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Verma hints at coming Stark Law regulatory changes
In remarks this week, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma hinted at some of the coming changes to the agency’s Stark Law regulations.
NIH trial with HCA hospitals reduces bloodstream infections sharply
In a large clinical trial sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and conducted at HCA Healthcare hospitals, an infection control technique reduced bloodstream infections by 31 percent and antibiotic-resistant bacteria by nearly 40 percent among non-intensive care unit patients with central-line catheters and lumbar drains.
U.S. News to incorporate certain AHA, quality data into future IRF rankings
U.S. News & World Report plans to incorporate certain data from the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Compare website and the AHA Annual Survey Database into its 2020-21 Best Hospitals for Rehabilitation rankings, and encourages IRFs and acute-care hospitals with inpatient rehabilitation units to make sure the relevant data are complete.
Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program: Impact Calculator
AHA has created a HAC penalty calculator for hospital leaders to assess the impact of the FY 2019 Hospital-Acquired Conditio
Six pathways to interoperability for patient-centered care
Seven national hospital associations, including the AHA, recently urged stakeholders to unite behind a six-point agenda to achieve fully interoperable health data for patients and providers.
AHA offers strategies for reducing health care costs
Hospitals and health systems understand the importance of making health care more affordable for everyone, and they “have been tackling the issue head on, taking steps to redesign care and implement operational efficiencies,” AHA said.
CMS issues new guidance on identifying ‘immediate jeopardy’ cases
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today released new guidance to help surveyors identify when to cite health care providers or suppliers for violations of health and safety regulations that cause serious harm or death to a patient.
CDC: Progress to reduce MRSA, other staph infections slowing
The rate of hospital-onset methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections declined 17.1 percent per year between 2005 and 2012, but did not change significantly between 2013 and 2016.
Senate holds hearing on how vaccination can prevent disease outbreaks
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today held a hearing