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AHA participates in HHS-HRSA Rural Health Summit
AHA staff participated this afternoon in a Rural Health Summit convened by Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Health Resources and Services Administration Administrator George Sigoun
How hospitals are strengthening the care continuum with telehealth and shared processes
Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Spectrum Health makes remote consultations available via mobile carts in 34 medical specialties, and Columbus (Neb.) Community Hospital employs interdisciplinary teams to strengthen communications with providers inside and outside of the hospital. Read these AHA Value Initiative case studies to learn more.
Apply by Feb. 19 for 2019 AHA Equity of Care award
Hospitals and health systems may apply through Feb. 19 for the 2019 AHA Equity of Care Award, which recognizes organizations participating in the AHA's #123forEquity campaign for extraordinary success in advancing diversity and equity through data collection, leadership, cultural awareness and partnerships.
House holds hearing on protecting Americans with pre-existing conditions
The House Ways and Means Committee today held a hearing on protecting Americans with pre-existing conditions.
Congress holds hearings on prescription drug pricing, policy options
The Senate Finance Committee today held the first in a planned series of bipartisan hearings on high prescription drug prices and potential policy and oversight solutions to lower costs for patients.
Nurse Watch: Nurses’ emergency department efforts ‘can be life-changing’ to behavioral health patients
Also in this weekly roundup of nursing news: a Massachusetts nursing director adopts an infant with neonatal abstinence syndrome, and executive moves in the field.
Pa. health system receives 2018 Foster McGaw Prize
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health in Lancaster County, Pa., today received the 2018 Foster G. McGaw Prize for its leadership role in improving care for individuals and families in its community, and will receive $100,000 toward programs that further these goals.
Verma: CMS working on new value-based payment models
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is working on some new valued-based payment models and rural health initiatives, Administrator Seema Verma told participants at a CMS quality conference yesterday.
AHRQ: Hospital acquired-conditions decline by nearly 1 million
Hospital-acquired conditions declined by 13 percent between 2014 and 2017, preventing an estimated 20,500 deaths and $7.7 billion in health care costs, according to preliminary
VA proposes access standards for new community care program
The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced its proposed access standards for the new Veterans Community Care Program to begin in June under the AHA-supported MISSION Act of 2018