Perspective
Perspective is a weekly blog from Rick Pollack, president and CEO of the 黑料正能量 Association, that explores the most important issues facing hospitals and health systems.
As the campaign season heats up, it鈥檚 important for all health care providers to speak up, ask hard questions of candidates and evaluate their thinking on the issues that affect our field.
The Coalition to Protect America鈥檚 Health Care, which for 24 years has fought to protect access to high-quality care for all Americans, will now be known as the Coalition to Strengthen America鈥檚 Healthcare: Protecting 24/7 Care.
In 30 days hospital and health system leaders from throughout the nation will gather in Washington, D.C. for the 2024 AHA Annual Membership Meeting.
We continue to press Congress, the Administration and UnitedHealth Group to step up their efforts to respond to this unprecedented incident.
The cyberattack against Change Healthcare that began on Feb. 21 is the most serious incident of its kind leveled against a U.S. health care organization.
This week鈥檚 cyberattack on Change Healthcare, one of the nation鈥檚 largest health care technology companies, is yet another unwelcome reminder of the ability of cybercriminals to take advantage of our mission of caring by disrupting daily operations.
It is important for us to continue to exercise the principles of democracy that Washington and the Founding Fathers fought so hard for and speak up, asking hard questions of candidates in this election year and evaluating their thinking on the issues that affect our field.
For the 57 million Americans who live in rural areas, their hospital is the lifeblood of the community.
Violence in health care settings should never be accepted as 鈥減art of the job.鈥
The federal government has a history of reimbursing hospitals below of the cost of providing care to patients.