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CMS Opens 2019 QPP Advanced APM Module for MA Plans

The module will allow Medicare plans to request that their payment arrangements receive “an other payer advanced APM determination” as part of the Quality Payment Program mandated by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act.
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AHA Issue Brief on Meeting Complex Needs of Older Adults Across Care Settings

A new AHA issue brief offers a prototype practice model to help hospitals and health systems meet the complex needs of older adults across care settings.
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Nurse Awarded Fulbright Grant; Oncology Nurses Encouraged by Added Training

Also in this weekly roundup: AHA, AONE to be represented on national patient safety panel and executive moves in the field.
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S&P Report: 340B Cuts Could Harm U.S. Safety Net

Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings last week said it believes that recent payment cuts to not-for-profit hospitals under the 340B drug savings program “will likely weaken their operating performance at a time of already tightening margins.”
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CMS Proposes Changes, Seeks Comment on Home Health Demo Project

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday issued a notice detailing proposed changes to a claim-review demonstration project for Medicare fee-for-service home health services.
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Sen. Cassidy Issues White Paper on Health Care Affordability

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) yesterday released a white paper with ideas on increasing affordability in health care.
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AHA’s Riggi: Hospitals Must Remain Vigilant with Cybersecurity; Cameras on Preemies Let Family In, Keep Germs Out

Also in this roundup: Kaiser Permanente announces $200 million to address housing stability, homelessness and health insurer WellCare to acquire Meridian for $2.5 billion.
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Throwback Thursday: First Person Oral History with John G. King

In this oral history, King reminisces about lessons learned in the process of integrating organizations after building a new satellite hospital or acquiring existing facilities.
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Nurse Leader Celebrated for Compassionate Care, Community Leadership; Nursing Community Coalition Opposes Workforce Spending Cuts

The White House fiscal year 2019 budget proposal released last week includes deep cuts to Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs, something the Nursing Community Coalition opposes.
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AHA’s Charge is to Define the Future, says AHA Trustee Doug Cropper

The Class of 2020 profiles the women and men who joined the AHA board this year.