Tina Freese

Madhya Pradesh Jal Nigam (MPJN) has issued a request for proposal (RfP) to develop a 100 MW ground-mounted solar project under captive mode in the state’s Mandsaur district. Bids must be submitted...

NTPC Green Energy (NGEL) has invited bids for the comprehensive operation and maintenance (O&M) of its 250 MW Shimbhu ki Bhurj-I solar project for two months in Rajasthan. Bids must be submitted by...

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has renamed the Revised List of Models and Manufacturers of Wind Turbines (RLMM) as the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (Wind). The ministry...

Threats and violence are never okay, and it’s disappointing that we live in a world where this is a reality. Federal data shows that health care workers are five times more likely to experience workplace violence than other workers. Providing the compassionate, high-quality care that we’re known for is difficult when team members are afraid for their safety, and responding to these events ties up valuable resources and can delay needed care.

Workplace violence is never okay, and it’s an issue that is having an increasing impact on our field. Health care professionals are five times more likely to experience workplace violence — ranging from verbal aggression to physical attacks — than other workers.

With all of the challenges facing health care — a shrinking workforce population, reduced funding, new technologies and pharmaceuticals — it's no longer an option to change, but an imperative. In order to keep caring for our communities well into the future, we need to transform how we provide care to people. Technology, artificial intelligence and digital transformation can not only help us mitigate these trends but truly innovate and find new ways of making health better.

Although hospitals and health systems are facing many pressures and challenges, now is the time to truly transform how we care for our patients and communities. Artificial intelligence and other technological innovations are an increasingly important way that we can improve our care outcomes and make it easier to provide care.

This week brings the fourth week of the federal government shutdown as Congress has yet to pass legislation to fund the government. This shutdown is a bit different in that health care priorities are front and center as both parties look for resolution.

When I began my year as AHA Board Chair, my goal was for us to be all in. In a year that was full of many tests — OBBBA, executive orders and an ongoing, steady state of disruption — my aspiration in stewarding this organization was to strengthen our ability not just to survive, but to thrive.

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