The RAND Corporation’s latest hospital pricing report again “overreaches and jumps to unfounded conclusions based on incomplete data,” said AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.
The hospital field continues to need COVID-19 relief and support, writes AHA’s senior vice president for federal relations, advocacy and political affairs.
Hospital and health system leaders focused on health equity and/or diversity and inclusion initiatives in their organizations are encouraged to complete the survey.
by Wright L. Lassiter III, Chair, American Hospital Association
Talking about death or dying is an uncomfortable topic for many of us. Hospitals and health systems provide life-saving treatments and care for people as they recover from illness or injury. Just as important, health care organizations are transforming end-of-life care to better care for people with serious and life-limiting illness and their loved ones.
A Tennessee judge today sentenced a former nurse, who made a fatal drug error and was convicted of criminally negligent homicide earlier this year, to three years of probation.
The agency this week waived certain Medicare, Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program requirements to give health care providers greater flexibility to meet emergency health needs. Â