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AHA Names 2024 Rural Hospital Leadership Team Award Winner and Finalists

The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced the team from Columbia Memorial Hospital (CMH), a critical access hospital (CAH) in Astoria, Ore., as the 2024 recipient of the Rural Hospital Leadership Team Award.
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Caring for Our Kids: Raising St. Louis is Helping Families Thrive

In this "Caring for Our Kids" episode, Traci Carter, program manager of Raising St. Louis, and Nicole Kozma, director of school and community outreach programs at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and BJC Community Health Improvement, discuss the scope of the Raising St. Louis program.
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Fact Sheet: Facility Fees

Facility fees are the portion of a health care treatment bill that covers all the costs of delivering patient care, except for those that are billed by physicians and other professionals.
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Agencies warn of Ghost ransomware activity

A joint advisory released Feb. 19 by the FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center warns of cybercriminal activity by the Ghost ransomware group.
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AHA report examines how growth of MA heightens challenges for rural hospitals

A new AHA report highlights how certain practices by Medicare Advantage plans are increasing rural hospitals' vulnerabilities and threatening access to care in rural communities.
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OIG report finds just 40% of Medicare enrollees who started treatment for opioid use disorder continued

The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General Feb. 18 released a report that found about 40% of Medicare enrollees who began opioid use disorder treatment with buprenorphine continued with it for at least six months in office-based settings.
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Blog: Resources to Protect America’s Rural Hospitals from Cyberthreats

Rural hospitals’ limited access to technology, staff and financial resources constrains their ability to defend against the malicious actors behind today’s ever-escalating cyberattacks, writes John Riggi, AHA national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, in a new blog on protecting rural hospitals from cyberthreats.
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Strategies to Strengthen Hospital Financial Health Amid Payer Pressures Feb 20

Join us as we explore actionable frameworks for optimizing denials prevention, leveraging data to prioritize appeals, and ensuring compliance without compromising operational efficiency. Featuring a case study on Mercy Health, this webinar will highlight how proactive approaches, and targeted solutions can drive measurable results for hospitals of all sizes.
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AHA Releases Report on Medicare Advantage’s Growing Impact on Rural Hospitals

Report shows some Medicare Advantage plans’ practices threaten access to care for rural communities.
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AHA announces recipients of 2024 Rural Health Leadership Award

The AHA today announced the team from Columbia M