The AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative will host a Dec. 15 webinar on one health system’s journey to prevent workplace violence.
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Hospital-acquired conditions declined by 21% (3.1 million) between 2010 and 2015, saving an estimated 125,000 lives and $28 billion in health care costs, according to results
President Obama Saturday signed a continuing resolution (H.R.
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement will work with the AHA and others to develop and test a prototype to transform care for older adults.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission this week discussed draft recommendations that would forgo increases in or reduce Medicare payment rates in 2018 for home health agencies, skilled nursing f
No new cases of local Zika virus transmission have been identified in the previously designated area of South Miami Beach, FL, for more than 45 days, suggesting that the risk of Zika virus infectio
Flu vaccination prevented an estimated 5.1 million flu-associated illnesses, 2.5 million flu-associated medical visits and 71,000 flu-associated hospitalizations during the 2015-2016 flu season, th
Five health care foundations today released an online resource on promising approaches to improving health outcomes for patients wi
Hospital and health system leaders are invited to apply through Dec. 15 for the AHA’s Health Care System Transformation Fellowship.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission today discussed a draft recommendation that would update payments for hospital inpatient and outpatient services in 2018 as outlined under current law, that
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today posted its updated version of the
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Innovation Center today announced two Beneficiary En
The House of Representatives today voted 326-96 to approve a continuing resolution (H.R
The Senate today voted 94-5 to approve the AHA-supported 21st Century Cures Act (
The AHA and its Task Force on Ensuring Access in Vulnerable Communities today held a Capitol Hill briefing on its recently released
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has removed from its website an updated Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice, which it said was posted prematurely yesterday.
Leaders of the Senate Finance Committee and its Chronic Care Working Group yesterday introduced bipartisan
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) yesterday introduced a continuing reso
The AHA and Federation of American Hospitals today urged President-elect Trump and