The Obama administration today released a final report projecting the impact of climate change on U.S. public health.
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Incorporating patient and family preferences and medical needs into Medicare’s five-star rating system for nursing homes results in substantially different rankings, according to a
The Food and Drug Administration today released preliminary recommendations for a coordinati
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Strategic National Stockpile last month began delivering an initial 5,000 Zika prevention kits to Puerto Rico, the U.S.
The World Health Organization today reported an Ebola death in Liberia, which it
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.20% in March to a seasonally adjusted 5,039,700 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
The AHA’s Physician Leadership Forum and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education will host a webinar on April 27 about building excellence in clinical learning environments for gra
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday recognized hospitals
The Food and Drug Administration today issued draft labeling recommendations for proposed biosimilar products, which pertain to prescribing information and certain FDA-approved patient labeling.
The New Hampshire Senate today voted to reauthorize the state’s Medicaid expansion alternative, which provides private health coverage to more than 48,000 low-income uninsured residents.
One way for hospitals to improve patient satisfaction is to focus on their physical environment, according to a new
April is National Donate Life Month, commemorating those who have received or continue to wait for lifesaving transplants as well as the donors who save and heal lives. More than 121,000 U.S.
The spring issue of AHA’s Great Boards newsletter features articles on mis
Crouse Hospital in Syracuse, N.Y., is changing the way it cares for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients by giving respiratory therapists (RT) a much bigger role in their care.
April is National Donate Life Month, when the AHA encourages everyone to consider becoming organ, eye and tissue donors.
In the fall of 2011, Jason Crandall, an assistant professor at Owensboro’s Kentucky Wesleyan College, told students in his exercise trainers’ class to start a program for seniors at a l
The Food and Drug Administration today announced an investigational test to screen blood d
AHA staff today participated in a White House Convening on Rural Telehealth, which highlighted the essential role of telehealth in reaching high-need rural families and communities.
Almost 28% of uninsured U.S.