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Exploring health and health care at Aspen Ideas: Health

Last week’s Aspen Ideas: Health festival reflected many of the changing dynamics in health and health care. Notably, a number of sessions across the four days examined how consumerism and technology are shaping the patient experience of care.
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NIST issues cyber risk management tool; HHS task force seeks input

The National Institute of Standards and Technology today released the
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Tackling the Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance: Take the CDC AMR Challenge

Join me in taking the CDC AMR Challenge to tackle the pressing issue of antimicrobial resistance in order to ensure a holistic, multidisciplinary approach in combatting AMR at the regional and national levels.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

Amazon Software Sifts Medical Records for Data to Improve Care, Cut Costs

Amazon has introduced a new cloud-based software service that reportedly will sift through patient medical records in seconds searching for actionable intelligence to provide hospitals and physicians with clinical decision support and coding while reducing costs. Amazon Comprehend Medical can identify health information such as medical conditions and medications and determines their relationship to each other (for example, medication dosage and strength).
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CMS to consider flexibility for meaningful use

Patrick Conway, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services deputy administrator for innovation and quality and chief medical officer, this week indicated that the agency will consider giving hosp
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AHA to MedPAC: Proposal to accelerate PAC PPS timeline requires further study

The AHA today urged further study before the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission votes on a recommendation that Congress implement a unified post-acute care (PAC) prospective payment system (PPS)
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AHA to MedPAC: Proposal to accelerate PAC PPS timeline requires further study

The AHA today urged further study before the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission votes on a recommendation that Congress implement a unified post-acute care prospective payment system by 2021.
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Preserving Medicaid is a Priority

When Congress returns next week, Republican leaders intend on advancing legislation repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act – legislation which would currently include the possible redesign
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Senior volunteers help other seniors with questions on insurance coverage

John McDonough, 81, this June will celebrate his 20th year as a volunteer for UnityPoint Health-St.
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AHA Requests Further Guidance on the HRSA COVID-19 Uninsured Program

Dear Administrator Engels: