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The AHA’s Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence, Institute for Diversity in Health Management and others will host a free webinar during National Minority Health Month on health equity and health care coverage.
Sixty senators today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to delay the April 21 release of the overall hospital quality star ratings in order “to provide the necessary time to more closely examine the star rating methodology, analyze its impact on different types of…
Sixty senators today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to delay the April 21 release of the overall hospital quality star ratings in order “to provide the necessary time to more closely examine the star rating methodology, analyze its impact on different types of hospitals, and…
Public and private payers can apply through June 1 to participate in a new medical home model that will build on the Comprehensive Primary Care model to help practices support patients with serious or chronic diseases, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced today.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intends to award the Puerto Rico Department of Health $3.7 million in emergency funding from the Prevention and Public Health Fund to combat the Zika virus outbreak, the agency announced today. Noting that confirmed cases in the territory are…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has updated the specifications for the electronic clinical quality measures that eligible hospitals and professionals will electronically report to CMS quality reporting programs in calendar year 2017, including the Physician Quality Reporting…
U.S. life expectancy increased 2.3 years for men and 2.9 years for women in the top 5% of income distribution between 2001 and 2014, but only 0.3 years for men and 0.04 years for women in the bottom 5% of income, according to a study published online today by the Journal of the American…
The National Minority Quality Forum today presented its Booker T. Washington Award to Ramanathan (Ram) Raju, M.D., president and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals, for his efforts to advance diversity in the field, reduce health care disparities and provide equitable care to all patients. Raju accepted…
The National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) today presented its Booker T. Washington Award to Ramanathan (Ram) Raju, M.D., president and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals, for his efforts to advance diversity in the field, reduce health care disparities and provide equitable care to all patients.Raju…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a final rule extending to Oct. 1 the deadline for states to submit plans to monitor access to care for Medicaid beneficiaries. The original deadline was July 1. The rule also changes the deadline to Oct. 1 for subsequent review…