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AHA collaborates with Health-ISAC to prepare health care leaders for SolarWinds-type cyber threats

AHA and the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Health-ISAC), a non-profit member organization for sharing cyber threat intelligence and best practices, released a joint white paper to help senior health care leaders understand and respond to certain cyber risks to their enterprise networks.

HHS announces waiver, grants to improve maternal health during Black Maternal Health week

As part of its recognition of Black Maternal Health Week (April 11-17), the Department of Health and Human Services through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved a Section 1115 waiver for Illinois to be the first state to extend full Medicaid coverage to pregnant women for up to one year after delivery.

AHA-supported legislation introduced in the House would reset IMPACT Act

Reps. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., and Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., introduced The Resetting the Impact Act (TRIA) of 2021, AHA-supported legislation that takes into account unforeseen changes since the 2014 implementation of the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act to reflect 2021 considerations.

AHA webinar: New tools for leadership to reduce clinician burnout and error

AHA’s Physician Alliance is holding a webinar April 15 at 2 p.m. ET to explore how understanding human factors can help leaders and clinical teams connect and advance patient safety together.

CMS: Certain COVID-19 blanket waivers for long-term care to end next month

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will no longer waive certain requirements for long-term care and skilled nursing facilities beginning May 9 or 10, according to updated guidance released.
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AHA to Reps. Sewell, Buchanan, Expressing Support of the Resetting the Impact Act (TRIA) of 2021

In a letter to Representatives Terri Sewell and Vern Buchanan the AHA expresses support of the Resetting the Impact Act (TRIA) of 2021.

AHA podcast: Partnering to increase vaccination among Muslim community

Leaders from Henry Ford Health System and the Islamic Center of America discuss their collaboration to increase vaccinations in the Muslim community around Detroit, and the cultural and logistical factors they considered to make their effort successful.

Chair File: The Staying Power of Telehealth

One legacy of our response to COVID-19 surely will be how it has accelerated the adoption of virtual care. It is one of the more encouraging developments during the losses of the pandemic. 

100 Million Mask Challenge

Providence St. Joseph Health, headquartered in Washington State, launched the 100 Million Mask Challenge and has seen a tremendous outpouring of support from individuals, community organizations and local manufacturers. The American Hospital Association will now bring the initiative to scale across the country, facilitating new relationships between providers in need of surgical masks and manufacturers with the capacity to produce them.
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Rural Collaborative Improves Behavioral Health Care Access, Integration

A health care collaboration in rural Missouri is expanding patient access to primary and behavioral health care services.