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Apply through Oct. 21 for 2023 AHA Quest for Quality Prize
AHA encourages hospitals and health systems to apply for its 2023 Quest for Quality Prize. The annual award recognizes health care leadership and innovation in improving quality and advancing the health of all individuals and communities. Applications are due Oct. 21.
Prenatal cannabis exposure impacts brain development in children
Prenatal cannabis exposure after five to six weeks of pregnancy is associated with attention, social and behavioral problems that persist into early adolescence, according to a study reported yesterday in JAMA Pediatrics. Supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the study is tracking nearly 12,000 youth as they grow into young adults to understand the factors that influence brain, cognitive and social-emotional development.
Oregon to launch first mobile crisis program for Medicaid enrollees
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday approved for Oregon the first Medicaid state plan amendment to cover community-based mobile crisis intervention services, an option made available to states under the American Rescue Plan Act. Mobile crisis intervention services provide individuals experiencing a mental health and/or substance use crisis 24/7 access to a behavioral health specialist who can screen, assess, stabilize and refer them to health care, social and other services as needed.
First U.S. monkeypox death confirmed in California
The Los Angeles Department of Public Health, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, yesterday confirmed the first death due to monkeypox in a Los Angeles County resident who was severely immunocompromised and had been hospitalized.
AHA comments on proposed outpatient payment rule for CY 2023
Commenting today on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed calendar year 2023 payment rule for hospital outpatients and ambulatory surgical centers, AHA said it supports the agency’s decision to end its unlawful cuts to 340B hospitals and urged the agency to promptly restore 340B hospital payments for CYs 2018-2022 without penalizing other hospitals. AHA also voiced support for the agency’s proposal to use Medicare claims data to calculate the monthly facility rate for Rural Emergency Hospitals, and urged the agency to detail the payment methodology and monitor its adequacy going forward.
Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Final Rule for FY 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 29 issued its fiscal year (FY) 2023 final rule for the skilled nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system (PPS).
H-ISAC TLP Green Ransomware Data Leak Sites Report - September 13, 2022
A daily ransomware tracker as TLP:GREEN for purposes of increasing ransomware threat awareness.
AHA Comments on the OPPS and ASC Payment System Proposed Rule for CY 2023
AHA comments on the CMS' hospital outpatient prospective payment system and ambulatory surgical center payment system proposed rule for calendar year (CY) 2023.
Fact Sheet: Statutory PAYGO Sequester Relief Needed for Health Providers
The Issue
The COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath have resulted in historic challenges for hospitals and health systems an