Seven common surgical procedures are associated with increased risk of chronic opioid use after the procedure, but the overall risk is still less than 0.5% for most of the procedures examined, acco
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About 11% of Americans aged 12 to 17 reported a major depressive episode in the past year when surveyed in 2013-2014, up from 9.9% in 2012-2013, according to a recent
The AHA’s American Society for Healthcare Engineering today presented its 2016 Crystal Eagle award to Mark Kenneday, vice chancellor for campus operations at the University of Arkansas for Me
The House of Representatives today voted 407-5 to approve the conference report for the Compreh
The AHA and Federation of American Hospitals yesterday wrote to the Democratic Platform Drafting Committee regarding the associations’ concerns with the
The number of new drug shortages has generally decreased since 2011, while the number of ongoing shortages remains high, according to a new
The American Medical Association yesterday expressed support 
The House of Representatives this week voted 422-2 to approve the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act (H.R
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.30% in June to a seasonally adjusted 5,088,300 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Jay Bhatt, D.O., will join the AHA in September as chief medical officer and president and CEO of the Health Research & Educational Trust, overseeing the association’s clinical leadership
Indiana Hospital Association President Doug Leonard will retire next June, the association
The Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems yesterday
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today issued its proposed rule 
The House Ways and Means Committee today approved AHA-supported legislation (H.R.
The AHA, Association of American Medical Colleges, America’s Essential Hospitals, and Federation of American Hospitals today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to share addition
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today sus
The Federal Trade Commission yesterday dropped 
A House Appropriations subcommittee today approved by voice vote legi
The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee today held a h