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Blog: How respectful dialogue can reduce mental health stigma

July 14, 2022

Blog: How respectful dialogue can reduce mental health stigma kpage_drupal Jul 14, 2022 July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. In this blog from Mark Sevilla, vice president of behavioral health and emergency services for Yale New Haven Hospital, Sevilla discusses the importance of language in reducing stigma around mental health issues, particularly in […]

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AHA to honor five hospital-led partnerships to improve community health

July 14, 2022

AHA to honor five hospital-led partnerships to improve community health kpage_drupal Jul 14, 2022 Five hospital-led programs will receive the 2022 AHA Dick Davidson NOVA Award for their collaborative efforts to improve community health at the AHA Leadership Summit July 17-19 in San Diego. The winning programs and hospital partners are: Continuous Care Program, Children’s […]

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House caucus examines food insecurity as social determinant of health

July 14, 2022

House caucus examines food insecurity as social determinant of health kpage_drupal Jul 14, 2022 The Congressional Social Determinants of Health Caucus yesterday held a briefing on “Addressing Food Insecurity and Nutrition as a SDOH.” Reps. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., Tom Cole, R-Okla., G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., Jim McGovern, D-Mass., and other participants voiced bipartisan support for addressing […]

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FDA authorizes Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for adults

July 14, 2022

FDA authorizes Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for adults kpage_drupal Jul 14, 2022 The Food and Drug Administration yesterday authorized the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in adults, as recommended last month by its vaccine advisory committee. If the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also recommends the vaccine for adults, the protein-based vaccine would offer an option […]

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Report: Hospital star ratings methodology remains volatile for smaller hospitals

July 14, 2022

Report: Hospital star ratings methodology remains volatile for smaller hospitals kpage_drupal Jul 14, 2022 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ new Hospital Overall Star Ratings methodology preserves some year-to-year stability, but ratings remain volatile for hospitals reporting fewer measures and still don’t provide an apples-to-apples comparison of hospitals, according to an analysis by KNG Health […]

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Blog: Understanding CMS’ Changes to Hospital Overall Star Ratings

July 14, 2022

Blog: Understanding CMS’ Changes to Hospital Overall Star Ratings dsamuels_drupal Jul 14, 2022 In 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) overhauled the Hospital Overall Quality Star Ratings methodology with the expressed purpose of making ratings more transparent, equitable, stable and predictable. AHA commissioned KNG Health to assess whether these methodological changes have […]

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Podcast: Opioid stewardship program construction 101

July 13, 2022

Podcast: Opioid stewardship program construction 101 kpage_drupal Jul 13, 2022 In part three of AHA’s five-part series on opioid stewardship, Marie Cleary-Fishman, AHA’s vice president of clinical quality, speaks with Holly Geyer, M.D., hospital internal medicine practitioner sub-specialized in addiction medicine at Mayo Clinic, about the roots of the opioid epidemic and the state and […]

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CDC alerts clinicians to parechovirus in infants

July 13, 2022

CDC alerts clinicians to parechovirus in infants kpage_drupal Jul 13, 2022 Multiple states have reported parechovirus (PeV) cases in newborns and young infants since May, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention alerted clinicians and public health departments yesterday. A common infection, PeV has been known to circulate in summer and fall and follow a cyclical […]

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White House summit highlights state and local workforce models 

July 13, 2022

White House summit highlights state and local workforce models  kpage_drupal Jul 13, 2022 The White House today held a summit highlighting American Rescue Plan Act investments in state and local workforce programs, including $9 billion to expand the Medicaid home and community based services workforce and $7 billion to strengthen the health and public health […]

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How Respectful Dialogue Can Reduce Mental Health Stigma

July 13, 2022

How Respectful Dialogue Can Reduce Mental Health Stigma Matthew Diener Jul 13, 2022 This month we celebrate National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, so it is appropriate that we consider the impact of our words as we work to reduce the stigma around mental health issues. This is especially true as it pertains to minority […]

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