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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Medical Association and other physician and professional organizations last week urged health care professionals to promptly treat young children and people age 65 and older with flu antiviral drugs.
The Food and Drug Administration should not apply medical device regulations to Laboratory Developed Tests, AHA told the agency today. FDA’s draft framework for regulatory oversight of LDTs and related guidance, “while well-intentioned, is inappropriate and will lead to a loss of…
More than 10.1 million people enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program between Oct. 1, 2013 and Nov. 30, 2014, increasing total enrollment in the programs by an estimated 17.5%, according to a report released today by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid…
The Coalition to Protect America’s Health Care today celebrated 1 million online supporters. Formed in 2000, the coalition is a broad-based group of hospitals, businesses and national, state and local hospital associations dedicated to educating the public about threats to hospital financing…
New Jersey hospitals provided $2.8 billion in community benefits in 2013, according to a new report from the New Jersey Hospital Association. The total includes the value of free and discounted care for the poor, uninsured and senior citizens; community health offerings like immunization…
Jonathan Perlin, M.D., the Nashville, Tenn.-based Hospital Corporation of America’s chief medical officer and president of its clinical services group, was sworn in last week as 2015 AHA chairman at an AHA board meeting. Hear what the AHA’s new chairman has to say about the association…
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology today released a draft national “roadmap” for achieving a health IT infrastructure that facilitates the secure exchange and use of electronic health information for a learning health…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday reported 84 cases of measles since Jan. 1 in 14 states, most of which are part of a large outbreak linked to a California amusement park. CDC recommends that health care providers consider measles as a diagnosis in anyone with a fever,…
The AHA has extended to Feb. 6 the deadline for all hospitals to submit data to the quarterly RACTrac survey. The free web-based survey helps AHA measure the impact of Medicare's Recovery Audit Contractor program on hospitals and advocate for needed changes. For more information on the RACTrac…
North Dakota hospitals contribute an estimated $4.8 billion a year to the state's economy, according to a recent study by the North Dakota Hospital Association. One of the state’s largest employers, the 42 community hospitals directly employ nearly 22,000 full-time equivalents and support…