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The Federal Trade Commission July 14 voted 3-0 to withdraw two antitrust policy statements related to enforcement in health care markets, calling the 1996 and 2021 statements outdated. The Department of Justice withdrew the same statements in February.  
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration July 17 released a final rule requiring employers in certain high-hazard fields, including health care, with 100 or more employees to electronically submit data from their Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses and Injury and Illness Incident…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 17 released updated guidance for state surveyors assessing ligature risk in hospitals, which pertains to environmental safeguards for patients at risk of harm to self or others.
The White House the week of July 10 released a federal plan for collaborating with the private sector and others to implement the National Cybersecurity Strategy.
The AHA July 17 joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other organizations in urging the Federal Trade Commission to extend for 60 days the comment period for recently proposed changes to the premerger notification rules, form and instructions implementing the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust…
A new video explains how an AHA suicide prevention resource developed in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can help hospitals and health systems support workforce well-being.
The CEO of Titus Regional Medical Center in rural Texas shares how strong community bonds and personal relationships work to drive community health improvement, wherever you live.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services seeks public input to inform potential rulemaking or policies to design a future episode-based payment model. The model would build on lessons learned from other bundled payment models, such as Bundled Payments for Care Improvement, BPCI Advanced,…
The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee yesterday passed 17 health-related bills, including legislation that would reauthorize the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act, Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program, and key programs within the Substance Use-Disorder…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 13 released its calendar year 2024 proposed rule for the physician fee schedule. The rule proposes a decrease to the conversion factor by 3.34%, to $32.75 in calendar year 2024, as compared to $33.89 in CY 2023.