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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has extended through tomorrow the HealthCare.gov deadline for enrolling in health coverage effective Jan. 1. The original deadline was Dec. 15. “Hundreds of thousands have already selected plans over the last few days, and approximately 1…
Premiums for silver plans in the Health Insurance Marketplace increased an average 11.3% in 2016, while deductibles increased 17.7% for individuals and 11.4% for families, according to data released today by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The Minnesota Hospital Association’s (MHA) commitment to improving quality and safety earned it the AHA’s 2015 Dick Davidson Quality Milestone Award for Allied Association Leadership. Named after AHA President Emeritus Dick Davidson, the annual award is given to state, regional or…
By Shellie Byrum People from all walks of life are coming together in Rochester, N.Y., to help their neighbors improve their blood pressure and overall health.
The AHA Dec. 11 urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to revise the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program framework to reflect experience and the need for flexibility, and delay new requirements until the health information exchange standards and infrastructure are…
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response last week awarded a contract to develop a high-speed way to produce N95 respirators for health care workers and other caregivers in a flu pandemic or other public health emergency…
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights yesterday announced a $750,000 settlement with University of Washington Medicine over potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s security rule.
The AHA encourages all hospitals to complete the eighth annual Information Technology Supplement to the AHA Annual Survey. The survey was mailed to hospital CEOs this month for their chief information officer to complete on paper or online by Dec. 28.
Hospital representatives are invited to learn more about recent policy activity impacting the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor program and review results from the AHA's latest RACTrac survey during a webinar on Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. ET. The free web-based survey helps AHA gauge the impact…
The AHA Friday urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to revise the Electronic Health Record Incentive Program framework to reflect experience and the need for flexibility, and delay new requirements until the health information exchange standards and infrastructure are mature.