July 27, 2023 Launching HAP’s Racial Health Equity Learning Action Network Pennsylvania’s hospital community, representatives from government and commercial payors, and other health care stakeholders convened today to kick off HAP’s Racial Health Equity Learning Action Network (RHELAN).
July 26, 2023 Soaring Temperatures Prompt Pa. Health Warning Pennsylvanians should brace for high temperatures and humidity that could make it feel hotter than 100 degrees this week, state officials said.
July 26, 2023 A Push to Improve Access to Mental Health Care The Biden administration this week announced new rules that seek to improve coverage for mental health and remove barriers to care.
July 25, 2023 A Look at the Cost of Coverage in 2024 Medicaid redetermination, inflation, and the return to “normal” after the pandemic could all affect the cost of health coverage next year, according to a new report from the American Academy of Actuaries.
July 24, 2023 The National Plan to Address the Pfizer Plant Tornado Damage The FDA said it does not expect there to be immediate significant impact to the U.S. drug supply stemming from the recent tornado damage at Pfizer’s Rocky Mount, North Carolina facility.
July 21, 2023 Achievement Awards Spotlight: Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital HAP's annual Achievement Awards honor hospitals and health systems for their innovation, creativity, and commitment to patient care. The Achievement Awards showcase and share member hospitals’ and health systems’ successful programs and best practices.
July 20, 2023 The 988 Lifeline One Year Later More than 80 percent of Americans are not familiar with the new 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline a year after its launch, but calls to the new federal hotline continue to increase.
July 19, 2023 Preparing for the Next Generation of AI Cyberattacks Artificial intelligence (AI) has potential benefits for health care, but it also gives cybercriminals another tool to enhance their digital attacks.
July 18, 2023 America’s Rate of Gun Deaths for Children and Teens Far Surpasses Other Nations The U.S. continues to have significantly more child and teen firearm deaths than its global peers and the margin is only growing, according to new analysis released today from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF).
July 17, 2023 200 Pa. Orgs Support Health Care Workforce Council Pennsylvania has an opportunity to build the health care talent workforce of the future to support patients across the commonwealth.