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Perspective: Thanking America’s Veterans for Their Service to Our Country. The AHA believes a strong partnership between hospitals and health systems and the Department of Veterans Affairs is essential to ensure our nation’s veterans receive the health care they need and deserve. And we continue to work with the VA to ensure veterans have ...
About the AHA | AHA - American Hospital Association
About the AHA. The American Hospital Association (AHA) is the national organization that represents and serves all types of hospitals, health care networks, and their patients and communities. Nearly 5,000 hospitals, health care systems, networks, other providers of care and 43,000 individual members come together to form the AHA.
AHA urges Congress to act on key priorities for hospitals before …
21 hours ago · In comments Nov. 12 to majority and minority leaders of the House and Senate, the AHA requested that Congress act on key priorities for hospitals and health systems before the end of 2024. AHA urged Congress to continue providing relief from Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Payment cuts; continue the Medicare-dependent Hospitals and Low-volume Adjustment programs that expire Dec. 31 ...
New AHA Report: Hospitals and Health Systems Continue to Face …
May 2, 2024 · In 2023, the median annual list price for a new drug was $300,000, an increase of 35% from the prior year. 2023 saw the most drug shortages in over a decade; there were an average of 301 drugs in shortage per quarter, an increase of 13% from the previous year. Hospitals’ labor costs, which on average accounts for 60% of a hospital’s budget ...
Get Vaccine Answers | AHA
We're the American Hospital Association (AHA), a national organization of hospitals, health systems and care providers. We help patients and people understand important health issues, addressing vaccine concerns and questions, including those about flu, COVID-19 abd RSV, together. Routine vaccination rates for children remain historically low ...
AHA Urges Congress to Act on Key Priorities in Lame-duck Session
21 hours ago · We urge Congress to pass the Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act (H.R. 8260/S. 4350), extending the hospital-at-home waiver for five years through 2029. Prevent Reimbursement Cuts for Physicians. Congress should take action to mitigate the scheduled physician reimbursement cuts for 2025 and to continue its work on broader reform for ...
AHA Annual Meeting | AHA Events - American Hospital Association
Apr 14, 2024 · Don’t miss your chance to influence policy and advocate for patients, caregivers, and communities. AHA’s Annual Membership Meeting is the nation’s leading conference for hospital and health system leaders advancing health in America. Join us in the nation’s capital April 14–16, 2024 for insightful conversations with policymakers, legislators, and thought leaders on the most pressing ...
2025 AHA Annual Membership Meeting | AHA Events
Don’t miss your chance to influence policy and advocate for patients, caregivers, and communities. AHA’s Annual Membership Meeting is the nation’s leading conference for hospital and health system leaders advancing health in America. Join us in the nation’s capital May 4-6, 2025 for insightful conversations with policymakers, legislators, and thought leaders on the most pressing issues ...
AHA Patient Safety Initiative
The AHA launched a national initiative to boldly reaffirm hospital and health system leadership and commitment to patient safety. The foundational areas of focus in 2024 include: fostering a culture of safety from the board room to the bedside; identifying and addressing inequities in safety; enhancing workforce safety; and.
Quality & Patient Safety - AHA
Oct 8, 2024. Leadership Dialogue — Focusing on Patient Safety With AHA Board Member Steve Diaz, M.D., of MaineGeneral Health. Sep 30, 2024. More on Quality and Patient Safety. As hospitals and health systems continue to look for ways to advance quality of care while lowering costs, the AHA has taken a leadership role in supplying information ...