/ en Sun, 27 Apr 2025 02:12:34 -0500 Tue, 10 Jan 23 13:57:21 -0600 /education-events/2023-aha-annual-membership-meeting <p><span><span>Join your colleagues at the 2023 AHA Annual Membership Meeting, April 23-25, to ensure our message is united, powerful and able to break through the noise, making a positive impact for the patients and communities you serve. Meet face-to-face with your elected officials and key policymakers to discuss how you are caring for your community and making a difference. Hear from innovative health care leaders, legislators, journalists, and other thought leaders of our day on critical issues that will have an impact on our field and how we will continue to care for patients. And network with your peers as you tackle today’s toughest issues, together. We look forward to seeing you there!</span></span></p> <p>Please visit the <a href="https://annualmeeting.aha.org/registration">conference website</a> for additional information. Registration is now open.</p> Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:57:21 -0600 Women's Hospitals /node/685553 <p>Compared to the pre-pandemic period, the trend in new postpartum mental health diagnoses increased significantly in the post-COVID-19 period (0.06 percentage points [95%CI 0.01, 0.11]). Findings point to an urgent need to improve screening and treatment pathways for perinatal individuals in the wake of COVID-19.</p> Fri, 16 Sep 2022 14:32:23 -0500 Women's Hospitals /node/681553 <p>This is a comprehensive example of a Hospital's Action Plan providing recordings, handouts, and the plan itself. An action plan with a focus on DEI results in a an organization dedicated to the goals of fostering a more equitable workplace. A finalized action plan results in goals to move forward in practice, in one case committing to employee-led resource groups.</p> Tue, 11 Jan 2022 23:23:54 -0600 Women's Hospitals /node/681453 <p>This pamphlet is an example of an active DEI initiative at a health organization. They clearly define diversity and inclusion, why it's important, outlining their mission and explaining what they do, and identifying their leaders and members. Most importantly, they indicate how they should be percieved in the community and in the hospital so they may be held accountable.</p> Thu, 06 Jan 2022 15:02:13 -0600 Women's Hospitals /special-bulletin/2021-11-03-fda-and-cdc-greenlight-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-children-ages-5-11 <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-8"> <p>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky, M.D., last night accepted the recommendation of her agency’s independent Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to administer Pfizer’s pediatric COVID-19 vaccine to children between the ages of 5 and 11. Coupled with the Food and Drug Administration’s Oct. 29 emergency use authorization to Pfizer for its pediatric COVID-19 vaccine, this recommendation paves the way for the product’s administration to this age group as early as today.</p> <p>The following information provides a summary of the important details for health care providers and clinicians.</p> <p><strong>Note: The vaccine approved for emergency use in children ages 5-11 consists of a different formulation and dosing regimen than the vaccine approved for individuals age 12 and older. Product between the two age groups is NOT interchangeable.</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Dosing.</strong> The vaccine is a suspension for intramuscular injection administration as a series of two 10 microgram doses, 0.2mL each, three weeks apart. *Please note this dosing is different than the vaccine approved for individuals 12 and older.*</li> <li><strong>Packaging and Storage.</strong> The vaccine is packaged in 10-vial cartons with each vial containing 10 doses, for a total of 100 doses per carton. Vials for this specific vaccine will have **ORANGE** caps, which is different from the purple caps assigned to the vials for individuals 12 and older. The vaccine can be stored in an ultra-cold freezer between minus-90 and minus-60 degrees Celsius for up to six months and in a refrigerator between 2 and 8 degrees Celsius for up to 10 weeks. Unlike the vaccine approved for individuals 12 and older, <strong>this product should not be stored in a standard freezer.</strong></li> <li><strong>Dosing Preparation.</strong> For detailed information on the dosing preparation and administration of the vaccine, please see the <a href="https://www.fda.gov/media/153714/download" target="_blank" title="FDA: Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers Administering Vaccine (Vaccination Providers)">FDA’s fact sheet for providers</a>, which was most recently revised Oct. 29.</li> <li><strong>Contraindications and Adverse Reactions.</strong> The most common side effects associated with the vaccine in children ages 5-11 are injection site pain, redness and swelling, fatigue, headache, muscle and/or joint pain, chills, fever, swollen lymph nodes, nausea and decreased appetite. According to data available, the likelihood and severity of these side effects has shown to be lower than in individuals 12 years and older. Providers should be aware of the potential for instances of myocarditis, though it is extremely rare and was not revealed in the clinical trial for children ages 5-11.</li> </ul> <h2>Next Steps</h2> <p>CDC will hold a <strong>COVID-19 Vaccine Partner Update call today at 12 p.m. ET.</strong> This meeting will include time for Q&A. <a href="https://cdc.zoomgov.com/j/1608767716?pwd=TWNmQ0NOM0N4enE2M1VXTWtDdDR5QT09#success" target="_blank">Join the CDC call here.</a></p> <p>On Monday, Nov. 8, the AHA will co-host a <a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=QJMRube-Xk6EsjzBj3s2pgmeALpENtpEjNg6pyJMeD1UQkZLSlFDSlZIOFBUSUlUNFFIMkpYM0FRVS4u" target="_blank">webinar</a> with the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association to discuss how physicians can work with parents to build trust in the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine for children.</p> <p>Visit <a href="/covid19vaccine">AHA’s website</a> to review a host of resources on COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics, including materials on distribution and workforce issues.</p> <h2>Further Questions</h2> <p>If you have questions, please contact AHA at <a href="tel1-800-424-4301">800-424-4301</a>.</p> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <p><a href="/system/files/media/file/2021/11/2021-11-03-SB-Pediatric-Vaccine-Pfizer-final.pdf" target="_blank" title="Click here to download the Special Bulletin PDF."><img alt="pecial Bulletin: FDA and CDC Greenlight Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Ages 5 to 11. November 3, 2021. Page 1." data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="839fcfc9-7601-41b1-9605-3c3432fec025" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Page-1-2021-11-03-SB-Pediatric-Vaccine-Pfizer-final.png" width="1870" height="2794"></a></p> </div> </div> </div> Wed, 03 Nov 2021 11:17:01 -0500 Women's Hospitals /education-events/aha-annual-membership-meeting-2022 <p>Join your colleagues at the 2022 AHA Annual Membership Meeting, April 24-26, to ensure our message is united, powerful and able to break through the noise, making a positive impact for the patients and communities you serve. Meet face-to-face with your elected officials and key policymakers to discuss how you are caring for your community and making a difference. Hear from innovative health care leaders, legislators, journalists and other thought leaders of our day on critical issues that will have an impact on our field and how we will continue to care for patients. And network with your peers as you tackle today’s toughest issues, together. We look forward to seeing you there!</p> <p>Please visit the <a href="https://annualmeeting.aha.org/registration">conference website</a> for pricing information. </p> <h2><a href="https://annualmeeting.aha.org/">Register Now!</a> </h2> <hr /> <p><strong>Join our email list for updates!</strong></p> <p> </p>   MktoForms2.loadForm("//sponsors.aha.org", "710-ZLL-651", 1367); Mon, 09 Aug 2021 11:39:08 -0500 Women's Hospitals /special-bulletin/2021-05-28-special-bulletin-white-house-releases-fy-2022-budget-request <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-8"> <p>President Biden today submitted to Congress his <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/" target="_blank">budget request</a> for fiscal year (FY) 2022. The budget primarily includes proposals from President Biden’s American Jobs Plan and American Families Plan.</p> <p>The budget request, which was released this afternoon, is not binding, but can act as a guide for Congress and the Administration as they debate health care issues this year. Highlights of some of the provisions affecting hospitals and health systems follow. More details about these and other proposals are included in the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) <a href="https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/fy-2022-budget-in-brief.pdf" target="_blank">Budget in Brief document</a>.</p> <p>The budget includes a discussion of certain health care policies, such as a public option, lowering the Medicare eligibility age to 60, reducing the costs of prescription drugs and expanding coverage in non-Medicaid expansion states through a Medicaid-like federal public option, but does not include details on these proposals or their fiscal impact in the budget.</p> <p>In addition, the budget says that “evidence shows that we can reform Medicare payments to insurers and certain providers to reduce overpayments and strengthen incentives to deliver value-based care, extending the life of the Medicare Trust Fund, lowering premiums for beneficiaries, and reducing Federal costs.”</p> <h2>Highlights of Proposals Affecting Hospitals and Health Systems</h2> <h3>Health Insurance Coverage</h3> <p>The budget calls for making permanent the marketplace subsidy expansions that were temporarily enacted as part of the American Rescue Plan that was signed into law and were proposed by the Administration to be extended in the American Families Plan. These provisions reduce the cost of Marketplace coverage for subsidy-eligible individuals and families by increasing the dollar value of premium tax credit subsidies and expand eligibility to individuals with incomes above 400% of the federal poverty level. The 10-year cost of this is estimated at $163 billion.</p> <h3>Provider Payments</h3> <p>The budget does not reflect any reductions in Medicare or Medicaid payments to health care providers.</p> <h3>Pandemic Preparedness</h3> <p>The budget proposes $6 billion in new mandatory funding for HHS in FY 2022, as part of a multi-department four-year program totaling $30 billion to prepare for future pandemics.</p> <h3>Infrastructure</h3> <p>As part of the community health and hospital resilience portion of the American Jobs Plan, the budget proposes $1 billion to increase support for hospital infrastructure, $250 million for health emergency preparedness, and $250 million to build resilience against climate effects.</p> <h3>Health Equity and Maternal Mortality</h3> <p>The budget includes several sources of new funding to address issues of health equity and racial disparities in health care. This includes $3 billion over five years to invest in maternal health and reduce the maternal mortality rate and end race-based disparities in maternal mortality.</p> <h3>Discretionary Spending</h3> <p>As previously released on April 9, the budget calls for $1.5 trillion for appropriated spending in FY 2022, including $769 billion for domestic programs, a 16% increase over last year’s level.</p> <p>The budget proposes nearly $134 billion for HHS, a 23% increase over last year’s enacted level. This includes the following policies and funding levels:</p> <ul> <li> <h4>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</h4> <p>$8.7 billion in discretionary funding.</p> </li> <li> <h4>National Institutes of Health (NIH)</h4> <p>$51 billion, including $6.5 billion for a new Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health inside NIH.</p> </li> <li> <h4>Food and Drug Administration</h4> <p>$6.5 billion for the agency.</p> </li> <li> <h4>Behavioral Health and Substance Use</h4> <p>$9.5 billion for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs, including $1.6 billion for the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant program. The budget also includes $10.7 billion in discretionary funding to address the opioid epidemic and other substance use issues.</p> </li> <li> <h4>Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP)</h4> <p>$292 million for the HPP, the primary federal funding mechanism for health care emergency preparedness.</p> </li> <li> <h4>Maternal and Child Health Block Grant</h4> <p>$592 million to states to expand health care and public health services that currently benefit millions of women, infants and children.</p> </li> <li> <h4>Rural Health Care</h4> <p>$400 million for rural health programs under the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), including for telehealth, the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program and the Rural Residency Program.</p> </li> <li> <h4>Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Education</h4> <p>$350 million for the CHGME program.</p> </li> <li> <h4>Nursing Workforce Development</h4> <p>$268 million for programs to support nursing workforce development.</p> </li> <li> <h4>340B Drug Pricing Program</h4> <p>$17 million to support program integrity oversight and to establish a formal Administrative Dispute Resolution process to resolve claims disputes between 340B covered entities and drug manufacturers. In addition, HRSA requests general rulemaking authority over the operation of the 340B program as well as specifically proposing reporting requirements of covered entities to ensure net income is used for the covered entities low-income and uninsured patients.</p> </li> <li> <h4>Strategic National Stockpile</h4> <p>$905 million for the Strategic National Stockpile.</p> </li> </ul> <h2>Further Questions</h2> <p>If you have questions, please contact AHA at <a href="tel:1-800-424-4301">800-424-4301</a>.</p> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <img alt="Special Bulletin: White House Releases FY 2022 Budget Request page 1." data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="d6f7dd61-11ce-420f-ac53-5a80ad642afa" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Page-1-AHASBBidenFY22Budget-052821.jpg" width="1700" height="2189" class="align-center"> <div class="external-link spacer"><a class="btn btn-wide btn-primary" href="/system/files/media/file/2021/05/AHASBBidenFY22Budget-052821.pdf" target="_blank">Download the Special Bulletin PDF</a></div> <div class="external-link spacer"><a class="btn btn-wide btn-primary" href="/action-alert/2021-05-25-urge-your-senators-representatives-include-resources-support-hospitals-and" target="_blank">Action Alert: Urge Your Senators, Representatives to Include Resources to Support Hospitals and Health Systems in Upcoming Infrastructure Legislative Package</a></div> </div> </div> </div> Fri, 28 May 2021 18:04:23 -0500 Women's Hospitals /news/chairpersons-file/2021-04-26-chair-file-leadership-rounds-talking-maternal-health-and-health <p>In this episode, I was delighted to talk with Stacey Stewart, president and CEO of March of Dimes, and present her with <a href="/press-releases/2021-04-23-march-dimes-named-recipient-aha-award-honor">AHA’s 2020 Award of Honor</a> for her organization’s work during eight decades to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies.