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AHA report: Key takeaways from the field on building a culture of safety
A new AHA report highlights key takeaways from nearly 350 health care professionals nationwide who participated in a series of AHA-hosted listening sessions on the state of infection prevention and control to identify challenges, share what’s working, improve outcomes and create better patient experiences.
Congress urged to pass Medicare laboratory payment system update
Over 30 organizations, including the AHA, urged Congress to swiftly pass the Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act (S. 1000/H.R. 2377), bipartisan legislation that would update Medicare’s payment system for laboratory services to make it predictable and sustainable.
AHA, other hospital groups oppose site-neutral legislation before markup
As the House Energy and Commerce Committee prepares to consider a legislative provision (H.R. 3561) that would reduce payments for drug administration services furnished in off-campus provider-based departments, the AHA and other national hospital groups reiterated to committee leaders their opposition to the proposal and to site-neutral policies in general, which fail to account for the fundamental differences between hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) and other ambulatory care sites.
How Minnesota Hospitals Re-built Their Community After George Floyd’s Murder
The AHA has released Rebuilding a New Minneapolis: From Tragedy to Transformation, a two-part video discussing how George Floyd’s murder on May 25, 2020, has transformed diversity, equity and inclusion work in Minneapolis and its surrounding communities.
ACTION NEEDED: New Analysis Shows Site-neutral Proposals Would Reduce Medicare Payments to Hospitals by Billions
Congress continues to discuss a number of proposals that would enact additional site-neutral payment cuts. The AHA strongly opposes these proposals because they would reduce Medicare payments to hospitals and health systems, creating a significantly negative impact on the field’s financial sustainability and further contributing to Medicare’s chronic failure to cover the cost of caring for its beneficiaries.
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure’s (VDI) Impact on Patient Care
In this webinar, John Riggi, the American Hospital Association’s national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, and Michael Abboud, TetherView’s chief executive officer, will provide an in-depth examination of how virtual desktops address cybersecurity, compliance, and employee retention within a hospital setting, while also providing benefits for both patients and staff.
AHA Leadership Summit Offers Innovative Insights, Inspiring Ideas and Disruptive Solutions to Accelerate the Future of Health Care
The American Hospital Association Leadership Summit will take place July 16-18, 2023, in Seattle, WA, at the Seattle Convention Center.
Profiles in Excellence: Northside Hospital
In this series, we will highlight facilities that have won the Environmental Services Department of the Year award in recent years. As standouts in the EVS field, these thought leaders will discuss operational strategies and actions that have led to success within their respective facilities. The first facility featured is Northside Hospital.
Candida auris: An Emerging Threat
The over-arching goal of this session is to educate EVS leaders about this urgent threat and to inform healthcare facilities on actions they should be taking now.