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Michigan hospitals provided about 223,000 jobs and $2.97 billion in community benefits in 2013, according to reports released last week by the Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA) and Partnership for Michigan’s Health. The community benefits include nearly $2.2 billion in…
The AHA today urged Congress to preserve the five-year-old ban on physician self-referral to new physician-owned hospitals and restrictions on the growth of existing physician-owned hospitals. “Conflict of interest is inherent in self-referral,” said AHA President and CEO Rich…
Emergency department visits involving misuse or abuse of the narcotic pain reliever tramadol increased 250% between 2005 and 2011, with the largest increase among adults 55 and older, according to a new report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Adults with chest pain who are admitted to the hospital from the emergency department after two negative troponin tests and non-concerning vital signs, among other indicators, rarely have adverse cardiac events, according to a study published online today by JAMA Internal Medicine.
The Food and Drug Administration Friday warned that the type 2 diabetes medicines canagliflozin, dapagliflozin and empagliflozin may lead to ketoacidosis, a serious condition that may require hospitalization. “We are continuing to investigate this safety issue and will determine whether…
Senior health care leaders may apply through June 1 to participate in the next AHA Health Care Transformation Fellowship, a nine-month program designed to give participants knowledge, tools and connections to transform their health care organizations. Through in-person learning retreats, webinars,…
If the Supreme Court rules against the government in King v. Burwell, an additional 5.6 million people could lose health coverage in the 20 states that have a federally-facilitated health insurance marketplace and have not expanded Medicaid, according to a new report by the Urban Institute and…
The number of patients treated for mental disorders grew by 14 million between 2002 and 2012, while expenditures for mental disorders grew by $25 billion, according to a new report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. That’s a larger increase in cases and expenditures than for…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will transition the Physician Quality Reporting System to its Enterprise Identity Management System on July 13. Existing PQRS users, their data and roles will be moved to a new “PQRS Portal” portion of the CMS Enterprise Portal at portal.…
The AABB has released a white paper to help organizations overcome common hurdles associated with starting a Patient Blood Management program – an evidence-based, multidisciplinary approach to optimizing care for patients who might need transfusion. The paper includes a review of the…