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Improving Quality and Patient Safety
The Members in Action series highlights how hospitals and health systems are implementing new value-based strategies to improve health care affordability. This includes the work described below to improve quality and outcomes.
Study: Adjusting for social determinants of health changes readmissions penalty status
In a study published online this week in JAMA Pediatrics, adjusting for social determinants of heal
Reminder: Corrections to revised HAC penalty preview reports due Oct. 21
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week re-issued hospital-specific reports to all hospitals in the fiscal year 2016 Hospital Acquired Condition Reduction Program to correct inac
Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children - Promoting Healthy Activities Together (P.H.A.T.)
What is it?The P.H.A.T. campaign embraces music, dance and other elements of hip-hop culture to deliver important messages about healthy eating and physical activity.
CMS Issues CY 2022 Final Rule for Home Health Payment System
On November 2, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule to update the home health (HH) prospective payment system (PPS) for calendar year (CY) 2022.
Nurse Comes in Second in Boston Marathon; Executive Moves in the Nursing Field; and Other News
Also, in this roundup: AONE recognizes a nurse researcher for her contributions.
House advances several hospital priorities in sending revised 21st Century Cures bill to the Senate
Several of the AHA’s post-election legislative priorities advanced through the House Wednesday with that chamber’s approval of the revised 21st Century Cures bill.
Walmart Slashes Price for Virtual Visits
Walmart customers love a bargain. Now the company is hoping its employees will feel the same way about virtual care visits. The Denver Post reports the retail giant rolled back prices on telemedicine visits earlier this year from $40 to $4 for the 1 million people enrolled in its Associates’ Medical Plan.
UCHealth Launches a Real Conversation Starter Using AI
Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth has deployed Avaamo’s conversational artificial intelligence platform to create a virtual assistant called Livi that will enable users to ask for information about health conditions and hospital services using smart speakers like Amazon’s Alexa.
Perspective: Getting Through This Together
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the AHA has been sounding the alarm for policymakers and government leaders to make sure our field gets the tools and resources we need to win this war.