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The AHA urged President-elect Biden to provide strong federal leadership on the COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration process, and it pledged to work with the incoming administration in expediting the administration of vaccines throughout the nation.
NewYork-Presbyterian routinely screens patients for social needs during outpatient and emergency department visits at six of the system’s New York City locations to identify patients for whom prevention and early intervention might mitigate social needs, resulting in fewer ED visits and avoidable…
Nearly 8.3 million people selected a 2021 health plan through HealthCare.gov during open enrollment, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said in an update.
Pennsylvania has dropped its legal challenge to the proposed merger of Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health and Einstein Healthcare Network.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may expand the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model nationwide through rulemaking as soon as next year, the agency announced.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology released for comment proposed changes to the United States Core Data for Interoperability, a standard set of data classes and elements for national health information exchange.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized its proposal to codify how it defines “reasonable and necessary” coverage for items and services furnished under Medicare Parts A and B.
AHA is partnering with the Hospital at Home Users Group and American Academy of Home Care Medicine to present a webinar series for hospitals and health systems interested in implementing a hospital care-at-home model.
The AHA Jan. 26 at 11 a.m. ET is hosting a Q&A event covering what front-line health care workers need to know about infection prevention and the environment of care.
The Department of Health and Human Services updated its guidance to hospitals on the reporting of COVID-19-related data.