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Working Together to Advance Health and Build a Better Future

Stand up. Speak out. Be heard. The stakes for the future of health care are too high to do anything less.

Reps. Wenstrup, Bucshon and Kildee talk current state of Congress, look back on congressional careers

Three retiring members of Congress — Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, Larry Bucshon, R-Ind., and Dan Kildee, D-Mich. — engaged in a genial conversation that covered the current state of Congress, as well as what they view as the major issues and possible solutions facing health care.
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PowerPlay

PowerPlay is AHA’s on-demand series that connects you to major players in policy, politics and science in a new Administration and new Congress. You have less time and more to do, and these exclusive virtual events were created to deliver timely insights that only AHA can bring, on your schedule.
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Replay Available of Nov. 9 AHA Virtual Event on Election Recap

The AHA Nov. 9 at 2 p.m. ET hosted a special webcast to provide hospital and health system leaders with insight on the election results and what they may mean for health care.

Assuring Patient Safety through Capture and Management of Product Attributes

Supply chain attributes inform critical supply availability and alignment with internal and external needs, integral to meeting pressures to deliver safe care.

Unique Device Identifier (UDI-DI) Communication Change Process Report

The UDI-DI Change Communication Process Work Group, a part of AHRMM's Learning UDI Community (LUC), recently released a report analyzing current communication processes and their implications on all stakeholders related to changes to the UDI-DI. Gain a clear understanding of how these changes are documented in affected software systems, identify gaps between current and desired states, and develop recommended practices to improve the process for all stakeholders.

UDI Impacts on Recall Management Work Group Report

The UDI Impacts on Recall Management Work Group, a part of AHRMM's Learning UDI Community (LUC), has released their recommended practices reports that analyzes the barriers and highlights the benefits to patient safety and key stakeholder groups when utilizing the UDI throughout the recall process. Work group members identified recommended practices for each of these groups underscoring mutual areas for improvement in the safety and efficacy of the recall process. In addition to the two Impact Reports, there is also a comprehensive Regulatory Resource Guide and a Supporting Information document with detailed reports, resource links, surveys and summary presentations that the work group members created, as well as a Recall Time & Cost Collection Tool.

House passes HHS appropriations bill

This week, the House voted 219-208 to approve legislation that would provide $119.8 billion in funding for the department of Health and Human Services in fiscal year 2022

House committee passes bill with increases for nursing research, maternal health

The House Appropriations Committee this week voted 33-25 to approve legislation providing $253.8 billion for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education in fiscal year 2022, a 28% increase over the prior fiscal year.

Senate hearing considers U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act

The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee this week hosted a hearing to review the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2021.