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A new publication from the National Academy of Medicine summarizes findings from a three-part workshop series on how to improve care for the 5% of patients who account for nearly half of the nation’s health care spending. The report suggests a conceptual starter taxonomy for characterizing…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued updated recommendations to prevent meningococcal disease in patients who are prescribed eculizumab, a drug used to treat two rare blood disorders. CDC recommends health care providers consider antimicrobial prophylaxis for the duration…
Five hospital-led partnerships to improve community health will receive AHA NOVA Awards July 29 at the AHA Leadership Summit in San Diego. The winning programs are: Palmetto Health’s Dental Health Initiative in Columbia, SC; Memorial Healthcare System’s Healthy Youth Transitions in…
AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack yesterday discussed on C-SPAN's Newsmakers the state of play on efforts to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act, and the importance of protecting health coverage. “For us the big issue really is all around the coverage losses that would result…
The North Dakota Hospital Association and North Dakota Medical Association last week shared their concerns about the U.S. Senate’s Better Care Reconciliation Act in an op-ed in the Jamestown Sun.
The Department of Homeland Security Friday released an initial update on efforts to strengthen the cybersecurity of federal networks and critical infrastructure, including hospitals and health systems, as required by the president’s May executive order.
The nation’s “Most Wired” hospitals are using smart phones, telehealth and remote monitoring to make it easier for patients and health care providers to interact, according to results from the 19th annual Health Care’s Most Wired survey, released today by the AHA’s…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today delayed the effective date from July 13, 2017 to Jan.
If the Better Care Reconciliation Act were enacted in its current form, the U.S. economy could lose an estimated 1.45 million jobs by 2026, including 919,000 jobs in the health care sector, according to a report by researchers at George Washington University released yesterday by The Commonwealth…
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price today named as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Brenda Fitzgerald, an obstetrician-gynecologist who currently serves as Georgia’s public health commissioner and president-elect of the Association of State and…