American Hospital Association Press Releases - EIN Presswire

Published on January 15, 2026 - 22:14 GMT

Data shows sharp increase in alcohol-related ED visits since early 2000s

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report found a drastic increase in alcohol-related emergency department visits from 2003-2004 to 2021-2022. The report said visits rose 101% for males and 96% for females. Visits were for diagnoses that included …

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Published on January 14, 2026 - 02:59 GMT

Chair File Video: Meet 2026 AHA Board Chair Marc Boom, M.D.

Marc Boom, M.D., is president and CEO of Houston Methodist, which includes a leading academic medical center in the Texas Medical Center with seven other hospitals located throughout Greater Houston. As a practicing physician and health system leader, Dr. …

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Published on January 14, 2026 - 02:59 GMT

Study analyzes state of U.S. heart health and risk factors

A study released Jan. 12 by the Journal of the American College of Cardiology analyzed the current state of heart health in the U.S., highlighting the burden of disease, quality of care and mortality trends of risk factors and conditions that can lead to …

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Published on January 14, 2026 - 02:59 GMT

Report finds Americans surviving cancer more than ever

The five-year survival rate for all cancers in the U.S. has reached 70% for the first time, according to a report published Jan. 13 by the American Cancer Society. The study analyzed diagnosed cases of cancer in the U.S. from 2015-2021. Among the findings …

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Published on January 14, 2026 - 02:59 GMT

Guide highlights strategies for hospitals to manage mass violence incidents

The AHA, in partnership with the Medical University of South Carolina’s National Mass Violence Center, Jan. 13 released a new guide for hospital and health care leaders on how to prepare for, respond, mitigate and recover from mass violence incidents. The …

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Published on January 13, 2026 - 05:12 GMT

AHA podcast: How Mobile Training Is Saving Lives in Rural Iowa

Tina Eden, R.N., CEO of Virginia Gay Hospital, and Jacinda Bunch, Ph.D., R.N., assistant professor at the Iowa College of Nursing and senior advisor to Simulation in Motion-Iowa, or SIM-IA, dive into how this mobile clinical education program is delivering …

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Published on January 13, 2026 - 05:12 GMT

Senate report says UHG used ‘aggressive strategies’ to increase MA payments

A Senate Judiciary Committee report released Jan. 12 found that UnitedHealth Group used “aggressive strategies” to maximize its Medicare Advantage risk-adjustment scores and collect higher payments from diagnoses of MA enrollees. The report said that UHG …

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Published on January 13, 2026 - 05:11 GMT

AHA, other groups: It’s wrong to tell hospitals they ‘are to’ complete drug acquisition cost survey

Several health care groups, including the AHA, Jan. 12 told the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services it is wrong to tell hospitals and health systems they “are to” complete the agency’s Outpatient Prospective Payment System Drug Acquisition Cost …

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Published on January 13, 2026 - 05:11 GMT

CMS issues RFI on effort to revamp Medicare claims system

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released a request for information seeking input on replacing its Medicare claims processing system with a real-time, cloud-based platform. Under the program, called ClaimsCore, CMS is seeking vendors …

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