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The latest AHA Today headline news stories.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the release of a new frequently asked questions (FAQ) document to clarify how health plans may share information protected under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
An administrator from Mount Sinai Health System in New York City describes what happens during a code and reviews the responsibilities of the resuscitation team to help prepare nurses to handle their first code. The article is part of a series of columns by editors at the American Journal of…
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) presents a strategic vision for integrating and coordinating national efforts to address cancer.
Placing first in the NursePitch event at the American Nurses Association (ANA) 2019 Quality and Innovation Conference not only earned Lisa Ousley, DNP, FNP, $7,500 in seed money; it also gave her a platform for developing her innovation: models of skin lesions that can be used to teach students to…
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is offering a free, online program to help behavioral health professionals provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services. The program’s four courses cover connections between culture and behavioral health; the…
The Trump administration has agreed to postpone implementing its “conscience” rule while a California lawsuit challenging the measure proceeds. The Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care; Delegations of Authority rule was scheduled to take effect on July 22.
AONL CEO Robyn Begley, DNP, RN, and AONL President Mary Beth Kingston, PhD, RN, joined thousands of nurses in Singapore last week for the International Congress of Nurses (ICN) meeting. The ICN is a federation of more than 130 national nursing associations representing more than 20 million nurses…
The White House released an executive order this week intended to introduce price transparency to medical billing. The order directs the Department of Health and Human Services and other agencies to write rules that detail what precisely must be disclosed.
Congressional leaders heard from nurses last week who took part in two separate hearings on Capital Hill. Angela Gray, BSN, RN, spoke before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform about the impact of the opioid epidemic in West Virginia, where she practices.
More than two dozen health organizations, including AONL, have signed on to a June 21 letter to Congressional leaders urging them to prioritize federal investment in research into women’s health as they finalize an appropriations bill that will fund the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The…