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Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price today invited states to apply for Section 1332 wavier proposals that include high-risk pool/state-operated reinsurance programs. “If a state’s plan under its waiver proposal is approved, a state may be able to receive pass-through funding to…
May 7-13 is National Hospital Week, an annual celebration of hospitals and the men and women who support the health of their communities. This year’s theme is “The Healing Heart of Healthcare.” For more information and a planning guide, visit www.aha.org/hospitalweek.
The AHA’s American Society for Healthcare Engineering today presented 2017 Vista Awards to three hospital teams for exemplary collaboration in creating optimal health care environments. The recipients are UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay in San Francisco; Memorial Hospital at Gulfport…
Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association President and CEO Lynn Nicholas will retire at the end of 2017, the association announced last week. “For the past decade as president and CEO of the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association, Lynn has been among the most influential…
The AHA today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to extend the March 13 deadline for submitting electronic clinical quality measure data for the 2016 reporting period for the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting and Electronic Health Record Incentive Programs, or forgive the…
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will host a 90-minute webinar on its final rule on confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records. Participants may register to attend on March 17 or March 22 at 1 p.m. ET.
The AHA today released a one-page guide to help hospital and health system board members and leaders implement a multi-step strategy to promote care coordination between Indian Health Service facilities and other health care providers.
March 12-18 is Patient Safety Awareness Week, observed annually to increase knowledge and interest about patient safety and engage health care professionals and the public. For more on the featured events and AHA resources to build a culture of safety, visit AHA.org/PSAW.
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.12% in February to a seasonally adjusted 5,085,000 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. That's 6,300 more people than in January and 104,000 more than a year ago. Without the seasonal adjustment, which removes the effect of…
“Congress should preserve the 340B Drug Pricing Program and protect patients and communities,” writes AHA Executive Vice President Tom Nickels in an AHA Stat blog post. He notes, “Every day, we see stories about the exorbitant costs of prescription drugs and the serious challenges they pose for…