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The AHA's Society for Healthcare Strategy & Market Development last week presented 2015 Awards for Individual Professional Excellence to Kriss Barlow, principal at health care consulting firm Barlow/McCarthy, and Sue Jablonski, communications executive at OhioHealth.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a new FAQ clarifying the alternate exclusion for hospitals and eligible professionals who do not plan to attest to certain public health measures for the 2015 Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Programs. The…
Enrollment in U.S. medical schools grew 1.4% in 2015 to 20,630 students, the Association of American Medical Colleges announced today. Medical school classes also continued to diversify, with increases in nearly every racial and ethnic category, the association said. Applications to U.S.…
The Baldrige Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2016 Baldrige Executive Fellows Program. Designed for senior leaders, the program is a one-year, leadership development experience designed to facilitate dialogue on all aspects of leadership and how it relates to a visionary focus,…
United Against the Flu has launched an online resource to help hospitals and others promote flu vaccination. Organized by AHA, the campaign is a collaborative effort by several national health care organizations to amplify the importance of getting vaccinated, especially during flu season.
Oct. 30 is the last day that hospitals can submit data to the quarterly AHA RACTrac survey. The free web-based survey helps AHA measure the impact of Medicare's Recovery Audit Contractor program on hospitals and advocate for needed changes. For more information on the RACTrac initiative, visit www.…
Congress returned to Capitol Hill this week facing uncertainty over who the next Speaker of the House will be and a looming deadline for action on its statutory debt ceiling.The Treasury Department warned Congress on Oct. 15 that the nation will hit its debt ceiling on Nov. 3 – two days…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a proposed methodology for determining federal payment amounts to states that establish a Basic Health Program for 2017 and 2018. CMS proposes to use the same payment methodology as established for 2016, along with updated…
President Obama today directed all federal agencies to require employees, contractors and clinical residents/trainees who prescribe controlled substances to complete training on appropriate prescribing of opioid medications within 18 months, and a refresher course every three years.
The Health Resources and Services Administration today awarded cities, states and community-based organizations $2.2 billion in fiscal year 2015 grants to support medical and support services, including medications, for people with HIV/AIDS. “Over the last quarter century, the Ryan White…