Paul R. Bengtson, chief executive officer of Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury, Vt., will lead the American Hospital Association's (AHA) Section for Small or Rural Hospitals in 2014.
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In honor of its broad-based efforts to improve the lives of the most vulnerable members of its community, Crozer-Keystone Health System in Delaware County, Pa. is the recipient of the 2013 Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service, one of the most esteemed community service honors in healthcare.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced that Bill Newbold will chair the AHA's 2014 Committee on Volunteers.
Angela L. Scioscia, M.D., chief medical officer (CMO) at the University of California (UC) San Diego Health System, is the 2014 chair of the American Hospital Association's (AHA) Section for Maternal and Child Health Governing Council.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced that Bina Eggensperger will be chair and Fred P. Gattas, Jr. will be chair-elect for the AHA's 2014 Committee on Governance (COG).
M. Michelle Hood, FACHE, president and CEO of Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems (EMHS) in Brewer, Me., is the 2014 chair of the American Hospital Associations (AHA) Constituency Section for Health Care Systems Governing Council.
The AHA is deeply disappointed that the agreement extends the sequester on "mandatory" programs that includes Medicare provider payment cuts for an additional two years beyond their current expiration date in 2022 and 2023.
We are extremely disappointed that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will move forward with sweeping changes that may hurt hospitals' ability to provide outpatient care.
Susan L. Starling, president and CEO of Marcum & Wallace Memorial Hospital (MWMH) in Irvine, Ky. and a member of Catholic Health Partners, is the 2013 winner of the American Hospital Association's (AHA) Shirley Ann Munroe Leadership Award.
America's hospitals are pleased that the Administration has issued the final rule implementing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) today awarded the Carolyn Boone Lewis Living the Vision award to Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene in Keene, N.H., for its work to improve the health of its community through actions that go beyond traditional hospital care.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) today named Jeffrey A. Goldman vice president for coverage policy for the national association representing America's hospitals.
We are pleased to support Senator Roger Wicker's (R-MS) bill, S. 1555, to delay for two years funding cuts to the Medicare and Medicaid Disproportionate Share (DSH) programs.
Today, CMS tried but failed to provide the hospital field with much needed information on the two-midnight policy.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has selected eight new members to its Board of Trustees for three-year terms beginning January 1, 2014. In addition, the board appointed one new member to fill a one-year vacancy.
Today's rule finalizes many of CMS's proposals. While we continue to believe the coding cuts imposed by the American Taxpayer Relief Act are unwarranted, we appreciate CMS's policy of gradually phasing in the reduction beginning in FY 2014.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) presented Captain Padden and Commander Case with awards recognizing their outstanding service to the health care field.
The American Hospital Association's Board of Trustees has elected Jonathan B. Perlin, M.D., president of clinical and physician services and chief medical officer of the Nashville-based HCA (Hospital Corporation of America) as its chair-elect designate.
The Florida Hospital Association (FHA) and the Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) are the 2013 recipients of the Dick Davidson Quality Milestone Award for Allied Association Leadership for their work to improve health care quality, the American Hospital Association (AHA) announced today.
SAN DIEGO (July 22, 2013) – Four U.S. hospitals are being recognized for their leadership and innovation in quality improvement and safety.