Healthcare Associations

This page includes news coverage of primary healthcare business and policy setting associations. Find news specific to each organization by following these links: American Hospital Association (AHA), American Medical Association (AMA), College of American Pathologists (CAP), Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS), College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), and the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA). Find focused news coverage for Cardiology societies or Radiology associations.

More and more hospitals are using the cloud for medical image storage
Cloud data storage is growing in medical imaging as a way of simplifying workflows and providing relief to health IT teams, Esteban Rubens explained in an interview.
Telehealth helps health system manage dramatic rise in patient referrals
As wave after wave of the COVID-19 pandemic hit one Pennsylvania health system, it responded by investing heavily in telehealth technology.
AHA urges hospital stakeholders to wake up and smell the financial trouble that’s been brewing
The American Hospital Association is sounding the alarm over evidently widespread acceptance of 0% operating margins—or even negative margins—as a sort of “new normal” for U.S. hospitals and health systems.
American Medical Association slams Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action, saying it 'undermines decades of progress'
"Diversity is vital to healthcare, and this court ruling deals a serious blow to our goal of increasing medical career opportunities for historically marginalized and minoritized people."
American Medical Association to advise on the use of AI in medicine
The goal is to inform users on how to best utilize AI tools while also practicing caution, as many are still in their early stages of deployment and can pose risks.

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Cardiovascular Business

How a New Hampshire heart surgeon racked up 21 malpractice settlements

A law firm hired to investigate the situation reviewed more than 300,000 pages of documents and conducted more than 250 hours of interviews.

Cardiovascular Business

Why health equity is important in cardiology

Malissa Wood, MD, associate chief of cardiology for diversity and equity at Massachusetts General Hospital, explains the role of health equity in cardiovascular care and what her health system is doing to address it.

AI in Healthcare

Int’l panel: Safeguard human health against AI now—or risk losing the chance forever

As the world grapples with the potential downsides of generative AI, a global group of healthcare researchers is warning of health perils that could emanate from well beyond clinical settings.

AHA, AMA drop lawsuit challenge to No Surprises Act

The American Hospital Association (AHA) and the American Medical Association (AMA) have dropped their legal challenge to the interim final rule independent dispute resolution process of the No Surprises Act.

September 21, 2022

Burnout among physicians reaches new high

Burnout is a growing problem across the healthcare industry, and physicians are feeling symptoms worse than ever as the COVID-19 pandemic stretches on.

September 15, 2022

VIDEO: Use of AI to address health equity and health consumerization

Julius Bogdan, vice president and general manager of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Digital Health Advisory Team for North America, explains the use of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to help address health disparities and the rise of healthcare consumerism.

September 14, 2022

Clinician and physician burnout is fueling the large numbers of resignations in healthcare, which are fueled by a handful of factors, including adequate staffing and being bogged down in non-clinical work, especially with inefficient EMRs.

VIDEO: AI can help prevent clinician burnout

Julius Bogdan, vice president and general manager of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Digital Health Advisory Team for North America, discusses how artificial intelligence (AI) can help combat clinician burnout.

September 13, 2022

VIDEO: 9 key areas where AI is being implemented in healthcare

Julius Bogdan, vice president and general manager of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Digital Health Advisory Team for North America, explains several key artificial intelligence (AI) trends he sees across healthcare.

September 7, 2022

VIDEO: How hospital IT teams should manage implementation of AI algorithms

Julius Bogdan, vice president and general manager of the HIMSS Digital Health Advisory Team for North America, explains considerations for healthcare IT teams on the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI).

August 22, 2022

Physician group asks for extension on surprise billing regulations

While MGMA recognized that the No Surprises Act “established critical patient protections against balance billing and created new cost transparency tools to help patients,” the association argued the new requirements for 2022 also carried “ significant additional administrative burdens for group practices.”

August 11, 2022

UnitedHealth’s battle over $13B merger begins

The trial to decide if UnitedHealth Group will be allowed to pursue its $13 billion acquisition with Change Healthcare is underway.

August 2, 2022

Healthcare Associations

More and more hospitals are using the cloud for medical image storage

Telehealth helps health system manage dramatic rise in patient referrals

AHA urges hospital stakeholders to wake up and smell the financial trouble that’s been brewing

American Medical Association slams Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action, saying it 'undermines decades of progress'

American Medical Association to advise on the use of AI in medicine

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