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CMS issues memo to state survey agencies on maternal best practices
In a recent memo to state survey agencies, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services encouraged hospitals to review their maternal health policies and procedures and incorporate maternal safety bundles and other evidence-based best practices for managing obstetric emergencies and addressing disparities.
President calls for HHS actions to reduce administrative burden, improve customer experience
President Biden ordered federal agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services, to take certain actions to reduce administrative burden and improve the customer experience for organizations and the public.
Pfizer releases more positive data for COVID-19 oral antiviral
Pfizer announced additional phase 2/3 clinical trial data for its COVID-19 oral antiviral treatment, indicating the pill’s high degree of effectiveness in reducing high-risk patients’ risks of hospitalization or death from SARS-CoV-2 infection.
HHS begins distributing $9 billion in PRF ‘phase 4’ payments
The Department of Health and Human Services announced that later this week it will distribute $9 billion of the $17 billion in Provider Relief Fund “Phase 4” payments to providers who have experienced revenue losses and expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Acclaimed Musicians Send Holiday Cheer to Front-line Caregivers and Patients
Announcement of new Musicians On Call/AHA holiday concert for hospitals and front-line caregivers.
Amplifying Stewardship Through Health Equity
Hospitals and health systems are incentivized to rethink their approach to health care in a manner that drives beneficial, transformative change to the health care field and patients. By employing system stewardship, health care stakeholders from patients and employees to hospital ownership and management can produce positive operational and clinical outcomes by addressing conditions that promote shared responsibility.
Tufts Medical Center Responds to Rising Demand for Boosters
Growing concerns over the omicron COVID-19 variant ahead of holiday gatherings result in long lines at vaccine clinics in Massachusetts.
A New Solution to Benchmark Claims Data and Enhance Strategic Decision-Making
A recent AHA survey of hospitals and health systems found that 89% of respondents experienced an increase in payment denials over the past three years, and 51% reported experiencing a “significant” increase in denials.
FDA expands Pfizer vaccine’s booster authorization to include 16- and 17-year-olds; CDC recommends
The Food and Drug Administration announced the widely anticipated expansion of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine emergency use authorization to allow booster doses for 16- and 17-year-olds.