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JAMA article shows patient safety measures surpass pre-pandemic levels 

A JAMA article co-authored by AHA Chief Physician Executive Chris DeRienzo, M.D., and leaders from Vizient highlights that hospitals and health systems have improved patient safety measures as they are caring for sicker patients.
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2025 Cybersecurity Year in Review, Part Two: Mitigating Third-Party Risk, Ensuring Clinical Continuity and Addressing AI Risk

The AHA’s cybersecurity and risk experts provide insight into 2025’s health care cybersecurity challenges to help hospitals prepare for the next big cyberattack.
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AHA podcast: How Simulation Is Transforming Patient Safety and Emergency Readiness

Kelley Sava, associate vice president of simulation at Advocate Health, and Brian Bjoern, M.D., patient safety manager at Laerdal Medical, share how simulation-based training helps identify safety gaps, improve teamwork and communication, and prepare clinicians for life-saving scenarios before they reach the bedside.
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Virtual conference on risk management to be held in November

The AHA’s American Society for Healthcare Risk Management will host the ASHRM25 Virtual Conference Nov. 5-7.
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2025 Cybersecurity Year in Review, Part One: Breaches and Defensive Measures

The AHA’s cybersecurity and risk experts provide insight into 2025’s health care cybersecurity challenges to help hospitals prepare for the next big cyberattack.
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Administration orders six-month stockpile of ingredients for domestic drug supply 

The White House Aug. 13 released an executive order directing the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response to develop a list of 26 drugs considered critical for national health and security.
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AHA files brief in Supreme Court defending states’ affidavit of merit requirements in federal court 

The AHA Aug. 7 filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court in defense of states’ affidavit of merit requirements in federal court, which require plaintiffs to file a report from a health care provider affirming that a medical malpractice claim has merit before the case can proceed.
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DOJ releases guidance for federal funding recipients regarding discrimination

The Department of Justice July 29 released guidance for federal funding recipients on unlawful discrimination “on
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AHA resource provides strategies, best practices on sepsis care from Ochsner Health

To help hospitals across the country improve sepsis care, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention created the Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements, consisting of seven strategies designed t
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Chair File: Leadership Dialogue — Legal Advocacy to Protect Hospitals With AHA General Counsel Chad Golder

Chad Golder, general counsel at the AHA, recently joined me on the Leadership Dialogue for a conversation on our current legal environment, what the AHA is doing on behalf of members, and what hospital and health system leaders can do to help.