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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
Medicaid enrollment and spending growth slowed to 3.9% and 5.9%, respectively, in fiscal year 2016 due to slower enrollment related to the Affordable Care Act, according to the latest annual
Hospitals that serve predominantly low-income, medically-underserved individuals may submit an application to the C
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today published at the Medicare Plan Finder star ratings
The share of hospitals offering health and wellness programs or initiatives to employees was unchanged between 2010 and 2015, at about 87%, but the programs are changing, more employees are partici
Hospital representatives are invited to learn more about recent policy activities impacting the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor program and review results from the AHA's latest RACTrac
The AHA and Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology will host a Twitter chat Monday, Oct.
Inpatient hospital drug costs increased more than 38% per admission between 2013 and 2015, according to a
Inpatient hospital drug costs increased more than 38% per admission between 2013 and 2015, according to a new report f
The Health Resources and Services Administration’s proposed rule that would establish an administrative dispute resolution process for the 340B Drug Pricing Program “is an important first step for
The National Academy of Medicine today released a report on data sou
The AHA today released a tool to help hospitals and their clinician partners prepare for the proposed Jan.
Medicaid expansion was associated with significant declines in uncompensated care costs and increases in Medicaid revenue in 2014 among hospitals in 19 states that expanded Medicaid early that year
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a R
The AABB is urging eligible donors across the country to donate blood and platelets as soon as possible.
Ruth Padilla Portacci, principal of Healthcare Strategy Partners, Inc., will be the 2017 president of the Board of Directors of the Society for Healthcare Strategy & Market Development, the gro
The Association for the Healthcare Environment last week presented its 2015 Recognition