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ONC to host webinar on information sharing, information blocking regulation 

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Sept. 14 at 1 p.m. ET will host a webinar focused on its information blocking regulation.
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CMS by Nov. 1 will begin reprocessing certain claims for outpatient clinic visit services

CMS by Nov. 1 will begin reprocessing claims for outpatient clinic visit services provided at excepted off-campus provider-based departments.
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Separate Moderna, Novavax efforts focusing on combined COVID-19/flu vaccine

Two separate efforts are underway to provide the public with a combination vaccine that would deliver simultaneous protections against COVID-19 and influenza.
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Report: Hospitals provided $105B in community benefits in 2018

According to an analysis released by the AHA looking at tax-exempt hospitals, non-profit hospitals provided $105 billion in community benefits in 2018.
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HHS outlines plan to lower the nation’s prescription drug costs

A new report released today by the Department of Health and Human Services outlines the Biden Administration’s plans to address high drug prices. The report recommends the pursuit of legislation that would enable price negotiation in Medicare Parts B and D, with those negotiated prices also available to the federal marketplace, commercial plans and employers who want to participate; Medicare Part D reform, including a cap on beneficiary out-of-pocket spending; and legislation that would slow price increases over time on existing drugs and speed entry of biosimilars and generics to the marketplace while increasing their prescribing by clinicians.   
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New AHA Analysis: Tax-Exempt Hospitals Provided $105 Billion in Total Benefits to Their Communities

All hospitals regardless of ownership type provide a comprehensive range of benefits and essential services to their communities. New analysis prepared and released today by the American Hospital Association (AHA) shows that tax-exempt hospitals provided more than $105 billion in total benefits to their communities in 2018 alone, the most recent year for which comprehensive data is available.
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Call for Videos: Encouraging Unvaccinated Colleagues

We’re trying to reach hospital and health system employees that have yet to be vaccinated. Using your phone, we need you to record a short message about why it’s important that people in heath settings get vaccinated.
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Hospital and health system jobs increase by over 3,000 in August

Hospitals and health systems employed nearly 3,200 more people in August, as U.S. jobs overall increased by 235,000, according to preliminary data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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ONC report highlights issues hindering hospitals’ public health reporting

A report released by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is shining a spotlight on challenges encountered by hospitals related to their public health reporting.
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CDC to host clinicians’ webinar on influenza vaccination recommendations and guidance amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Sept. 9 from 2-3 p.m. ET will host a Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity webinar highlighting updates on Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommendations for the 2021-2022 influenza vaccination season.