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The American Society of Healthcare Risk Management presented its inaugural patient safety award to GBMC Healthcare at its annual conference last week in Orlando, FL. The award recognizes organizational excellence in patient safety and celebrates the efforts of risk management…
CEO Tom Crowley says Saint Elizabeth Medical Center’s efforts to create a culture of wellness throughout rural Wabasha County, Minn., is a way for the 20-bed critical access hospital to achieve its mission and live its values.“It is a very important part of our ministry,” Crowley…
Commenting today on the proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2018, AHA said it appreciates the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposals to improve the stability of the Health Insurance Marketplaces and recommends further actions.
An estimated 2.5 million Americans who buy individual market coverage outside of the Health Insurance Marketplace might qualify for tax credits if they purchased coverage through the Marketplace, the Department of Health and Human Services estimated yesterday. That’s about 36% of off-…
The Department of Health and Human Services yesterday awarded $350,000 to the National Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center to provide cybersecurity information and education on cyber threats to the health care sector. The cooperative agreements also will build the center’s…
Before using direct-acting antivirals to treat patients with chronic hepatitis C, health care professionals should screen the patients for evidence of current or prior hepatitis B, the Food and Drug Administration said in a safety alert yesterday. FDA has identified 24 cases of hepatitis B…
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response today announced funding to further develop, and potentially purchase for the Strategic National Stockpile, two tests for use in a large-scale nuclear or radiological emergency.
A new guide from the AHA Workforce Center offers strategies to help hospitals and health systems expand the behavioral health capabilities of their workforce.
AHA’s Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence initiative and the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare today released a guide to help hospitals prevent patient falls and associated injuries. The guide describes contributing factors and solutions to prevent falls, identified by…
The National Weather Service is surveying hospital leaders and others as it works to improve its weather hazard messages to understand the potential impact on key partners. The survey, part of NWS’s Hazard Simplification Project, will assess the extent to which organizations in various…