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This year's honorees talk about their achievements, the challenges they faced and the real impact of equity on quality of care.
The National Quality Forum will join the Joint Commission, while maintaining its independence in convening and developing consensus-based measures, the organizations announced Aug. 16.
Receiving a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine or booster during pregnancy can benefit pregnant people and their newborn infants, according to findings from a federally funded study published in Vaccine.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Aug. 14 announced changes to its Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health Model starting in performance year 2024 to advance health equity and make the model more predictable for participants and more consistent…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Aug. 14 released a request for applications to participate in the Making Care Primary Model, a new value-based payment model beginning next July in Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, upstate New York, North Carolina, and…
The Food and Drug Administration the week of Aug. 7 cleared for marketing the first sterilization system for 3D-printed devices in health care facilities.
The Department of Health and Human Services Aug. 11 declared a public health emergency in Hawaii due to the recent wildfires and waived certain Medicare, Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program requirements to give health care providers greater flexibility to meet emergency health needs.
A new report by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Consumer Representatives calls for regulatory oversight to ensure insurers comply with the Affordable Care Act requirement to cover certain preventive services without cost-sharing.
The Association for Health Care Resource & Materials Management, AHA’s membership group for health care supply chain professionals, has developed a web hub in partnership with experts from the public and private sector to help the health care field learn about and address the risk of forced…
Back to school means back to healthy habits, and AHA’s August digital toolkit reminds the public of how COVID-19 vaccines should be part of families’ plans this year.