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ACTION NEEDED: March Government Funding Deadlines with Billions in Cuts to Hospital Care Possible
Congress will return home for a short recess over the President’s Day holiday on Feb. 19. During this period, AHA members are urged to connect with their lawmakers to request hospitals are protected in new bills to fund the government beyond two March deadlines.
CDC: Maternal syphilis rates triple over six years
Syphilis infections during pregnancy more than tripled between 2016 and 2022 to 280 cases per 100,000 births, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Feb. 13.
Tailored ICU alerts lead to decrease in high-risk DDIs
A 12% decrease in high-risk drug-drug interaction administrations occurred when a clinical decision support system only provided alerts in the intensive care unit for potential DDIs considered high risk, a study found.
AHA voices support for Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act
AHA Feb. 15 reiterated its support for the Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act, recently reintroduced by Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill.
AHA blog: What CMS’ prior authorization final rule means for hospitals, patients
Andrea Preisler, AHA’s senior associate director of administrative simplification policy, explains why the recent final rule requiring Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and federally facilitated Marketplace plans to streamline their prior authorization processes should help reduce the burden on hospitals and clinicians and speed needed care for patients.
HHS, states partner to improve maternal, child health
Iowa, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota and New Mexico will participate in a new Department of Health and Human Services collaborative that will bring health care providers, experts and community partners together to study and improve postpartum mortality.
Survey: Health care discrimination a problem for patients, workers of color
About half of U.S. health care workers have witnessed racial discrimination against patients and say discrimination against patients is a crisis or major problem, according to a survey released Feb. 15 by the Commonwealth Fund and African American Research Collaborative.
Simulation center registry of medical errors could improve care
Developing a registry across simulation centers of medical errors made during simulation training could aid in developing targeted education programs leading to improved patient safety, a study concluded.
AHA Dick Davidson NOVA Award Past Honorees
This is a list of past winners of the the AHA Dick Davidson NOVA Award, which recognizes outstanding collaboration by hospitals and health systems for healthier communities. The award honors American Hospital Association members who: Improve community health status whether through health care, economic or social initiatives; and are collaborative, joint efforts among health care systems or hospitals, or among hospitals and other community leaders and organizations.
Underwood, Merkley introduce FAAN Act
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., this week introduced the Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act (H.R.7266).