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Rural health care: Big challenges require big solutions
Given the trend of rural hospital closures and concerns about access to health care services, most rural health care activity focuses on the here and now. In this blog, AHA’s Erika Rogan and Joy Lewis examine the unique challenges facing rural communities and opportunities for the field to improve by creating both short- and longer-term solutions.
EPA Addresses Challenges in Managing Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals
These three key EPA regulatory changes (2019) impact the daily responsibilities of environmental services teams and other health care workers.
AONL, AHA issue statement on Vaught sentencing
AONL and the American Hospital Association (AHA) released a statement last week praising the lenient sentence given RaDonda Vaught
Q&A with two rural health care CEO’s on managing COVID-19 in their communities
Two rural hospital leaders share how they are addressing the coronavirus pandemic in their communities.
Technology in behavioral health care: Expanding access, improving quality
AHA Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Jay Bhatt, D.O., and Shantanu Agrawal, M.D., president and CEO of the National Quality Forum, highlight a guide that offers health care organizations a “one-stop shop” of actionable interventions and curated tools and resources to deliver quality behavioral health care.
COVID-19: Considerations for Health Care Human Resources and Operational Leaders
ASHHRA What's New
A Special Message for Health Care HR and Operational Leaders: It is imperative that we consider thinking differently about certain policies, procedures and guidelines. Under no circumstances should we change policies that are critical to keeping staff, patients and communities safe. Here are some areas we should review in light of current circumstances.
Setting a National Example in Reducing Stigma
Boston Medical Center has made strides to de-stigmatize addiction both inside and outside of its own walls.
How Oregon hospitals developed an evidence-based workplace violence prevention resource
Learn how an Oregon association collaborated with community stakeholders to produce an evidence-based toolkit to prevent workplace violence.
Provider-payer collaboration looks at opportunities to eliminate health disparities
Hospitals and health systems are working every day to improve the patient experience and eliminate health disparities. But this work cannot be done in silos. Achieving health equity requires contributions from all of us – providers, payers, community-based organizations, public health advocates, employers and local, state and federal partners.
A critical access hospital shares tips for managing COVID-19
Wilson Medical Center, a Neodesha, Kan.-based hospital, transformed its care delivery following the state’s stay-at-home order because of the pandemic. Read more about what the leaders and staff learned.