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Congress needs to help “providers, families and patients cope with the growing epidemic of opioid addiction,” House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said today at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C. Hoyer discussed a number of “innovative solutions”…
Congress must move forward with “bold solutions” to protect Medicare for today’s seniors and preserve the program for future generations, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today told hospital leaders at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Hospitalizations for opioid abuse/dependence increased 72% between 2002 and 2012 to an estimated 520,275 per year, while hospitalizations for opioid-associated infections rose 91% to 6,535, according to a study published today in Health Affairs. Intravenous administration of opioids and heroin…
Early evidence suggests that the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act of 2012 has reduced drug shortages overall, but not for acute care drugs, according to a study published today in Health Affairs.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today announced a competition to develop an innovative mobile platform to help educate physicians and others about the new Medicare Merit-based Incentive Payment system, required by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015.…
More than 190 nursing schools have pledged to educate their advanced practice registered nursing students on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidelines for prescribing opioids for chronic pain, the White House announced Friday. In addition, 54 colleges and schools…
The AHA today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to suspend the pain-related questions in the Value-Based Purchasing Program while the agency works to address concerns the questions may inadvertently contribute to the opioid epidemic. The three questions are part of the Hospital…
About 11% of patients tested for arboviruses in Puerto Rico since last November were infected with Zika virus, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Health providers submit specimens to the Puerto Rico Department of Health from patients with…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday announced the next set of contract suppliers for certain Medicare durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies effective July 1.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will hold two webinars and a national provider call on its recently released proposed rule implementing key provisions of the new physician payment system required by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015. The first