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Additional staff alone may not ensure high-quality dementia care

A study found specialized training, an easy-to-navigate environment and staff stability ─ as well as adding staff ─ are necessary to ensure high-quality care for patients with dementia living in nursing homes.

Utilizing Team-Based Care and TeamSTEPPS to Strengthen and Support Today’s Interprofessional Workforce

Dr. Chris DeRienzo and Rhonda Fischer have a moderated discussion on how connecting team-based care with TeamSTEPPS is a powerful combination for supporting and strengthening the interprofessional workforce. Hear how TeamSTEPPS 3.0 and our AHA TeamSTEPPS curriculum innovations create the platform for safe, patient-centered care through an empowered, team-centered lens. (Webinar presented January 10, 2024)

NP burnout affecting patient safety, study says

Primary care facilities employing stressed and burned out nurse practitioners experienced increased rates of elder patients with chronic conditions requiring emergency care, a study found.

Study: Transcendental meditation improves nurse well-being

Transcendental meditation improved the well-being of clinical nurses by decreasing posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and burnout and increasing flourishing, according to a study.

NCC statement honors former Congresswoman Johnson

The Nursing Community Coalition released a statement honoring former Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, who died last week.

AHA files amicus brief in case alleging collusion to reduce out-of-network payments

AHA Jan. 9 filed a friend-of-the-court brief in an antitrust lawsuit filed by AdventHealth last year that alleges insurer MultiPlan conspires with other commercial health insurers that use its repricing tool to reduce what they pay health care providers for out-of-network services.

AHA urges Congress to eliminate Medicaid DSH cuts, reject site-neutral payments as part of government funding package

The AHA Jan. 10 urged House and Senate leaders to eliminate Medicaid disproportionate share hospital reductions for two years and reject policies to expand site-neutral payment cuts or add regulatory burdens on hospitals and health systems as part of any government funding package.

AHA infographic: Medicare underpayments to hospitals nearly $100 billion in 2022

Medicare paid hospitals a record low 82 cents for every dollar they spent caring for Medicare patients in 2022, according to a new AHA infographic.

AHA podcast: The Evolving Role of the Physician Leader

Chris DeRienzo, M.D., AHA’s senior vice president and chief physician executive, explores how today’s physician leaders reconcile the demands of two different jobs to support both the patient and their organization's long-term goals.

2024 Marketplace enrollment surpasses 20 million

Nearly 20.4 million people selected a 2024 health plan through the federally facilitated and state-based Health Insurance Marketplaces between Nov. 1 and Dec. 23, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported Jan. 10.