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A partnership between Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science should increase the diversity of the nursing workforce
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) advised law enforcement and others that violent extremists could target reproductive and family advocacy following the recent Supreme Court decision
The American Hospital Association’s (AHA’s) General Counsel Melinda Hatton released a statement last week following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
The president last week signed bipartisan legislation to reduce gun violence in communities.
A special issue of Health Services Research (HSR) focuses on how health care organizations can use implementation science
President Biden earlier this week directed the Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary to develop and release sample policies for states “to safeguard and expand access to health care for LGBTQI+ individuals and their families, including mental health services.”
Congress should extend a waiver that expanded flexibilities for hospital-at-home programs, according to program proponents.
Maine, Minnesota, New Mexico and Washington, D.C. extended Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) coverage for 12 months after pregnancy
Health systems and hospitals should have integrated care teams led by a complex care coordinator to provide services for women with high-risk pregnancies
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to convene a public meeting of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee later this year to discuss disparities in pulse oximeter accuracy.