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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday issued a final rule representing the first comprehensive rewrite of Medicare and Medicaid quality and safety requirements for long-term care facilities since 1991.
An estimated 91% of hospital workers report receiving a flu vaccine for the 2015-16 flu season, compared with 80% of ambulatory care workers and 69% of long-term care workers, according to a survey released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Coverage for health care…
The American Organization of Nurse Executives today announced its 2017 president-elect: Bob Dent, senior vice president, chief operating officer and chief nursing officer for Midland Memorial Hospital in Midland, TX. As president-elect, Dent will serve as AONE president in 2018. He currently serves…
The Senate today voted 72-26 to approve legislation funding federal programs through Dec. 9 and providing $1.1 billion in emergency funding for the Department of Health and Human Services and other agencies to combat Zika. The compromise package to fund Zika response includes $400 million in…
Hospitals and eligible professionals may register for the option to submit National Health Care Survey data in 2017 to satisfy the objective for specialized registry reporting in the Medicare or Medicaid Electronic Health Records Incentive Programs. To register intent to submit NHCS data, hospitals…
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology today awarded seven organizations a total of $1.5 million to test selected clinical interoperability standards for health IT in priority areas.
The Department of Labor today awarded Puerto Rico $6 million to employ temporary workers to help control the mosquitos that carry Zika virus, while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded $13 million to create a mosquito control unit in the territory.
The Indiana Hospital Association today named as its next president Brian Tabor, who currently serves as the association’s executive vice president. Tabor will succeed Doug Leonard when he retires next June after serving as president since 2007.
The House of Representatives last night voted 258-101 to pass the Synthetic Drug Control Act (H.R. 3537). The AHA-supported legislation would give the Drug Enforcement Administration authority to stop the distribution, sale and use of additional synthetic drugs by classifying them as Schedule I…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today announced the first in a series of new strategies to reach young adults and enroll them in coverage through the 2017 Health Insurance Marketplaces. Plans include an enhanced mobile interface for HealthCare.gov; social media campaign with…