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The AHA invites applications through Jan.
More than 359,000 clinicians have agreed to participate in four alternative payment models in 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The Department of Homeland Security yesterday released a National Cyber Incident Response Plan to articulate the roles and responsib
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday awa
More than 8.8 million people selected a health plan through HealthCare.gov Nov. 1 through Jan.
More than 16.4 million people enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program between Oct. 1, 2013 and Nov.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today held a hearing for Rep.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit today heard oral arguments in a case brought by Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, KS, to overturn a 2015 National Labor Relations Board decision that directly threatens the confidentiality of the hospital peer review process.
Spectrum Health today received the 2016 Foster G.
Hospitals participating in Medicare accountable care organizations reduced rehospitalizations from skilled nursing facilities faster than other hospitals after the program was initiated, according
The National Quality Forum today na
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has extended through March 13 the deadline for eligible hospitals participating in the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting and/or Medicare Electron
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a final rule further l
LIFEPAK 1000 defibrillators may not be able to deliver therapy during a resuscitation attempt due to an intermittent connection between the battery and device electrical contacts, according to a
The rate of diabetes-related kidney failure decreased 54% among Native American adults between 1996 and 2013 to match the rate for whites, according to a Vital Signs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week announced
The House of Representatives today voted 227-198 to pass a fiscal year 2017 budget resolution
The Department of Health and Human Services today released a final rule that attempt
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission yesterday finalized recommendations that Congress forgo increasing or reduce Medicare payment rates in 2018 for home health agencies, skilled nursing facili
The Food and Drug Administration last month finalized a rule banning most powdered medical gloves i