Rural issues
AHA expresses opposition to H.R. 2191, the Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act.
More than 550 rural hospitals have joined the Cybersecurity for Rural Hospitals Program, a partnership created last year by the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association (AHA) and Microsoft to provide free and heavily discounted cybersecurity services.
2024 Rural Hospital Leadership Team Award Winner and finalists.
John Riggi, AHA national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, and Justin Spelhaug, corporate vice president and global head of Tech for Social Impact at Microsoft Philanthropies, discuss the urgent need for stronger defenses, the role of technology leaders to combat cyberattacks and Microsoft’s…
A cyberattack on a rural hospital or health system can have devastating impacts, leaving in its wake patient harm and financial distress. In part two of this conversation, John Riggi, national advisor for cybersecurity and risk at the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association, and Justin Spelhaug, corporate…
Leading a rural hospital can feel like you are battling alone, but together with a unified voice we can advocate for what our rural patients need.
In part one of this conversation, John Riggi, national advisor for cybersecurity and risk at the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association, and Justin Spelhaug, corporate vice president and global head of Tech for Social Impact at Microsoft Philanthropies, discuss the unique vulnerabilities rural hospitals…
AHA voices support for the Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals (ARCH) Act (H.R. 1805).
The AHA Feb. 28 voiced support for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's proposal to reduce beneficiary cost-sharing at critical access hospitals while holding those hospitals harmless.
Fact sheet, blog explain how not extending enhanced premium tax credits would hurt rural communities
A new fact sheet by the AHA explains why Congress should extend enhanced premium tax credits set to expire at the end of 2025, as not extending them would negatively impact patients in rural areas.