Rick Pollack, President and CEO, AHA
Articles
Cybersecurity, Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities
Strengthening Cybersecurity to Protect Patients and Access to Care
The never-ending barrage of ransomware and cyberattacks against the health care sector has only strengthened the resolve of hospitals and health systems to reinforce their defenses and protect safe access to care for patients and communities.
Tax-exempt Status, Community Benefit, Community Partnerships
Hospitals are Community Cornerstones and Advance Health in Many Ways
Nonprofit hospitals have special obligations to their communities in exchange for being tax-exempt.
Commercial Insurer Accountability, Prior Authorization, Cost Management, Quality & Patient Safety
Increasing Administrative Costs, Burdensome Commercial Insurer Practices Create Patient Care Challenges
There will always be administrative costs associated with operating a hospital. But the lion’s share of a hospital’s resources should be devoted to doing what hospitals do best: provide safe, accessible and exceptional patient care to anyone who needs it.
Patient Safety Initiative, Quality & Patient Safety
Hospitals Improve Patient Safety as We Advance Health in America
America’s hospitals and health systems have always aimed to provide the highest quality and safe care to patients, while helping every individual achieve their maximum potential for health.
Public Relations, Advocacy & Public Policy, Workforce
Hospitals are Symbols of Hope, Comfort and Care . . . For All People and Always
Hospitals and health systems — and the women and men who work there — are the heart of health care.
Cybersecurity
Keeping Up Our Guard and Fighting Back Against Cybercrime
It seems like barely a week goes by without a new cyberattack that affects health care providers. Often, it’s a ransomware attack conducted by foreign criminal gangs, which are provided safe harbor by hostile nation states, that targets a mission critical third-party service provider or supplier, like the attack on UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare or the recent attack on OneBlood.
Workplace Violence, SAVE Act
Taking Action to Protect Caregivers from Violence
Despite the diligent efforts of hospitals, health systems and medical professionals to prevent violence, health care workers remain five times more likely than any other type of worker to be physically attacked on the job.
Rural issues, Telehealth, Hospital at Home, Site-Neutral, Medicaid DSH, Medicare Physician Payment, Workplace Safety, SAVE Act, Commercial Insurer Accountability
Speaking Up for Priorities That Will Help Hospitals Advance Health for Patients and Communities
It is important to use the August recess that begins next week as an opportunity to engage senators and representatives while they are back home. It is critical for federal lawmakers to understand the challenges hospitals and health systems face.
Patient Safety Initiative, Quality & Patient Safety
Continuing to Strive to Improve Patient Safety
Patient safety is the top priority of every caregiver. Hospitals and health systems never stop searching for ways to improve quality, performance and results for the individuals and families who entrust them with their care.
Medicare, Access & Health Coverage
Continuing the Push for Medicare Coverage that Protects Patient Access
For too long and for too many patients, the process of obtaining prior authorization for a medical procedure or medicine has been a tangled web, as people are forced to navigate complex, confusing and burdensome regulations from some commercial insurers that have resulted in the delay or denial of needed care.