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An estimated 453,000 C. difficile cases occurred in 2011, or about 147 per 100,000 people, according to a study reported today in the New England Journal of Medicine. While about two-thirds of the cases were healthcare-associated, only 24% emerged while the patient was hospitalized. “According…
The Internal Revenue Service yesterday released final and temporary regulations and a proposed rule on how it will impose a fee on health insurers as mandated by section 9010 of the Affordable Care Act. The temporary regulations amend existing rules in a number of areas. IRS will accept…
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response today released an updated strategy for ensuring the security of the nation’s health in times of crisis. The four-year National Health Security Strategy and Implementation Plan…
About 10.8 million people enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program between Oct. 1, 2013 and Dec. 31, 2014, increasing total enrollment in the programs by nearly 19%, according to a report released yesterday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute today approved awards totaling more than $64 million to fund five large patient-centered comparative effectiveness studies to answer key clinical questions about care for cancer, back pain and stroke.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday released a final letter to insurers describing 2016 certification requirements for Qualified Health Plans in federally-facilitated marketplaces or the Small Business Health Options program.
The AHA Friday applauded the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s proposal to shorten the Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems patient experience survey and agreed that the changes would reduce patient and provider burden.
The Institute of Medicine will convene health leaders, policy makers and other stakeholders March 20 to discuss potential ways to implement recommendations from its September 2014 report “Dying in America: Improving Quality and Honoring Individual Preferences Near the End of Life.…
In 1991, the Amish community in Lancaster County, Pa., – one of the oldest and largest Amish communities in the country – faced a public health crisis: an outbreak of German measles. Setting aside their religious reservations about immunizations, the county’s Amish bishops…
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response late today released a funding opportunity announcement for Ebola preparedness that provides some funding for hospitals. The announcement (FOA #: EP-U3R-15-002) allocates a total of $194.…