</p> <p stacey a="" and="" as="" babies="" behalf="" dimes="" discuss="" doing="" efforts="" i="" important="" in="" incredibly="" is="" it="" march="" moms="" much="" number="" of="" organization="" so="" the="" this="" works=""> <ul> <li>Reduce and eliminate preventable premature birth — a leading cause of infant death.</li> <li>Improve the health of women, mothers and babies.</li> <li>Address long-standing inequities in maternal health, including raising awareness about implicit and explicit bias by care providers.</li> </ul> <p>Our conversation touches on many other critical issues, including ensuring the health of pregnant women and babies during the COVID-19 pandemic, and working across sectors to improve health outcomes for all.</p> <p>Look for more of my conversations on trending topics with health care leaders from around the country, released once a month as part of the Chair File.</p> <p>Rod Hochman, M.D.<br /> AHA Chair</p> <hr /> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK842NIAcB0" target="_blank">Watch this Leadership Rounds video on YouTube.</a></p> </p> Mon, 26 Apr 2021 14:17:56 -0500 Women's Hospitals /lettercomment/2021-03-31-aha-others-urge-congress-provide-485-million-childrens-hospitals-gme <p>The Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program is a vital investment in strengthening the pediatric workforce and access to care for children. As groups dedicated to protecting and advancing the health of America’s children, we thank you for your longstanding bipartisan support of CHGME and ask you to provide $485 million in FY 2022 funding for the program.</p> Wed, 31 Mar 2021 11:56:41 -0500 Women's Hospitals /aha-center-health-innovation-market-scan/2021-01-19-take-five-make-room-transformation-and <div class="container row"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-8"> <p><img alt="Take Five logo" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="75189ae9-bd7a-4a71-ae48-82af3fd7909d" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/logo-take-five-color.png" width="1500" height="458" class="align-right">Connecting transformation and innovation efforts on health care’s front lines can help any hospital or health system improve performance. <a href="/center/take-five">Take Five</a>, a new series of five-minute video conversations from the AHA Center for Health Innovation, focuses on ways in which innovative hospitals, health systems and their partners are transforming care.</p> <p>The <a href="/center/take-five/future-pediatric-care">first conversation</a> features Omkar Kulkarni, MPH, chief innovation officer at <a href="https://www.chla.org/" target="_blank">Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)</a> and managing director of <a href="https://www.kidsx.health/" target="_blank">KidsX</a>, an accelerator program that aims to deploy more digital health technologies in pediatric hospitals. He discusses a CHLA forum that brings together clinicians, administrators and researchers to solve complicated problems in pediatrics.</p> <p>Upcoming conversations will include Angela Yochem, <a href="https://www.novanthealth.org/" target="_blank">Novant Health</a>, executive vice president, chief transformation and digital officer, on the role of technology in improving the consumer experience; Marcus Osborne, Walmart senior vice president, on innovation in primary care and hospital-employer partnerships; William Shank, chief medical officer at Humana, on costs, value and payer-provider partnerships; and Emily LaFeir, senior director of innovation and operations at the <a href="https://www.geisinger.org/innovation-steele-institute" target="_blank">Steele Institute for Health Innovation</a>, on artificial intelligence, hospital operations and health systems as catalysts for innovation.</p> <p>“We set out to create a platform that offers short but meaningful conversations with leaders from across various sectors, from providers to retail, who are executing strategies that are changing the health care paradigm. Each five-minute talk can help inspire you to navigate health innovation inside and outside your organization and provide some insight about the partner ecosystem,” says Andy Shin, chief operating officer, <a href="/center">AHA Center for Health Innovation</a>.</p> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <p><a href="/center" title="Visit the AHA Center for Health Innovation landing page."><img alt="AHA Center for Health Innovation logo" data-entity- data-entity-uuid="7ade6b12-de98-4d0b-965f-a7c99d9463c5" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/logo-aha-innovation-center-color-sm.jpg" type="file" class="align-center"></a></p> <a href="/center/form/innovation-subscription"><img alt data-entity-type data-entity-uuid src="/sites/default/files/2019-04/Market_Scan_Call_Out_360x300.png"></a></div> </div> </div> .field_featured_image { position: absolute; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); height: 1px; width: 1px; margin: -1px; padding: 0; border: 0; } .featured-image{ position: absolute; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); height: 1px; width: 1px; margin: -1px; padding: 0; border: 0; } Tue, 19 Jan 2021 06:29:00 -0600 Women's Hospitals