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A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine suggests criteria and methods that could be used to account for social risk factors in Medicare value-based purchasing programs.
The Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing yesterday held a Capitol Hill briefing and panel discussion on market-based solutions to the nation’s soaring prescription drug prices.
Three programs that expand the reach of palliative and end-of-life care will receive 2016 Circle of Life Awards Monday at the Health Forum-AHA Leadership Summit in San Diego. They are: Bon Secours Palliative Medicine, Richmond, VA; Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence at the University of…
The Senate Finance Committee today held a hearing on ways to improve and reform the Stark physician self-referral law. Witnesses unanimously recommended that the compensation portion of the Stark law be removed. “The Stark Law imposes substantial limits on a hospital’s ability to…
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health today held a hearing on legislation to strengthen the national trauma system. One proposal, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medicines Act (H.R. 4365), would clarify that medications governed by the Controlled Substances Act may be…
Unions seeking to represent employees in bargaining units that combine solely and jointly employed workers no longer need the consent of both employers, the National Labor Relations Board decided yesterday. In a 3-1 decision, the Board held that bargaining units seeking to combine solely and…
A new factsheet on ransomware prevention and response from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights reminds health care providers and others covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act that breach notification obligations may be…
Five hospital-led partnerships to improve community health will receive 2016 AHA NOVA Awards July 19 at the Health Forum/AHA Leadership Summit in San Diego.
The American Society for Healthcare Engineering today presented its inaugural Energy Champion Award to Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Boston and Energy to Care Awards to 29 hospitals for slashing energy use. The Energy to Care program recognizes hospitals that reduce their annual energy use…
Seven common surgical procedures are associated with increased risk of chronic opioid use after the procedure, but the overall risk is still less than 0.5% for most of the procedures examined, according to a study reported online today by JAMA Internal Medicine.