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Chair File: Creating Age-Friendly Health Systems

The AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust is partnering with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the Catholic Health Association of the United States, with leadership and funding from the John A. Hartford Foundation, to create age-friendly health systems.
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AHA Comments on FY 2019 IPPS Proposed Rule

The AHA today submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ inpatient prospective payment system proposed rule for fiscal year 2019, offering key recommendations with respect to Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital payment, CAR T-cell therapy, rural hospitals, the wage index, hospital quality reporting and value programs, and electronic health information exchange.
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Missouri, Ohio Hospital Associations Recognized for Quality Leadership

The Missouri Hospital Association will receive the 2018 Dick Davidson Quality Milestone Award for Allied Association Leadership for its work to improve health care quality, AHA announced today.
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Virginia Lawmakers Approve Medicaid Expansion

Virginia legislators yesterday voted to approve a budget bill that would expand access to Medicaid coverage to as many as 400,000 low-income residents.
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FDA Issues Draft Guidance to Reduce Blocking of Timely Generic Drug Entry

The Food and Drug Administration today released two draft guidance documents aimed at reducing the ability of brand drug makers to use the agency’s Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy programs as a way to block timely generic drug entry.
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SAMHSA Announces $196M for Opioid Treatment Grants

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is accepting applications for $196 million to treat opioid use disorders through one of its grant programs.
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FDA Updates on Preparedness, Response Efforts on Ebola in Congo

The Food and Drug Administration yesterday provided an update on federal preparedness and the agency’s response efforts to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Perspective: Accelerating Innovation

We believe it’s important for hospital and health system leaders to understand the trends and forces impacting the field, as well as the opportunities disruptive innovation may create. That’s why we’ve created a new home on AHA.org to track and analyze these trends.
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Applications Open for AHA Health Care Transformation Fellowship

Hospital and health system leaders are invited to apply for the AHA’s Health Care System Transformation Fellowship.
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FDA Issues Recommendations to Reduce Surgical Fires

The Food and Drug Administration this week issued a safety communication reminding health care professionals of factors that increase the risk of surgical fires on or near a patient and offering recommendations to reduce these fires from occurring.