The AHA today urged the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to provide greater detail about the characteristics and metrics used to assess the standards identified
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission today reported on its ongoing development of a post-acute payment system prototype, the first stage in a multi-step process to replace the current prospecti
Twenty communities will compete to sign up more of their eligible uninsured residents for coverage in the Health Insurance Marketplaces this open enrollment period, the White House
The AHA today voiced support for the Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed rule on nondiscrimination for health programs and activities, but urged the agency to clarify that diffe
AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack and AHA Chair-elect Designate Gene Woods, president and chief operating officer of CHRISTUS Health, this week released a
Boston’s Massachusetts General Hospital, a 2014 AHA Equity of Care Award recipient, is working to ensure that all its patients receive high-quality care, and that the organization reflect
As a “facilitated enrollment service” provider for the state of New York, the 24-member Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council in Hauppauge has been working to help enroll uninsured Long Islan
Hospital-acquired conditions declined by 17% (1.3 million) between 2010 and 2013, saving an estimated 50,000 lives and $12 billion in health care costs, according to
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, in collaboration with the Maryland Hospital Association and AHA’s Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence initiative, tomorrow will host the fi