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Hospital offers at-risk youth a grim lesson about gun violence
As a steward of its community’s health, North Philadelphia’s Temple University Hospital knows it is uniquely positioned to address the public health crisis posed by gun violence.
Jay Bhatt: New AHA Initiative Brings Together Physicians and their Hospitals and Health Systems to Transform Care and Advance Health
With the launch of the AHA Physician Alliance, we bring together physicians and their hospitals and health systems in transforming care and advancing health in America.
DEA rule expands access to MAT for opioid use disorders
The Drug Enforcement Administration yesterday published a final rule implementing a 2016 law allowing nurse practitioners and physician assistants who meet certain requirements to prescribe and dispense drugs for the treatment of opioid use disorder.
FDA extends shelf life of certain IV solutions in short supply
Hospitals may use certain intravenous solutions made by Baxter Healthcare Corp. beyond the labeled expiration date due to the ongoing shortage of IV solutions used in critical care.
Senate confirms Azar as HHS secretary
The Senate voted 55-43 this afternoon to approve the president’s nomination of Alex Azar to serve as Health and Human Services secretary.
Trump nominates Azar as HHS secretary
President Trump today nominated to serve as the next Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, forme
Studies highlight continued cost burden of medical liability system
The average cost of administering or adjudicating a medical liability claim was $54,165 in 2015, 65% more than in 2006, according to a series of trend reports released today by the American Medical Association.
Oregon voters approve hospital, insurer tax to support Medicaid expansion
Oregon voters last night approved a referendum backing the state legislature’s decision to increase the provider tax on certain larger and urban hospitals by 0.7% and institute a 1.5% tax on certain health plans to help preserve the state’s expansion of Medicaid to some 350,000 low-income residents under the Affordable Care Act.
Reminder: Jan. 25 AHA webinar on caring for victims of human trafficking
The AHA's Hospitals Against Violence initiative tomorrow will host the second in a series of webinars on human trafficking led by Holly Austin Gibbs from Dignity Health.