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Content is king when it comes to build an effective social media presence, digital health care marketing experts yesterday said at an AHA meeting briefing on use of social media.“Social media can build an incredible amount of good will for your organization and employees can help drive…
In his investiture address as AHA chairman, Jonathan Perlin, M.D., yesterday called for a “rededication to the Triple Aim” of improving the patient experience of care (including quality and satisfaction), improving the health of populations and reducing the per capita cost of health…
The AHA board today announced Rick Pollack will be the association’s next president and CEO. Pollack, currently AHA’s executive vice president for advocacy and public policy, will succeed Rich Umbdenstock, who will retire at the end of 2015. “Rick brings the right mix of skills to…
Reps. Sam Graves (R-MO) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) last night introduced the AHA-supported Medicare Audit Improvement Act (H.R. 2156), which would make several changes to the Recovery Audit Contractor program.
The House voted 226-197 last night to approve a fiscal year 2016 budget conference agreement. According to the chairmen of the House and Senate Budget committees, the budget plan would balance the budget within 10 years while saving more than $5 trillion and repealing the Affordable Care Act.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday released a proposed rule for Medicare hospice providers that would provide a net payment update of 1.3%, or $200 million, in fiscal year 2016.
A new AHA TrendWatch report highlights the many challenges to realizing the promise of telehealth for hospitals, health systems and their communities.
Nearly two-thirds of Kansas voters support the proposed expansion of the state’s Medicaid program to cover 160,000 uninsured adults earning up to 138% of the federal poverty level, according to a poll released this week by the Kansas Hospital Association.
Medical response teams from Scripps Health, Stanford Medicine and Harvard-affiliated hospitals are among the health care providers assisting in the earthquake relief efforts in Nepal.
Reps. Sam Graves, R-Miss., and Adam Schiff, D-Calif., last night introduced the AHA-supported Medicare Audit Improvement Act, H.R. 2156, which would make several changes to the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program.