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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have released a number of new documents related to COVID-19. This includes:
AHA asks the President to declare the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak a disaster or emergency under the Stafford Act or the National Emergencies Act. This step is necessary to allow the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar the authority to take critical actions,…
Wake Forest Baptist Health capitalizes on relationships between environmental services staff and patients to drive coordinated care.
ProMedica health system is the 2019 winner of the Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service. ProMedica is being honored for its leadership role in building programs that address the health needs in its community and its sincere commitment to improving their well-being.
The AHA submitted its comments to the Office of Management and Budget regarding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to collect pricing data on Hospital Survey for Specified Covered Outpatient Drugs (SCODs) from all hospitals that participate in the 340B Drug Pricing Program…
AHA Executive Vice President Tom NIckels provides a statement on the black maternal health Momnibus Act.
AHA expresses concern with the lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Attorney General of Pennsylvania to challenge the proposed union of the Thomas Jefferson University (Jefferson) hospital network and Albert Einstein Healthcare Network (Einstein). The merger of these two…
Information sharing programs, when done properly, produce significant benefit at low risk for the organizations that participate. This document provides Healthcare and Public Health Sector (HPH) organizations with a set of guidelines and best practices for efficient and effective information…