The Institute for Diversity and Health Equity today released its February newsletter highlighting new resources and upcoming events and education opportunities related to diversity, health equity and inclusion.
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The AHA yesterday recommended that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services provide a complete package of information on its new Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced Model by March 1.
The AHA is accepting nominations through March 16 for outstanding clinicians to serve on five at-large seats on its Committee on Clinical Leadership.
The prize honors health care organizations that have demonstrated exceptional commitment to community service.
The budget request, which is not binding, proposes hundreds of billions of dollars in reductions to Medicare and Medicaid over 10 years.
Phillips Electronics North America Corp. has recalled 71 HeartStart MRx defibrillators produced in September and October 2016 due to a defect that may cause the device to fail.
A U.S. District Court in Missouri Friday permanently barred the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from enforcing in Missouri a 2017 final rule and two Frequently Asked Questions documents.
Congress today passed and President Trump signed into law a massive two-year budget bill containing a number of priorities important to hospitals and health systems.
The flu hospitalization rate rose last week to 59.9 per 100,000 people, the highest rate for this point in the year since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began enhanced surveillance of laboratory-confirmed flu hospitalizations during the H1N1 flu pandemic in 2009-2010.
The AHA seeks hospital and health system trustees to serve on its Committee on Governance and Regional Policy Boards.
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The Food and Drug Administration today approved a domestic system for producing Technetium-99m, the most widely used radioisotope for nuclear medical imaging.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday announced funding for states to plan and implement certain health insurance market reforms under the Affordable Care Act.
Pentax Medical yesterday recalled its ED-3490TK duodenoscope model to replace certain parts and update the operations manual.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration today issued new clinical guidance for treating pregnant and parenting women with opioid use disorder and their infants.
A recent Axios newsletter article on hospital audits conducted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Office of Inspector General is misleading.
Senate leaders today announced an agreement on a deal that would raise spending caps on military and domestic programs over the next two years.
The AHA yesterday asked the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation to convene technical expert panels to inform and receive input from stakeholders as they develop a unified post-acute care prospective payment system.
Nearly 11.8 million people selected a 2018 health plan during open enrollment, based on new data from the National Academy for State Health Policy that includes all U.S. states.
America’s Health Insurance Plans today released findings from a study assessing health insurance claims from 2009 to 2013 on six recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain.