January 23, 2024 A Commitment to Improving Maternal Health On Maternal Health Awareness Day, HAP and Pennsylvania’s hospital community recognize the urgent need to improve maternal health outcomes and reduce racial/ethnic disparities across Pennsylvania.
January 22, 2024 Ethical Guidelines for AI in Health Care ChatGPT, Bard, and other large multi-modal models (LMM) may have potential across health care, but developers need proper guardrails to protect patients and communities.
January 19, 2024 Congress Reaches Short-term Funding Agreement Federal lawmakers have reached a short-term deal to prevent a government shutdown through early March.
January 18, 2024 Making Rural Health a Pennsylvania Priority HAP and the commonwealth’s rural hospital leaders joined the Shapiro administration today for a roundtable discussion about preserving and expanding rural health.
January 17, 2024 CMS Releases Final Rule on Prior Authorization CMS today unveiled a final rule to streamline the prior authorization process and improve the electronic exchange of health information.
January 16, 2024 Hospitals Continue Efforts for Financial Sustainability Hospitals saw some encouraging financial trends toward the end of the year as they work to find a sustainable path heading into 2024.
October 18, 2023 HAP Statement on General Assembly Passage of Health Care Legislation The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) applauded today’s final passage of House Bill 1351 in the General Assembly