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Readiness is a daily reality for America’s hospitals. Today, that reality is being tested by a new foe.

Now that the hoopla of the national political conventions is over, keep this in mind as we look ahead beyond the November elections: bipartisanship will ultimately be the name of the game when it c

The Department of Justice got it just right when it focused its challenge to Anthem’s acquisition of Cigna and

Last week, we released a report as part of the AHA’s on-going campaign seeking regulatory relief for hospitals and health systems. It highlights how outdated fraud and abuse regulations created under the Stark and Anti-Kickback laws are barriers to transforming patient care.

This has been a very disturbing and emotional week for our country. We know full well that there are racial disparities in our health care system and we are working hard to address them.

Providing consumers with clear, accurate, useful information to aid in making critical health care decisions is a goal we all share.

A new report released today examines some of the most detrimental legal barriers that hospitals and physicians face whenever they try to work to

The July 4th holiday will be a long weekend vacation for most Americans, full of patriotic celebrations with family and friends, parades, picnics and fireworks.

The AHA convened a group of rural hospital leaders in Washington, D.C. to meet with Sens.

The Institute for Diversity in Health Management this week released findings from its biennial

HealthCareerCenter.com will join forces with the Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC) and the Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA) to better connect health care employers

Once again this week, we watched in horror as innocent victims lost their lives to senseless violence in Orlando.

Today, the American Hospital Association announced the Maryland Hospital Association as the recipient of the 2016 Dick Davidson Quality Milestone Award for A

The U.S. opioid epidemic has a devastating impact on patients, communities and hospitals.

The American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today issued a new patient-friendly resource on prescription opioids. 

The ability for hospitals to send and receive electronic information from other care providers – also known as interoperability – is critical to advancing health in America.

While hospitals have made great strides in reducing—or in some cases, eliminating—many health care-associated infections, reduction of catheter-associated urinary tract infections, or CAUTI, has be

As hospitals and health systems better integrate behavioral and physical health, it is critical to ensure that patients and communities have access to the right providers to take care of behavioral

On Memorial Day we remember and honor the noble and brave men and women of our armed forces who gave their lives in the service of our country.

The following post is written by Herb B.