Rick Pollack, President and CEO, AHA
Articles
Hospitals Against Violence, Workplace Violence, SAVE Act
A Call to Action on AHA’s National Day of Awareness to End Violence
For nearly a decade, the AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence (HAV) initiative has shone a light on how hospitals and health systems are working to: heal victims of violence as well as their communities, prevent further acts of violence, and address violence in the workplace.
Access & Health Coverage, Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities
Working Together to Stand Up and Speak Out to Protect Patient Access to Care
For nearly a quarter of a century, the Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare, of which AHA is a founding member, has shared our agenda of fortifying patients’ access to high-quality health care — 24/7/365.
Nurses
Honoring the Service Members and Caregivers Who Have Kept Our Nation Strong and Safe
Honoring the Service Members and Caregivers Who Have Kept Our Nation Strong and Safe | AHA News - Salute the fallen and remember their spirit and patriotism this Memorial Day weekend.
Board Development, Board Composition and Selection, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Board Structure, Governance Effectiveness, Governance and Leadership Diversity
Supporting Hospital and Health System Boards as We Navigate a Changing Health Care Landscape
The many complexities of health care today continue to challenge hospital and health system governing boards to ensure that high-quality patient care is provided to the communities they serve.
Commercial Insurer Accountability, Cybersecurity
AHA Advertorial: Is UnitedHealth Group ‘Too Big to Fail’?
UnitedHealth Group’s concentration in the healthcare system is unprecedented. If it were a country, it would rank 42 in the world in Gross Domestic Product.
Access to Behavioral Health, Clinical Integration, Behavioral Health Care Delivery
Integrating Mental and Physical Health to Better Support Patients and Communities
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and it is a time to raise awareness of and reduce the stigma surrounding behavioral health issues. It’s also a time to recognize how mental illness and addiction can affect all of us — patients, providers, families and our society at large.
Advocacy & Public Policy, AHA Annual Membership Meeting
Working Together to Advance Health and Build a Better Future
Stand up. Speak out. Be heard. The stakes for the future of health care are too high to do anything less.
AHA Annual Membership Meeting
Taking Our Message to Capitol Hill to Advance Health in America
The AHA’s 2024 Annual Membership Meeting gets underway in two days with a jam-packed schedule featuring prominent federal legislators, top officials from the Administration, influential newsmakers, and hospital and health system leaders who are propelling innovation in our field.
Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy
With Congressional Action Limited, Administration Releases Flurry of Health Care Regulations
During the last two weeks we have seen a flurry of regulatory activity affecting hospitals and health care providers, and we expect that trend to continue for the next several months.
Advocacy & Public Policy
Our Message to Lawmakers and Candidates: We Care and We Vote
As the campaign season heats up, it’s important for all health care providers to speak up, ask hard questions of candidates and evaluate their thinking on the issues that affect our field.