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AHA Members in Action: Augusta Health – Fishersville, VA

Augusta Health dramatically improved patient outcomes and reduced readmissions with its own automated sepsis surveillance system. When a patient’s condition triggers an alert, a secure text is sent to the ED charge nurse for immediate assessment. Click here to learn more.
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Emergency Medical Centers to Ensure a Medical Presence

This AHA webinar demonstrated the success of emergency medical centers to ensure a medical presence for vulnerable communities.

Trendwatch Issue Brief 1: Expanding Electronic Patient Engagement

This is the first in a series of issue briefs highlighting data from the 2016 AHA Annual Survey Information Technology Supplement for community hospitals collected November 2016 – April 2017.

Trendwatch Issue Brief 2: Sharing Health Information for Treatment

This is the second in a series of issue briefs highlighting data from the 2016 AHA Annual Survey Information Technology (IT) Supplement for community hospitals collected November 2016 – April 2017. This brief focuses on provider sharing and use of clinical data and barriers to effective use of shared information.

Small or Rural Update - Winter 2017

This issue of the Small or Rural Update reviews the state of play on several legislative and regulatory issues of particular importance to small and rural hospitals such as The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Also, please make plans to attend AHA's Rural Leadership Conference, Feb. 4-7.

Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Update - Summer 2017

This issue of the CAH Update reviews Hill action on efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), reviews the federal budget, identifies AHA's advocacy agenda and outlines recent rulemaking and regulatory policy concerns effecting CAHs.
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AHA to CMS: Comments on the 2019 Advance Notice and draft Call Letter for Medicare Advantage

AHA's comment on CMS's 2019 Advance Notice and draft Call Letter for 2019.
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Member Advisory: Patient Safety Awareness Week March 11-17: Opportunity to Share Your Hospital Story

Patient Safety Awareness Week (PSAW) will be March 11-17. Once again, this celebration is sponsored by the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF), which began working together with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) last year.
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AHA, Others Urge Congress to Reduce Premiums, Stabilize Insurance Market

AHA, others urge Congress to move forward with bipartisan legislation to reduce premiums, improve affordability, and improve the individual health insurance market.