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As health care environments shift, hospitals and health systems can experience challenges in adjusting their infection and prevention control practices to accommodate the changes.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency Sept. 30 lifted the immediate needs funding status for its disaster relief fund, as Congress provided additional support to the agency through the continuing resolution passed last week to fund the government through Dec. 20.
The Department of Health and Human Services Sept. 30 released a statement on the dockworker strike at ports along the East and Gulf coasts, saying that immediate impacts to medicines, medical devices and other goods should be limited.
The AHA's Institute for Diversity and Health Equity has extended until Oct. 15 the deadline to apply for the 2025 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Awards, which recognize the efforts of member hospitals and health systems in advancing health equity, diversity and inclusion across three categories…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Sept. 30 released a report on the hospital-at-home program, which found that patients and caregivers overall had positive experiences in the program.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Sept. 30 issued an interim final rule which will discontinue the hospital inpatient prospective payment system low wage index policy for FY 2025.
AnMed’s dedication to implementing language services and community engagement strategies to eliminate health care disparities and improve patient quality outcomes led to the organization earning the 2024 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award in the Small/Rural Hospital Excellence category.
Yoshi Honkawa, a former longtime health care executive and influential figure in health care policy and advocacy in both California and nationally, died Sept. 22 at age 100.
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline launches georouting service to direct crisis calls based on location
The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline last week announced that georouting, a process which routs cellphone calls to 988 contact centers based on the caller’s approximate location, began last week with two major U.S. wireless carriers, that, together, make up nearly half of all wireless calls to 988.
A Louisiana district court Sept. 30 upheld a state law prohibiting drug companies from denying Louisiana hospitals 340B discounts for drugs dispensed at community pharmacies.