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FDA announces Class I ventilator recall for Draeger product’s pediatric use
Draeger Medical, Inc. is recalling its Carina Ventilators due to the presence of contaminants in the device’s airpath, which exceed acceptable levels if used by pediatric patients for more than 30 days.
EPA Addresses Challenges in Managing Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals
These three key EPA regulatory changes (2019) impact the daily responsibilities of environmental services teams and other health care workers.
Study: U.S. emergency departments more prepared to care for children
U.S. hospital emergency departments have improved many aspects of pediatric readiness since 2013, based on responses by over 3,600 EDs to a 2021 assessment by the National Pediatric Readiness Project, JAMA Network Open reports
AHA comments on IRS proposed rule on energy incentives
Commenting on proposed Internal Revenue Service regulations to implement Inflation Reduction Act clean energy and energy efficiency incentives, AHA said it generally supports the regulations permitting certain taxpayers to elect a direct cash payment in lieu of credits but recommends changes to make them more useful to members and beneficial to the environment.
AHA letter to editor: Report on hospital mergers omits their benefits
In a letter to the editor published by Modern Healthcare, AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack responds to a recent report on hospital consolidation from Elevance Health — the large, for-profit commercial insurer formerly known as Anthem that dominates many insurer markets and earned nearly $2 billion in net profit in the second quarter of this year alone.
Chair File: Leadership Dialogue — Providing Community Benefits and the Anchor Mission of Hospitals with Doug Brown of UMass Memorial Health
On today’s episode, I talk with AHA Board Member Doug Brown, president of UMass Memorial Community Hospitals and chief administrative officer for UMass Memorial Health, which serves patients throug
AHA blog: What do Break-even Hospital Margins Mean for Patient Care?
“Some analyses seem to suggest that anything above a zero percent margin is inherently bad, as though the operating goal of hospitals and health systems should be to incur financial losses,” write AHA’s Bharath Krishnamurthy, director of policy and health analytics, and Benjamin Finder, director of policy research and analysis.