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Hospitals Take on New Role to Help Their Communities; Treating the Babies of Illinois' Opioid Crisis; and Women Reshaping Health IT
In this week’s roundup, a Wall Street Journal article examines how more health care organizations are helping to improve the wellbeing of residents by hiring and buying in communities; profiles of eight women who are transforming health IT; and more.
Report Highlights Hospital Quality Improvement Gains
Unplanned hospital readmissions fell by 70,000 for Medicare Part C patients between 2011 and 2015, avoiding more than $1 billion in health care costs.
Senate HELP Committee Hearing Focuses on 340B Program
In a statement submitted for the hearing, AHA highlighted how hospitals are using savings from the 340B program to provide access to critical services to their communities.
Perspective: Putting Patients and Their Safety First
Patient Safety Awareness Week is an opportunity for hospitals and health systems to reflect on their patient safety journey and share their progress.
CMS Call Tuesday on Preparing for the Medicare Beneficiary Identifier
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a March 20 conference call to answer health care providers’ questions about preparing for the new Medicare beneficiary identifier.
CDC: Flu Hospitalization Rate Continues to Climb
The flu hospitalization rate rose last week to 89.9 per 100,000 people, although outpatient visits for flu-like illness peaked in early February and are on the decline, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported today.
Chair File: Innovative Initiatives, Partnerships Improve Population Health
Hospitals and health systems across the country are collaborating with organizations in their communities to address food insecurity and housing, the opioid epidemic and other challenges that influence health and well-being.
Coalition to Congress: Act to Stabilize Insurance Market Now
The AHA and seven other national organizations today urged Congress to include in the omnibus appropriations bill it must act on by March 23 provisions they say would reduce premiums, improve affordability and improve the individual health insurance market.
Kingston Named CNO of Advocate Aurora Health; Nurse Reunites with Baby She Cared For After 21 Years; and More Nurse News
Prior to joining Aurora, Kingston was vice president and a certified nurse educator at Einstein Healthcare Network in Philadelphia.
AHA CMO Jay Bhatt: Surgeon General, Other Leaders Highlight Importance of Community Partnerships at ACHI Conference
At the AHA’s Association for Community Health Improvement (ACHI) National Conference last week, U.S.