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The health care sector added 34,100 new jobs in December and saw upward revisions of 17,800 jobs in October and November, resulting in the highest three-month gain since 2002, according to the latest economic indicators from Altarum Institute's Center for Sustainable Health Spending. “On…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday issued a Frequently Asked Questions document on Medicaid managed care marketing regulations.
The Department of Health and Human Services Friday issued a factsheet reviewing the federal tax filing process for people who purchased health coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplaces. “Now that tax season is here, individuals and families enrolled in a health plan through the…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday released online resources to help hospitals assess and promote healthy food and physical activity options. For more information, visit www.cdc.gov/obesity/healthy-hospital-environment-toolkit.
The AHA invites applications through Jan. 23 for the 2015 Dick Davidson Quality Milestone Award for Allied Association Leadership. Named after AHA President Emeritus Dick Davidson, the annual award honors a state, regional or metropolitan hospital association that demonstrates exceptional…
The AHA last week expressed its support for the Flexibility in Health IT Report (Flex-IT) Act, H.R. 270, which Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-N.C., reintroduced in the new Congress on Jan. 12. The legislation would give hospitals and eligible professionals more flexibility in meeting meaningful use…
Marilyn Tavenner, top administrator for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), has announced that she is stepping down from her position at the end of February. Tavenner had served as acting administrator of CMS since late 2011, and was confirmed in May 2013 as the permanent chief of…
Nashville, Tenn.-based Saint Thomas Health’s local and state partnerships help the five-hospital system educate and enroll individuals in health insurance coverage throughout the communities it serves. The larger state-wide coalition, “Get Covered Tennessee,” includes health…
Hospitals reduced central-line associated blood stream infections (CLABSI) and surgical site infections by 46% and 19%, respectively, between 2008 and 2013, according to the latest annual report on healthcare-associated infections, released Jan. 14 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission today discussed two topics it expects to make draft recommendations on when it meets in March – hospital short-stay policy issues and next steps in measuring quality of care in Medicare.