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AHA advertorial: Hospitals Keep Communities Healthy
The driving mission of all hospitals and health systems, regardless of size and location, is to provide quality and compassionate care to patients and advance health in their communities, AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack states in an advertorial published today in the Wall Street Journal, noting that hospitals of all types have provided $745 billion in uncompensated care to patients since 2000.
HHS renews monkeypox public health emergency for 90 days
The Department of Health and Human Services today renewed the nation’s monkeypox public health emergency declaration for another 90 days. When the PHE was announced in August, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky, M.D., said the declaration would provide access to resources and flexibilities, expedite state data sharing, and provide more detailed data on testing and hospitalizations.
Report: Hospitals’ margins remain negative in September as revenues decline
U.S. hospitals and health systems in September experienced their ninth consecutive month of negative operating margins, according to the report released yesterday by Kaufman Hall. Median operating margins were down 46% in September compared to a year ago, driven by declining revenues and discharges as sicker patients and labor shortages in post-acute care increased average length of stay, according to data from over 900 hospitals.
Senate committee reports rise in deceptive Medicare Advantage marketing practices
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released a report confirming deceptive marketing practices by Medicare Advantage plans, which found an increase in complaints from 2020 to 2021. The report recommends the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reinstate certain MA plan requirements and hold bad actors accountable; require agents and brokers to adhere to best practices; implement robust MA marketing rules; and support unbiased beneficiary information sources.
CDC updates opioid prescribing guidelines for clinicians
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today released updated guidelines for clinicians prescribing opioids to outpatients for short- or long-term pain, which replace guidelines released in 2016.
AHA responds to House request for feedback on stabilizing MACRA programs
Responding this week to House members asking how Congress could improve physician payment under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, the AHA encouraged statutory and regulatory efforts to advance and flexibly implement value-based and alternative payment models.
H-ISAC TLP Green Ransomware Data Leak Sites Report - November 3, 2022
A daily ransomware tracker as TLP:GREEN for purposes of increasing ransomware threat awareness.
Optimizing Your Workforce Strategy With an Integrated Analytics Approach to Boost Engagement
In this webinar, learn how to apply integrated data analytics to optimize human capital costs. By leveraging and integrating data that organizations already collect at a person-specific level, you’ll be able to understand employee challenges and connect them to proven clinical programs.
Refocusing Clinical Workforce on Moments that Matter
The clinical workforce shortage is one of the most pressing problems in health care. Bold actions now are necessary to mitigate the challenge, and boards have a critical role to play in overseeing change. By giving clinicians the support they need to work with purpose and passion, health systems can build clinical capacity for today — and tomorrow.
H-ISAC TLP Green Daily Cyber Headlines - November 3, 2022
H-ISAC TLP Green Daily Cyber Headlines for November 3, 2022.