The AHA today expressed concern that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services continues to propose measures for the Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Quality Reporting Program that are not cen
Trust for America’s Health, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and UPMC Center for Health Security today called on the United States to take additional steps to prepare for the Middle East
Many hospitals are implementing recommended strategies to engage patients and families as active members of the health care team, which can improve the patient experience and clinical outcomes and
The Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC) and AHIP Foundation last week released a framework to guide the development of effective care models for people with advanced chronic illness.
The Medicare Independence at Home Demonstration saved more than $25 million, or an average $3,070 per beneficiary, in its first performance year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Overdoses from prescription and other drugs are the leading cause of injury death in the United States, resulting in more than 44,000 deaths in 2013, according to a
The AHA today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services not to implement a new market basket specific to inpatient rehabilitation facilities until the agency can ensure it accurately r
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will fund three Centers of Excellence to study how high-performing health care systems promote evidence-based practices in delivering care.
The Institute for Diversity in Health Management (Institute) can more closely coordinate the many – but sometimes isolated – efforts underway to eliminate health care disparities and ac
The AHA yesterday urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to articulate how it intends to coordinate implementation of the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting and Value-Based
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education today approved legislation that would provide $153 billion in discretionary funding for the departments of Labor, Health and Human
Effective today, travelers from Liberia to the United States no longer need to be actively monitored by or in daily contact with their health departments, the Centers for Disease Control and Preven