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The AHA published its 2021 Strategic Plan outlining the association’s operating blueprint for the year.
The Food and Drug Administration updated its guidance and webpage on COVID-19 convalescent plasma.
The American Medical Association announced Current Procedural Terminology codes for reporting the single-dose Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 vaccine and its administration on medical claims if the Food and Drug Administration approves the candidate vaccine or authorizes it for emergency…
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights will not impose penalties on covered health care providers, their business associates or vendors for HIPAA rule violations connected with web-based applications used in good faith to schedule individual appointments for COVID-19…
President Joe Biden is expected to sign a series of executive orders to address COVID-19, along with other health care-related actions.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released a guide to participating in Quality Payment Program advanced alternative payment models in 2021.
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Jan. 15 added new frequently asked questions to its FAQs on the information blocking provisions in its final rule updating information sharing provisions for health care providers,…
The AHA recently signed on in support of model legislation that states can use to hold health insurers accountable for discriminating against those with mental health and substance use disorders by denying coverage of care.
The AHA has elected to a vacancy on its Board of Trustees Russ Gronewold, CEO of Bryan Health, a five-hospital health system headquartered in Lincoln, Neb. He also will serve as chair of Regional Policy Board 6.
The AHA announced Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vt., as the 2020 recipient of the Rural Hospital Leadership Award.