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The AHA today released an infographic depicting the two new payment pathways for clinicians under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, which repealed the sustainable growth rate formula and provides predictable payment increases beginning in 2017. The graphic shows who is eligible…
More than 15.7 million people enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program between Oct. 1, 2013 and Sept. 30, 2016, increasing total enrollment in the programs by 28% since the start of the first open enrollment period for the Health Insurance Marketplace, according to a report…
The Hospital Association of Southern California yesterday named as its next president and CEO George Greene, currently president/CEO of the Healthcare Association of Hawaii and a former AHA regional executive. Greene will assume the position Feb. 1, when current HASC president and CEO Jim…
Each morning Memorial Hermann Sugar Land (Texas) Hospital managers and directors participate in a safety huddle to address any operations concerns or anticipated issues.It’s part of an organizational culture that fosters workforce engagement, open communication and high performance, and it…
Several of the AHA’s post-election legislative priorities advanced through the House Wednesday with that chamber’s approval of the revised 21st Century Cures bill. In addition to addressing a number of hospital concerns, the legislation also is designed to bolster medical research and…
The AHA today shared with President-elect Trump its public policy priorities for the new administration. “In today’s transformative and challenging environment, we are proud of the contributions of America’s hospitals and health systems, and are encouraged by the opportunities to…
The AHA last week shared with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation recommended policy principles for a common prospective payment system for post-acute care. The agencies are conducting research to build a common payment system for…
More than 2.1 million people selected a health plan through HealthCare.gov Nov. 1-26, about 97,000 more than during the same period last year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced today. Three-quarters of those selecting plans were renewing coverage and the rest were new…
Tennessee hospitals are treating dozens of patients from a wildfire that began this week near the Smoky Mountain resort towns of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. Closest to the fire, Covenant Health’s LeConte Medical Center in Sevierville has received 49 patients with fire-related injuries, 10 of…
The AHA’s United Against the Flu Campaign will host a Twitter chat Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 12 p.m. ET as part of National Influenza Vaccination Week. Featuring AHA Chief Medical Officer Jay Bhatt, D.O., the chat will emphasize the continued benefit of flu vaccination in December and beyond…