While the debate over repealing, replacing or repairing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is dominating discussion of healthcare policy in Washington these days, the American Hospital Association (AHA) has several other items on its advocacy agenda for 2017. 

A study conducted by James Naessens, ScD, a healthcare policy researcher at Mayo Clinic, published in the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, showed how a second opinion can affect the final diagnoses of a patient’s condition. 

A new Kaiser Family Foundation poll found the majority of Americans—including a slim majority of Republicans—feel that after the failure of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), the administration of President Donald Trump should do what it can to make the Affordable Care Act (ACA) work.

Researchers from the University of Virginia (UVA) have developed an artificial pancreas capable of delivering automated insulin to pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes. The study, presented at the Endocrine Society's 99th annual meeting, reports the artificial pancreas is significantly more effective in diabetes management than current methods.

A late night meeting on April 4 between Republicans in Congress and Vice President Mike Pence didn’t result in any new legislative agreement on an alternative to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The potential changes which have leaked out, however, aren’t pleasing healthcare industry officials.

Measuring pain levels in critically ill patients, especially in those who cannot communicate verbally, is crucial in administering care. A study published in PAIN introduces a new behavior pain assessment tool (BPAT) capable of evaluating pain levels through nonverbal cues.

The AHA today urged Congress to provide law enforcement and other appropriate agencies with the resources to investigate cyber attacks and proactively prevent them.

The pairing of electrical stimulation of the spinal cord and extensive physical therapy has given a man with paralyzed legs the ability to stand and make step-like movements.