A federal court has ordered a Texas-based company to stop producing compounded drug products intended to be sterile until the company complies with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and other requirements.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week announced planned changes to the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies Competitive Bidding Program for 2021.
Adjusting for social risk factors such as poverty, disability and housing instability in the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program could level the playing field for hospitals that serve the most vulnerable patients.
The Department of Veterans Affairs and Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health will provide free pharmacogenetic testing to veterans through a partnership to improve care and lower costs related to adverse reactions to medications.
President Trump today submitted to Congress his budget request for fiscal year 2020.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accepting applications through May 8 for $43.5 million in grants to support agencies and organizations that coordinate and manage maternal mortality review committees.
The Food and Drug Administration Friday issued recommendations for health care providers to reduce the risk of adverse events associated with surgical staplers and staples for internal use.
This is Patient Safety Awareness Week.
The AHA Certification Center will launch an updated Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management Exam in January.
I was pleased to take part in a robust discussion about new leadership competencies last week in conjunction with the South by Southwest Festival.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission this week discussed a set of national guidelines for coding hospital emergency department visits in response to the shift in ED coding from lower to higher intensity services.
The Trump administration is considering having health care providers, including hospitals, publicly disclose the negotiated prices they charge insurance companies for services.
As more female physicians enter the workforce and face challenges that can lead to burnout, the AHA has joined with five medical organizations to bring together early- to mid-career female physicians for networking, mentorship and leadership training.
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.08 percent in February to a seasonally adjusted 5,212,700 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
The AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust, now part of the AHA Center for Health Innovation, recently received the Robert L. Wears Patient Safety Leadership Award.
The AHA is here to help hospitals and health systems build the future of health care delivery.
Hospitals and health systems are responding to the rapidly changing health care landscape by coming together to build coordinated networks of care to benefit patients and communities, AHA said today.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday requested input on how to eliminate barriers to and enhance insurers’ ability to sell individual health insurance coverage across state lines.
The Senate Special Committee on Aging today concluded a two-part hearing on the impact of rising prescription drug costs on seniors and potential policy solutions.
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies today held its first hearing in more than 20 years on funding for research to prevent gun injuries.