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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Oct. 15 said it will incentivize labs to deliver quicker results to patients undergoing COVID-19 diagnostic testing.
The Department of Health and Human Services announced agreements with CVS and Walgreens to provide and administer COVID-19 vaccines to long-term care facility residents.
The AHA Oct. 21 at noon ET will host a webinar featuring leaders from Henry Ford Health System, Ascension Wisconsin and Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine discussing their approaches to addressing community and population health as the field moves from pandemic response to…
The AHA’s American Society for Health Care Engineering Oct. 7 awarded its 2020 Energy Champion Award for outstanding leadership in energy efficiency to The Atrium Health Cleveland in Shelby, N.C.
A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., heard oral argument in an appeal from the AHA and hospital groups to overturn a Department of Health and Human Services rule requiring hospitals to disclose their confidential privately negotiated charges with insurers.
A new study published Oct. 14 in JAMA Cardiology is highlighting flaws in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Hospital Readmission Reduction Program that resulted in inappropriate penalties on hospitals or, in some cases, overlooking hospitals that should have been penalized.
In part three of a Value Rounds series on working toward value together, leaders from Northwell Health and Atrium Health's Carolinas Medical Center discuss the role of health care providers — from the front lines to leadership — in improving outcomes, enhancing the patient experience and reducing…
The Food and Drug Administration Oct. 14 approved Inmazeb for treating Zaire ebolavirus infection in adult and pediatric patients.
The American Medical Association’s annual review of U.S. health insurance markets indicates an erosion of competition and choice for many patients, particularly in markets where it is most scarce.
Medicaid enrollment for fiscal year 2021 is expected to jump 8.2%, with state spending to accelerate by 8.4%, according to data from 42 state Medicaid directors and compiled by the Kaiser Family Foundation.