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Mary Ellen Pratt, CEO of St. James Parish Hospital in Lutcher, LA, will lead the AHA's Constituency Section for Small or Rural Hospitals in 2016.
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform today examined the recent surge in prices for certain drugs.
The Institute of Medicine will convene a Feb.
Margaret Wagner Dahl, a trustee for WellStar Health Network, an accountable care organization in Atlanta, will chair the AHA's 2016 Committee on Governance.
The American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration is offering scholarships for qualified members to take the Certified in Healthcare Human Resources examination.
Hospitals participating in the inpatient and outpatient quality reporting programs can preview their overall hospital quality star rating through Feb.
Members of Congress today introduced legislation to expand access to telehealth and re
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued guidance to h
Inpatient rehabilitation facilities, long-term care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, home health and hospice providers will not be able to submit data to the
The Missouri Hospital Association today released data on readmissions at the state’s hospitals that pre
Wayne Young, senior vice president of behavioral health for JPS Health Network in Fort Worth, TX, is 2016 chair of the AHA's Constituency Section for Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Services.
The AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust recently elected three members to its Board of Trustees for three-year terms that began Jan. 1.
Despite offering some additional details, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) failed again in its Dec.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services failed again in its Dec.
President Obama’s fiscal year 2017 budget request will include nearly $1.1 billion in new funding to address prescription opioid abuse and heroin use, the White House
The United States Pharmacopeial Convention yesterday published a standard&n
Hospitals and others applying for a hardship exception to the Medicare Electronic Health Records Incentive Program to avoid a 2017 payment adjustment need not submit documentation of their circumst
The Society for Healthcare Strategy & Market Development and American College of Healthcare Executives last week released “Futurescan 2016-2021,” their annual guide to trends affect
Congress should adopt a single broad exception to federal fraud and abuse laws for financial relationships designed to foster collaboration, efficiencies and improvements in health care, the AHA la
Health care providers should initiate antiviral treatment as soon as possible for all patients hospitalized with confirmed or suspected flu, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said toda