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Overall hospital prices increased 0.1% in April and were 0.5% higher than a year ago, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported yesterday. Prices for the subgroup of general medical and surgical hospitals declined 0.1%, and were 0.3% higher than in April 2014, according to the BLS Producer Price…
AHA has made a $50,000 today donation to the American Red Cross to support the Nepal earthquake relief efforts of three international disaster relief organizations. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Himalayan nation on last month, followed by multiple aftershocks and an avalanche on Mount…
Trinity Health has put together a “Coverage Expansion Success” video to capture the past two years of the organization’s work in supporting the expansion of Medicaid coverage and assisting with enrollment through the health insurance marketplace provided under the Affordable Care…
The House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee today approved the 21st Century Cures Act, sending the legislation without offsets to pay for it to the full committee for consideration next week. Sponsors said they would continue to make improvements to the bill.
The Senate Finance Committee will seek input from stakeholders on legislative proposals to improve care for Medicare patients with chronic conditions, a large and growing share of Medicare spending, Committee Chairman Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) announced at a…
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday issued recommendations for health care facilities to reduce the risk of security vulnerabilities identified in two computerized infusion pumps made by Hospira. The Hospira LifeCare PCA3 and PCA5 Infusion Pump Systems are computerized infusion pumps…
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health today released a toolkit to help hospitals protect staff from respiratory hazards.
The Food and Drug Administration this week issued draft guidance that would revise blood donor deferral recommendations for individuals at increased risk for transmitting HIV. Since September 1985, FDA has recommended that blood establishments indefinitely defer male donors who have had sex…
Hospitals spend an average of 12.3% of their total expenses on community benefits, according to a new report by Ernst & Young. Based on the most recent data available from more than 1,100 tax-exempt hospitals for tax year 2012, the estimate includes financial assistance, Medicaid underpayments…
The Class of 2017 profiles the women and men who joined the AHA board this year.
Innovations and adaptations toward value-based care, and appreciating the differences in the hospital field, are key to strengthening the delivery of health care, says AHA board member James Leonard, M.D…