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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently issued an informational bulletin to address questions regarding the ability of states to increase or add pass-through payments for health care providers under Medicaid managed care contracts and capitation rates. A May final rule …
Cyber attackers recently targeted systems that process payment card data at certain food and beverage outlets at a large health system, a reminder of the ever shifting and evolving cybersecurity threat landscape. The attack on Arizona-based Banner Health also affected some of its computer servers.
About four in 10 American Indian/Alaska Native adults reported smoking cigarettes when surveyed in 2010-2013, the highest rate among U.S. racial or ethnic groups, according to a study released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One in four white and African American…
The 2016 Health Forum and AHA Leadership Summit, held July 17-19 in San Diego, brought together health care leaders to discuss ways to transform the delivery system for better quality and value; improve alignment between providers, physicians and payers; and achieve greater clinical integration.…
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Aug. 3 announced the launch of its first clinical trial of a Zika vaccine. The trial begins as the continental U.S. confronts its first Zika virus outbreak, centered in an area north of Miami, in which 15 people have been infected by local mosquitoes.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched a clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of an experimental vaccine to prevent Zika virus.
A bipartisan group of 29 senators yesterday urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to use its authority to remove substance use disorder treatment and facilities from the Medicaid exclusion on inpatient treatment for adults aged 22-64 in Institutions for Mental Disease.
The Food and Drug Administration today issued draft guidance for pharmacies, physician offices and outsourcing facilities that compound or repackage drugs or mix, dilute or repackage biological products. The guidance provides examples of insanitary conditions under the Federal Food, Drug and…
The AHA continues to accept nominations through Aug. 26 for its 2016 Rural Hospital Leadership Award, which recognizes a small or rural hospital CEO who has improved the process of care and patient outcomes in their community through leadership and innovation. For more information and to nominate a…
The final rule released Aug. 2 for the fiscal year (FY) 2017 hospital inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) is a “mixed bag for hospitals and the patients they serve,” the AHA said.The final rule will increase rates by 0.95% compared to FY 2016, after accounting for inflation and…