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Connecticut hospitals report on economic impact, community benefit
Connecticut hospitals and health systems generated $27.7 billion in economic activity in 2017, and invested $1.7 billion in community benefit initiatives.
NASEM workshop Feb. 4 on opioid prescribing guidelines for acute pain
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committee on Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Acute Pain will host a Feb. 4 public workshop as part of its information gathering activities.
CMS urged to extend Medicare Shared Savings Program deadline
Twelve organizations, including the AHA, Friday urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to extend the Feb. 19 deadline for accountable care organizations applying to participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program beginning July 1.
Hospital Groups Propose National Agenda to Achieve Promise of Fully Interoperable Health Information Technology
Seven national hospital associations, including the AHA, today urged public and private stakeholders to unite behind a six-point agenda to ensure the nation can fully achieve the secure exchange of patient health information to support optimal individual health, health care and value.
Nurse self-care key priority for leader in 2019
Also in this weekly roundup of nurse-related news: nursing students revive a heart attack victim at the gym, and a nurse saves the life of a state trooper who was gunned down on a North Carolina highway.
Kalispell Regional Healthcare names president and CEO
Also in this roundup of hospital and health system leadership changes: The Hospitals of Providence in Texas names Sierra Campus CEO; Antelope Valley Hospital in California selects CEO; and Central Maine Healthcare names new president.
CMS webinar Jan. 29 on eCQM reporting for calendar year 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a Jan. 29 webinar on electronic clinical quality measure reporting for the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting and Promoting Interoperability Programs.
GAO: Larger providers more likely to participate in episode-based payment models
Hospitals and clinician practices participating in Medicare’s episode-based payment models are larger and more urban on average than other Medicare providers.
Gallup: Adult uninsured rate climbs to 13.7 percent
The share of U.S. adults without health insurance rose 1.5 percentage point between fourth-quarter 2017 and fourth-quarter 2018 to 13.7 percent.
AHA infographic highlights hospital-affiliated Medicare ACO savings
Hospital-affiliated accountable care organizations participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program achieved $174 million in net savings to Medicare in 2017.