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AHA podcast: Helping Boards Help Rural Hospitals
Barbara Sowada, president of the Board of Trustees at Memorial Hospital, discusses the role board members can play in helping rural hospitals and health systems navigate today’s pressing problems, and how the AHA’s resources and educational materials can provide valuable assistance.
Hospital Insurance Trust Fund solvent five additional years until 2036, Medicare trustees project
The Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund will have sufficient funds to pay full benefits until 2036, according to the latest annual report by the Medicare Board of Trustees.
Boardroom Brief: Encouraging a Risk-aware Culture to Drive Value
A new Boardroom Brief from AHA Trustee Services and the American Society for Health Care Risk Management offers guidance and resources to help boards drive value through enterprise risk management.
Hospital leaders to receive 2024 AHA Board of Trustees Award
Christina Campos, CEO of Guadalupe County Hospital in Santa Rosa, N.M., and Steven Summer, former president of the Colorado and West Virginia Hospital Associations, will receive 2024 AHA Board of Trustees Awards April 15 at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C., for their contributions to AHA and the field.
Children's National trustee shares how board members at pediatric hospitals can improve outcomes for children
In the latest edition of AHA's Trustee Insights newsletter, Schonay Barnett-Jones, a trustee at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., and a member of the AHA Board of Trustees and Committee on Governance, shares how board members at pediatric hospitals can help improve the health and well-being for children they serve.
AHA releases third of five-part series highlighting results from DEI Benchmark Survey
AHA and the Institute for Diversity and Health Equity Feb. 28 released the third of its five-part DEI Data Insights series, which highlights results from the last DEI Benchmark Survey.
AHA podcast: Why Nurses on Your Board Matter
Ellen Brzytwa, R.N., a trustee at the Cleveland Clinic, discusses her mission to recruit more nurses to hospital board positions.
FDA evaluating certain plastic syringes made in China
The Food and Drug Administration is evaluating Chinese-made plastic syringes used to inject or withdraw fluids from the body, citing concern that they may not provide adequate quality and performance, including their ability to deliver the correct dose of medication when used alone or with other medical devices, such as infusion pumps.
AHA blog: QAPI changes highlight board’s role in advancing quality improvement
The latest revisions to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement program underscore the integral role of board members in advancing quality improvement initiatives, writes Sue Ellen Wagner, AHA’s vice president of trustee engagement and strategy.
House defeats continuing resolution as government shutdown looms
The House Sept. 29 voted 198-232 to defeat a continuing resolution (H.R. 5525) that would have funded the federal government through Oct. 31 but would have reduced discretionary spending for most domestic programs by nearly 30%.