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FDA commissioner to step down

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., announced that he will step down in about a month.
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Five hospitals participating in year one of Penn. rural health model

Five hospitals and five payers are participating in the first year of the Pennsylvania Rural Health Model, a multi-payer global budget model for rural critical access and acute-care hospitals in the state.
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Lee Health – Flavor Harvest@Home

What is it? In an effort to pursue optimum nutrition and improve long-term health, avoid unnecessary readmissions, reduce length of stay and save hospital funds, Lee Health developed Flav
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5 strategies rural hospitals are using to bolster their workforce

The ability to provide rural residents with high-quality health care is contingent upon an adequate supply of providers.
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Prescribe Safe Initiative: Combatting Opioid Abuse webinar

The American Hospital Association (AHA) is committed to supporting and advocating for organizations that are tackling the opioid crisis.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

On-demand Health Care Is as Easy as Ordering a Pizza

It a time when groceries, taxis and other goods and services are just a smartphone touch away from showing up at consumers’ doorsteps, America’s on-demand economy is booming. And health care services are a big part of that growth. An ever-widening array of companies now provide on-demand services ranging from sending a doctor or a nurse practitioner to a patient’s home or workplace to treat nonemergency problems to providing intravenous treatment for conditions like hangovers and food poisoning to sending a trainer and fitness equipment to customers’ homes.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

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.
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Panel issues recommendations for improving ABMS continuing certification

A panel commissioned by the American Board of Medical Specialties to review the continuing certification process recently released a report on its findings and recommendations.
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Organizations invited to apply for 2019 Foster G. McGaw Prize

The AHA, along with Baxter International Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust, is accepting applications through April 5 for the 2019 Foster G. McGaw Prize.
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CDC issues Ebola preparedness reminder to U.S. health care facilities

The ongoing outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo serves as a reminder for U.S. health care facilities to review their infection prevention and control processes to safely identify and manage patients with communicable infections.