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AHA Stat Blog: Podcasts spotlight how nurse and physician leaders use synergy as a strategy

Jay Bhatt, D.O., AHA senior vice president and chief medical officer, and Robyn Begley, DNP, R.N., AHA senior vice president and chief nursing officer, highlight three podcasts featuring leaders from Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center, Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Catholic Health Initiatives discussing effective co-leadership models.
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AHA chair receives Gail Warden Leadership Award

he National Center for Healthcare Leadership last night presented its 2018 Gail L. Warden Leadership Excellence Award to Nancy Howell Agee, president and CEO of Carilion Clinic and 2018 AHA chair.
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Azar previews HHS plans to address social determinants of health

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar today previewed the agency’s plans to better address social determinants of health.
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HHS eases certain provider requirements due to Calif. wildfires

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar yesterday declared a public health emergency in California due to the wildfires, and waived or modified certain Medicare, Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program requirements to help health care providers meet patients’ needs.
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How hospitals are prioritizing behavioral health and affordable medication in rural communities

Livingston HealthCare in Montana used a grant to streamline behavioral health treatment and screen primary care patients, and Bath Community Hospital in Hot Springs, Va., partnered with a pharmacy software company to ensure its uninsured and chronically ill populations have access to needed medications.
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Artificial Intelligence streamlines radiology reporting

Also in this weekly roundup of health care news: Study says preschoolers are at ‘golden age’ for forming lifelong healthy habits, and the extraordinary effect a nurse has on a patient’s health.
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Kentucky Hospital Association leader to retire

Kentucky Hospital Association President and CEO Mike Rust plans to retire at the end of 2019 after leading the association for 24 years.
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CMS announces blanket waivers for providers in Calif. wildfire areas

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today announced blanket waivers from certain Medicare, Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program requirements to help health care providers meet patients’ needs in areas affected by the California wildfires.
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Appeals court sides with Tenn. hospitals in CMS FAQs case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit yesterday affirmed a district court decision that barred the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from using FAQs 33 and 34 in calculating Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital payments for Tennessee hospitals.
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CMS: 2019 HealthCare.gov enrollment approaches 1.2 million

Almost 1.2 million people selected a 2019 health plan through HealthCare.gov Nov. 1-10, including more than 804,000 last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported yesterday.