 agreements with nine additional pharmaceutical manufacturers aimed at lowering prescription drug prices through a most-favored-nation pricing model, which ties U.S. drug costs to the lowest prices paid by other …
The AHA Aug. 31 submitted comments urging the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Health Care Affordability and Mitigation Working Group to take a more comprehensive approach to evaluating healthcare affordability policies in a series of issue …
The Food and Drug Administration has identified a Class I recall of certain convenience kits by AVID Medical that contain recalled Medline Namic Angiographic Star Off Handle Manifolds. The FDA said that Medline discovered particulate matter within the …
The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy’s Rural Health Redesign Center will host a webinar on Sept. 24 at 2 p.m. ET, where hospital CEOs will discuss the process of converting to a rural emergency hospital designation. Leaders will share their …
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