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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today released updated guidance for health care providers caring for women of reproductive age with possible Zika virus exposure, and for preventing sexual transmission of Zika virus. Women and men who may have been exposed to Zika from recent…
The AHA today applauded the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for publishing a comprehensive proposed rule on expanding uses of Medicare data by qualified entities and recommended several changes.
Medicare spent $473.1 billion less on personal health care expenditures between 2009 and 2014 than what would have been spent if the 2000-2008 average growth rate had continued through 2014, according to a report released this week by the Department of Health and Human Services.
Scott Bond, president and CEO of the Washington State Hospital Association since 2011, will retire in January, the association announced yesterday. “WSHA has been a wonderful place for me to be for the last five years, and I’ve been honored to work with a staff that is truly,…
By Pete DavisThe Class of 2018 profiles the women and men who joined the AHA board this year. Hospitals and health systems are working hard to improve the quality of care being delivered to patients while reducing costs, and the AHA is well-positioned to support hospitals in these efforts,…
The AHA and Catholic Health Association of the United States today urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit to affirm a lower court ruling that relators seeking damages and penalties under the False Claims Act cannot use statistical sampling to prove a case challenging the exercise of…
Governments and the private sector should develop a more effective system for securing radiological sources and accelerate work to replace radiological materials in medicine and other sectors with alternative technologies, where feasible, according to a report released yesterday by the Nuclear…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has selected six organizations to implement a new payment model in phase two of its Initiative to Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations among Nursing Facility Residents. The model seeks to reduce avoidable hospitalizations among long-stay residents…
The Food and Drug Administration today issued draft guidance for companies developing generic versions of approved opioids with abuse-deterrent formulations. “For the millions of Americans who suffer from significant pain, and the health systems that serve them, generic opioids can be an…
The Department of Labor’s (DOL) final “persuader” rule “will have a chilling effect on hospitals’ ability to seek expert advice and counsel” on labor and collective bargaining issues, the AHA said last week.