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Brett Norell named CEO of Holy Family Memorial in Wisconsin; Saju George promoted to CEO of Prime Healthcare Michigan Region
Also in this roundup of hospital and health system leadership changes: Dawn Buskey appointed president of ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital in Michigan, and Shawn Tester named CEO of Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in Saint Johnsbury.
How hospitals are addressing the needs of underserved children
UMass Memorial is bringing care to low-income children through a mobile clinic; Winona Health is showing children that physical activity can be fun; and FirstHealth provides dental services to tens of thousands of kids who need them.
Report: ACOs saved $314M in 2017
Accountable care organizations saved Medicare about $314 million in 2017.
E&C leaders ask MedPAC to examine consolidation
House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders Aug. 30 sent a letter to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission asking it to conduct additional research on hospital consolidation and the financial impact it has on Medicare patients and the program.
CMS urged to refine proposed alternative to home health case-mix system
AHA Aug. 31 expressed support for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ efforts to develop an alternative to the current home health case-mix system, but urged the agency to continue to refine the proposed patient-driven groupings model to address provider concerns.
How nurse practitioners can improve heart failure outcomes
Plus: a nurse brings a man back to life at a school volleyball game, and it may be time for nurses to learn more about genomics.
AHE CHEST program wins two awards
The AHA’s Association for the Health Care Environment has received two awards for its Certified Health Care Environmental Services Technician program.
CDC releases guidelines for treating pediatric concussion
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday published clinical guidelines for health care providers treating children with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), also known as concussion.
Hospital groups refile lawsuit to reverse 340B payment cuts
The AHA, Association of American Medical Colleges, America’s Essential Hospitals, and three hospital plaintiffs today refiled a lawsuit in federal district court seeking expedited relief from Medicare payment cuts for many hospitals in the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
Ways and Means chairmen urge CMS to further reduce Medicare burdens
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Subcommittee on Health Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL) yesterday sent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma recommendations to further alleviate Medicare administrative and regulatory burdens for hospitals, post-acute care providers and physicians.