The summit will feature conversations with medical professionals, parents and community leaders on how the medical community can encourage vaccination among pregnant people, children, teens and young adults.
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Thomas Zenty III, former CEO of University Hospitals Health System in Cleveland, and Scott Malaney, former president and CEO of Blanchard Valley Health System in Findlay, Ohio, will receive AHA Board of Trustees Awards for their contributions to AHA and the field.
On this episode, Wright L. Lassiter III, Chair, American Hospital Association, talks with Matthew Stanley, D.O., a psychiatrist and clinical vice president of the behavioral health service line at Avera Health, based in Sioux Falls, S.D. He is chair-elect of AHA’s Behavioral Health Services Committee.
Hospital and health system leaders from across the country next weekend will begin to arrive in Washington, D.C.
Health care providers and health plans can use the portal to initiate the dispute resolution process for certain out-of-network medical bills under the No Surprises Act interim final rule.
Robust outreach and enrollment efforts, and standards and payments that ensure timely and equitable access to quality care are critical to a comprehensive access and coverage strategy, AHA said.
Positive results should be treated as presumptive and confirmed with a molecular test.
Nonprofit organizations, academic health centers, health professions schools, and state and local governments can apply through June 14.
FDA recently authorized a second Moderna booster dose for certain adults.
Michigan yesterday became the second state to extend postpartum coverage from 60 days to 12 months after pregnancy for Medicaid and CHIP enrollees under the American Rescue Plan Act.
Organizations should take steps to prevent access to ICS/SCADA devices to disrupt critical functions.
HRSA began releasing Phase 4 payments from the Provider Relief Fund last December.
The plans by HHS and other agencies were prompted by an executive order last year.
The grants are the first awards from $475 million in emergency grants authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act.
AHA has urged the agencies to update their merger guidelines.
The trial included 140 children who received the booster about 6 months after completing the primary vaccine series.
As urged by the AHA, HHS renewed the COVID-19 emergency declaration for another 90 days effective April 16.
CMS to convene stakeholders to share best practices; HRSA awards grants
Other notable speakers at the April 24-26 meeting include CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D.
In a study of adults previously infected with COVID-19, the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines offered additional protection against reinfection leading to hospitalization.