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For A-fib Patients, a Life Without Blood Thinners
For years, the first-line treatment for atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, has been blood thinners. A-fib, which is a cardiac rhythm abnormality, can lead to other health complications, including strokes — it’s estimated that 90% of all strokes happen in patients who have A-fib.
AHRMM Chapter Recognition Program
AHRMM Chapter Recognition ProgramAHRMM’s Chapter Recognition Program provides affiliated chapters with additional opportunities to promote their programs and events to AHRMM members and to
House Energy and Commerce Committee advances two-year telehealth extension, extends hospital-at-home program to 2029
The House Energy and Commerce Committee yesterday advanced legislation on expiring telehealth and hospital-at-home flexibilities. AONL and the AHA supported the passage of the Telehealth Modernization Act, which extended telehealth flexibilities for two years that are set to expire Dec.
Fall intervention prevention results in hospital savings
An academic medical center used an evidence-based tool to reduce its fall count and fall rate by 23%, and its fall with injury count and rate by 40%, resulting in savings of $982,700.
California plans to cut pregnancy-related deaths in half by 2026
An educational campaign targeting patients and health providers on factors contributing to pregnancy-related deaths aims to cut maternal mortality in California in half by 2026.
Maternity care deserts grow in 2024
Hospital closures and obstetric service reductions have resulted in more than 5.5 million women living in counties with no or limited access to maternity care services, a March of Dimes report found.
AHA podcast highlights equity award winners
An American Hospital Association podcast features the 2024 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award winners.
Houston Methodist Willowbrook TeamSTEPPS Success Story
To address preventable obstetric issues, Houston Methodist strengthens protocols with simulation training and communication tools like TeamSTEPPS.
Hospitals are safer post-pandemic, AHA analysis shows
Hospitalized patients in the first quarter of 2024 were on average over 20% more likely to survive a stay compared with the fourth quarter of 2019, an American Hospital Association report found.
HRSA awards $19 million to grow nursing workforce
The Health Resources and Services Administration awarded $19 million over four years to five schools to increase the number of nurses practicing in rural and underserved acute care settings and long-term care facilities.