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Blogs from AHA leaders and members on the latest health care issues.
President Obama Tuesday pointed to the importance of addressing mental illness as part of a nationwide effort to stem gun violence. The president requested from Congress additional resources to increase access to mental health care. Hospital leaders know all too well that mental illness is too鈥
Better prevention, new medications, advanced technologies, and the sophisticated care that modern hospitals provide to patients are just some of the ways that hospitals are improving the care they deliver to their communities, which have led to shorter hospital stays. A recent column suggests鈥
During the holiday season, the lives of millions of Americans will be filled with the spirit of giving, the importance of family and friends, and a sense of healing, renewal and new opportunity. That spirit lives year-round in hospitals in every kind of community in every corner of the country. In鈥
A new study out today conflicts head on with an April 2015 study by a leading health care expert and antitrust economist that found 鈥渃oncentration or structure alone is not a meaningful or reliable predictor of price changes.鈥 Both studies relied on commercial data, but the latter had authors who鈥
A Senate committee this week put the spotlight on the wave of increases in the cost of medications. While those truly innovative medicines that save lives and ease suffering are certainly valued by all, the committee鈥檚 hearing focused on some of the more troubling of the pharmaceutical industry鈥檚鈥
As we swing into the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) reminds us to make our health a priority this season so we don鈥檛 give our loved ones the gift of the flu. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) created NIVW as a national鈥
Readmissions are falling fast thanks to the hard work of America鈥檚 hospitals to improve care, provide better discharge instructions to patients and partner with patients and others in their communities to coordinate care after they leave the hospital (Medicare Rules Reshape Hospital Readmissions,鈥
Progress is encouraging; continuous progress promises a better future.
The tragic Paris terrorist attacks reminds our country of the important work that the women and men of America鈥檚 hospitals do every day to keep our nation safe. That鈥檚 because we鈥檙e prepared, not only for the expected but also the unthinkable. Hospitals accept the challenge of being 鈥淎lways There,鈥
More than 20 years ago, Congress created the 340B Drug Pricing Program to allow eligible hospitals and health systems to stretch limited resources and expand access to care for vulnerable patients. But despite a proven track record of increasing patient access to vital medical services and鈥