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Emergency department visits involving misuse or abuse of the narcotic pain reliever tramadol increased 250% between 2005 and 2011, with the largest increase among adults 55 and older, according to

Adults with chest pain who are admitted to the hospital from the emergency department after two negative troponin tests and non-concerning vital signs, among other indicators, rarely have adverse c

The Food and Drug Administration Friday warned that the type 2 diabetes medicines canagliflozin, dapagliflozin a

Senior health care leaders may apply through June 1 to participate in the next AHA Health Care Transformation Fellowship, a nine-month program designed to give participants knowledge, tools and con

If the Supreme Court rules against the government in King v.

The number of patients treated for mental disorders grew by 14 million between 2002 and 2012, while expenditures for mental disorders grew by $25 billion, according to a new report by the Agency fo

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will transition the Physician Quality Reporting System to its Enterprise Identity Management System on July 13.

The AABB has released a white paper to help organizations overcome common hurdles associated wi

Overall hospital prices increased 0.1% in April and were 0.5% higher than a year ago, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported yesterday.

AHA has made a $50,000 today donation to the American Red Cross to support the Nepal earthquake relief efforts of three international disaster relief organizations.

Trinity Health has put together a “Coverage Expansion Success” video to capture the past two years of the organization’s work in suppor

The House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee today approved the 21st Century

The Senate Finance Committee will seek input from stakeholders on legislative proposals to improve care for Medicare patients with chronic conditions, a large and growing share of Medicare spending

The Food and Drug Administration yesterday issued recommendations for health care faciliti

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health today released a

The Food and Drug Administration this week issued

Hospitals spend an average of 12.3% of their total expenses on community benefits, according to a new report by Ernst & Young.

The Class of 2017 profiles the women and men who joined the AHA board this year.   

The AHA supports the intent of draft legislation to accelerate and improve the discovery, development and delivery of new cures and treatments for patients, but would strongly object to any reducti

The AHA today urged Congress to remove the perverse financial incentives that encourage Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors to deny claims; reduce payments to RACs with a high rate of overturned de