About 2.9% of pregnant women with symptoms and 0.3% of those without symptoms had Zika virus when tested after traveling to or from areas with active transmission, according to a
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The Food and Drug Administration today issued draft guidance ex
Physicians and teaching hospitals may review and dispute 2015 payments reported to the Open Payments program for a 45-day period that began April 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The American College of Surgeons has released a Statement on Principles on the responsibility of t
A new report by the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company looks at provider-
About 5.3% of middle school students and 16% of high school students reported using electronic cigarettes in the past month when surveyed in 2015, up from 0.6% and 1.5%, respectively, in 2011, acco
Sufficient evidence has accumulated to infer a causal relationship between prenatal Zika virus infection and microcephaly and other severe brain anomalies, according to a Centers for Disease Contro
Nearly 15 million people enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program between Oct. 1, 2013 and Jan.
The AHA encourages all hospitals to submit data to the quarterly RACTrac survey by April 22.
John McDonough, 81, this June will celebrate his 20th year as a volunteer for UnityPoint Health-St.
When Joe Hickey became executive director of St.
For 2014 health plans serving the individual market, the Affordable Care Act’s risk adjustment program worked as intended to shift funds from insurers with low-cost enrollees to insurers with
The average monthly premium for people buying health insurance through HealthCare.gov rose by 8%, or $30, in 2016, according to a
As National Hospital Week approaches, the AHA invites member hospitals to submit mobile videos or photos highlighting the important role hospitals play in their communities.
The AHA and AMGA are offering a new fellowship to help member hospitals and health systems with employed physicians create clinical
The AHA’s Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence, Institute for Diversity in Health Management and others will host a free
Sixty senators today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to delay the April 21 release of the overall hospital quality star ratings in order “to provide the necessary time
Sixty senators today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to delay the April 21 release of the overall hospital quality star ratings in order “to provide the necessary time to mor
Public and private payers can apply through June 1 to participate in a new medical home model that will build on the Comprehensive Primary Care model to help practices support patients with serious