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Study: Antibiotics use to prevent pediatric surgical infections varies substantially
Appropriate use of antibiotics to prevent surgical site infections varies substantially across children’s hospitals, according to a
FDA advises against using plastic syringes made in China
U.S. health care organizations should immediately transition away from using certain unauthorized plastic syringes made in China by Jiangsu Caina Medical Co. and Jiangsu Shenli Medical Production Co., and should only use other plastic syringes made in China until they can transition to alternatives, the Food and Drug Administration announced.
House committee holds field hearing on ensuring resilient emergency care
AHA March 18 shared with the House Ways and Means Committee its proposals to strengthen access to timely emergency medical care, particularly in rural and underserved areas.
Health care, public health partnership commits to action in four areas
The AHA and other founding members of the Common Health Coalition March 13 committed to action in four priority areas: coordination between health care and public health; always-on emergency preparedness; real-time disease detection; and exchange of actionable data, particularly to advance equity.
Innovative Solutions for Delivering Mental and Behavioral Health Care Services
Kimberlydawn Wisdom, M.D., M.S., IFDHE Board Chairperson, Senior Vice President, Community Health & Equity and Chief Wellness & Diversity Officer,Henry Ford Health System, Detroit answers questions regarding innovative solutions for delivering mental and behavioral health care services
AHA marks Patient Safety Awareness Week with new resources
AHA has released videos, social media posts and other new resources highlighting the importance of patient safety for Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 10-16.
Chair File: Accelerating Efforts to Enhance Patient Safety and Quality
This week is Patient Safety Awareness Week.
FDA approves combo test for flu, COVID-19; alerts providers to medical device risks
The Food and Drug Administration recently granted emergency use authorization for the first over-the-counter home antigen test to detect both flu and COVID-19.
March United Against the Flu toolkit highlights the hopefulness of spring
AHA is looking forward to spring and March Madness in its latest social media toolkit for hospitals’ and health systems’ use to promote vaccination against the flu and COVID-19.
Survey: Health care discrimination a problem for patients, workers of color
About half of U.S. health care workers have witnessed racial discrimination against patients and say discrimination against patients is a crisis or major problem, according to a survey released Feb. 15 by the Commonwealth Fund and African American Research Collaborative.