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Leonhard Lang has recalled certain lots of an automatic external defibrillator electrode because the user may not be able to connect it to the defibrillator when a shock is needed due to a compatib
The National Academy for State Health Policy today issued 11 proposals to help states rein in ris
A total of 168 organizations, including the AHA, last week urged House and Senate appropriators to maintain at least $334 million in budget authority for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Qual
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host an Oct. 26 webinar and Nov.
The Department of Health and Human Services today awarded $29
The number one childhood disease isn’t leukemia or allergies or even asthma. It’s dental disease, according to the National Children’s Oral Health Foundation.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) final rule for Medicare’s new physician payment system offers both challen
The AHA Friday asked a federal judge to require the Department of Health and Human Services to implement three “practicable solutions” to reduce the backlog of Medicare claims appeals a
The AHA strongly supports the innovations in care delivery and financing pioneered by the Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly and generally supports the Centers for Medicare & Medica
The quality of outpatient care for U.S.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a final rule with comment period implementing key provision
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology today issued a
The Florida Department of Health yesterday announced five cases of local Zika virus transmis
The AHA has joined with the American Health Information Management Association Foundation, American Medical Informatics Association, and National Center for Healthcare Leadership to form the Health
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday released
Breast cancer death rates fell an average 1.9% annually for white women and 1.5% annually for black women between 2010 and 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
As part of International Infection Prevention Week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology will host an Oct.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today warned health care providers and patients about the potential risk of infection from certain devices used during open heart surgery.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today announced a
The Department of Health and Human Services should comprehensively plan and set timelines for its efforts to develop more meaningful quality measures, and prioritize its development of electronic q