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HHS and other federal agencies should work through the Biodefense Steering Committee to ensure the Biodefense Coordination Team defines the capabilities needed to prepare for and respond to significant biological incidents such as COVID-19, according to a report released by the Government Accountability Office.

AHA Team Training has partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Project Firstline collaborative to release free on-demand training to help hospitals and health systems integrate teamwork and communication principles to prevent and control infection into their normal work flow. 

Sutter Health’s Pregnancy & Childbirth Services improved maternal health outcomes by reducing first-birth C-section rates, engaging mothers and their families through the process

The AHA issued a Regulatory Advisory with a summary of the July 29 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ final rule for the inpatient psychiatric facility prospective payment system for fiscal year 2022.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed allowing state Medicaid agencies to make payments to third parties on behalf of certain individual health care practitioners to make it easier for those workers to obtain and retain health insurance, training and other employee benefits.

Older adults frequently experience cognitive impairment after recovering from COVID-19, according to three studies reported at an Alzheimer’s Association conference. 

The Institute for Diversity and Health Equity released its fourth toolkit of the IFDHE Health Equity Resource Series, Community Partnerships: Strategies to Advance Health Equity.

Dr. Trestman and Dr. Hochman reflect on the far-reaching effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health and well-being of health care professionals, patients and families.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded $13.3 million to expand treatment, early intervention and recovery support for adolescents and young adults with substance use and/or mental health disorders and their families, as well as family-based services for pregnant and postpartum women.

AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack in a Modern Healthcare op-ed highlighted the myriad ways hospitals are able to reshape and transform the nation’s health care systems by establishing and nurturing outside partnerships within their communities.

The Food and Drug Administration authorized using the monoclonal antibody therapy REGEN-COV for prevention in certain children and adults who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or not expected to mount an adequate immune response to vaccination. 

Security platform provider Armis announced a patch and mitigation steps to address nine critical vulnerabilities in the firmware for a pneumatic tube system used by more than 3,000 hospitals, primarily in North America.

Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate unveiled the text  of a bipartisan infrastructure package that has been under negotiation for several months.

With the remarkable advances in health care, treatments for serious illnesses like cancer and diabetes are saving millions of lives each year and helping people live longer. 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a final rule that increases Medicare inpatient prospective payment system rates by a net 2.5% in fiscal year 2022, compared to FY 2021, for hospitals that are meaningful users of electronic health records and submit quality measure data.

Health care delivery organizations now have until Aug. 14 to apply for the 2022 Foster G. McGaw Prize, sponsored by AHA and Baxter International Foundation to recognize innovative collaborations that improve the health and well-being of communities.

Read a recap and insights from health care leaders during AHA’s July 15 webinar, “Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Your Community,” featuring messaging points tailored to specific communities and key lessons from a Kaiser Permanente study.

In response to a higher demand for children’s behavioral health care services and an alarming rise of youth suicides, Columbus, Ohio-based Nationwide Children’s increased its commitment to provide integrated care for kids in crisis.

The Food and Drug Administration approved the first interchangeable biosimilar insulin product to treat diabetes.

Three-quarters of the 469 COVID-19 cases associated with summer events and large public gatherings this month in Barnstable County, Mass., were in people fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.