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Judge: HHS gets ‘first crack’ at fixing 340B cuts
A federal district court judge yesterday ruled that the Department of Health and Human Services would get "first crack at crafting appropriate remedial measures" to the nearly 30 percent cuts to Medicare payments affecting certain hospitals that participate in the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
CDC issues report on maternal mortality, prevention strategies
An estimated 31 percent of pregnancy-related deaths occur during pregnancy, 36 percent during delivery or the week after, and 33 percent one week to one year after delivery.
Special Bulletin: HHS Final Rule on Protecting Certain Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights May 2 issued a final rule concerning federal health care-related conscience protections applicable to programs funded or administered by HHS (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid or grant programs).
Study: Fewer fatal overdoses when pharmacists can dispense naloxone
Laws that allow pharmacists to dispense the opioid antidote naloxone without a physician’s prescription are associated with a sharp reduction in fatal opioid-related overdoses.
Senate hearing focuses on interoperability, electronic health information exchange
The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee today held part two of a hearing examining how to improve interoperability in health care, define information blocking, and improve patient access to care as part of implementing the 21st Century Cures Act.
More women are becoming doctors. How do we help them beat burnout?
In this AHA Stat blog post, Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of the AHA Physician Alliance, highlights strategies from four female physicians who participate in the Women’s Wellness through Equity and Leadership Grant Program on how to address burnout professionally and personally.
Thank you to our nation’s nurses: Always there, ready to care
During National Nurses Week, Robyn Begley, AHA Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer and CEO of AHA’s American Organization of Nurse Executives, talks about how from the bedside to the C-suite to the boardroom, nurses are critical partners in leading the transformation of health care across the care continuum.