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AHA Announces Class of 2023 Next Gen Fellows

The American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Next Generation Leaders Fellowship, focused on empowering leaders to bring about real and lasting change in health care, announced its latest class of fellows consisting of 41 individuals, including 10 Age-Friendly Fellows supported by The John A. Hartford Foundation.
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Opioid Stewardship and Substance Disorders

In this episode, Marie Cleary-Fishman, vice president of clinical quality at the AHA Center for Health Innovation is joined by Dr. Holly Geyer, internal medicine practitioner at the Mayo Clinic, to discuss opioid stewardship and resources the AHA has developed to offer guidance and information to hospitals and health systems on how they can partner with patients, clinicians and communities to address the opioid epidemic.
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The Power of Opioid Prevention and Treatment Series: Starting your opioid stewardship journey

During the past two years, the health care field has been focused on fighting COVID-19…as it should be. Yet at the same time, another crisis surges.
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Special Bulletin: CMS Releases CY 2023 Home Health PPS Proposed Rule

While this rule includes no major changes to the structure of the HH PPS, the AHA is very concerned about the unprecedented behavioral offset the agency proposes — 6.9 percentage points — which it states is necessary to achieve budget neutral implementation of the Patient-driven Groupings Model (PDGM) case-mix system. In addition, we are extremely concerned with CMS’ proposed payment update of only 2.9%, given the extraordinary inflationary environment and continued labor and supply cost pressures HHAs face.
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CMS and CDC Rule would update proficiency testing requirements for CLIA laboratories

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today published a proposed rule that would update 1992 proficiency testing and referral requirements.
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Rule would update proficiency testing requirements for CLIA laboratories

CMS and the CDC published a final rule that would update 1992 proficiency testing and referral requirements under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments.
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Hospitals and health systems add more than 20,000 jobs in June

Hospitals and health systems added 20,500 jobs in June, while U.S. jobs overall increased by 372,000, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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FDA grants full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for 12-15 age group

The FDA granted full approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for young teens, covering the age group spanning 12 to 15 years old
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AHA Summary of Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule for CY 2023

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) July 7 issued a proposed rule that would update physician fee schedule (PFS) payments for calendar year (CY) 2023. The rule also includes proposals related to the Medicare Shared Savings Program and the Quality Payment Program (QPP), both of which were created by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015.
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Community Partnerships: Advancing Behavioral Health Access in Rural Communities

Vail Health formed Eagle Valley Behavioral Health (EVBH), a 501c3 nonprofit, to lead the community collaboration ensuring access to superior behavioral health services for everyone in Eagle County.