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DHS proposes to limit legal immigrants from adjusting status based on receipt of public benefits

The Department of Homeland Security Sept. 22 announced a proposed rule that would limit the ability of legal immigrants to adjust or extend their immigration status or gain full citizenship based on their receipt of public benefits.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

How You're Transforming: Carle

Carle — a central Illinois-based integrated health system that includes hospitals, a physician group and the health plan HealthAlliance — used design thinking to develop a new set of health plan offerings to better engage millennials.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

Telehealth Achieving Its Objectives

mHealth Intelligence reports that a yearlong Humana telehealth study that has yet to be published found that physicians with a virtual care platform prescribe fewer antibiotics than they do for in-office visits and are more discerning about tests and follow-ups, resulting in more effective treatment.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

Accenture, Deloitte Health Care Data Plays

Accenture is working with Merck and Amazon Web Services to build a cloud-based informatics platform for life-sciences collaborators. Meanwhile, Deloitte and Vineti announced that they will work together to build a cloud-based, precision-medicine platform.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

Health Care Investors Bet Big on AI

Despite the technical and feasibility challenges faced by artificial intelligence in health care, venture capitalists are betting that positive results will come sooner than later. Private equity investments in AI health care startups are soaring.
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New ICD-10 codes to help combat human trafficking take effect Oct. 1

Next week, 29 unique ICD-10-CM codes will be available for data collection on adult or child forced labor or sexual exploitation, either confirmed or suspected. Learn more about the codes and how your team can begin using them.
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Executive Forum Shines a Spotlight on Affordability, Strategies

Affordability is a top priority for the AHA, writes Chair-elect Brian Gragnolati. And we will continue our forward-thinking and leaning-in approach as we engage in a broader conversation on this issue throughout the association and health care field. See insights from AHA’s Sept. 20 forum; the next forum is Dec. 3-4 in Chicago.
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SAMHSA announces tribal grants to combat opioid addiction

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration yesterday awarded grants to two tribal organizations in Alaska to increase access to mental health services and medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders for teens and young adults.
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HHS launches global antimicrobial resistance challenge

The Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today announced the AMR Challenge, a year-long effort to accelerate the global fight against antimicrobial resistance.
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CMS urged to further reduce regulatory burdens for rural providers

House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Peter Roskam (R-Ill.) and member Adrian Smith (R-Neb.) yesterday urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to take AHA-supported action to continue to provide regulatory relief for rural providers.