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HHS issues RFI on care for Medicare patients with social risk factors
HHS has issued a request for information on how health care providers and health plans are working to improve care for Medicare patients with social risk factors.
Workshop highlights health system interventions to prevent firearm injuries
Hospitals and health systems are working with their communities on a number of efforts to prevent workforce and community violence, AHA Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Jay Bhatt, D.O., said yesterday.
HHS activates emergency drug program in Florida following Hurricane Michael
HHS announced that it has activated its Emergency Prescription Assistance Program in Florida, allowing thousands of uninsured Floridians access to no-cost replacements of critical medications lost or damaged by Hurricane Michael.
AHA opposes amendment that would prevent much-needed nurses from entering U.S.
The AHA today expressed its opposition to an amendment included in the Department of Homeland Security’s appropriations bill in the House Appropriations Committee that would eliminate the per-country cap for immigrant visas.
House members urge CMS to reconsider site-neutral payment proposals
One hundred thirty-eight members of the House of Representatives yesterday expressed concern with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposal to expand certain site-neutral payment policies to grandfathered off-campus hospital provider-based departments in calendar year 2019.
Chair File: Creating Expert Health Care Teams
AHA is working to help hospitals and health systems transform their teams of experts into an expert team.
Study: Community health worker initiative reduces hospitalizations
Low-income, chronically ill patients who participated in a health system-based community health worker initiative in Philadelphia reported better quality of care and had fewer hospitalizations, shorter hospital stays and were less likely to need readmission than patients who did not participate.
OIG reports improved hospital preparedness for emerging infectious diseases
Hospitals report improved preparedness for emerging infectious diseases since the Ebola outbreak in 2014.
House sends Defense-Labor-HHS funding package to president
The House of Representatives last night voted 361-61 to pass legislation to provide $178.1 billion in discretionary funding for the departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education in fiscal year 2019 and extend current funding levels for other federal programs until Dec. 7.
Physician Leadership Experience deadline extended to Oct. 5
The AHA Physician Leadership Experience, Nov. 1-3 in Colorado Springs, helps participants create a new professional strategy to offset the demands of the 24/7/365 health care environment.