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AHA webinar March 22 to review latest RAC survey data, policy updates
Hospital representatives are invited to learn more about recent policy and legal activities impacting the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor program and review results from the AHA's latest RAC
AONE to honor nursing leader for lifetime achievement
The American Organization of Nurse Executives on March 31 will present its 2016
Hospitals need to meet challenge of consumerism, says UUHC's Entwistle
The Class of 2018 profiles the women and men who joined the AHA board this year.
House calls for better care, lower cost
Peter Boling, M.D., learned 32 years ago that the doctor’s office or hospital isn’t always the best place to treat elderly patients – not when they suffer from chronic illnesses o
Senate HELP Committee approves Mental Health Reform Act
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today approved the Mental
Panel examines proposed insurance mergers
Bigger is not better when it comes to the proposed mergers of health insurers Aetna and Humana and Anthem and Cigna, a panel of consumer and advocacy representatives said today, citing the potentia
MACPAC issues March report to Congress
The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission yesterday released its March
MedPAC issues March report to Congress
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission yesterday released its March rep
CDC issues final opioid prescribing guidelines for adults with chronic pain
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today finalized its guidance for primary car
House budget plan unveiled
House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) today unveiled the committee’s budget plan for fiscal year 2017, which woul
Bill to cut $30 billion from Medicaid, CHIP and public health clears committee
The House Energy and Commerce Committee today voted 28-19 to approve the Common Sense Savings Act (
FDA: Providers should use revised Olympus duodenoscope reprocessing instructions
Olympus Corporation of the Americas has issued revised manual reprocessing instructions for its TJF-160F and TJF-160VF duodenoscope models to replace those provided in the original device labeling,
FDA to allow expedited review of new 'sole-source' generic drugs
The Food and Drug Administration Friday updated it
AHRQ releases TeamSTEPPS training for office-based care settings
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality today released TeamSTEPPS
Utah passes bill to expand Medicaid to low-income uninsured adults
The Utah legislature last week approved legislation to expand Medicaid eligibility to about 16,000 low-income uninsured adults in fiscal year 2017. Gov.
Network seeks submissions for April summit on alternative payment models
The Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network, a forum initiated by Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell last March to advance health care payment models that promote quality an
CMS updates guidance for electronic clinical quality measure reporting
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week issued an
VA launches Veterans Choice call center to resolve billing, payment issues
The Veterans Choice Program is designed to help community providers care for veterans, but billing and payment issues can arise. Call 877-881-7618 for assistance.
Study: Medicaid expansion has been good for Colorado's economy
Medicaid expansion in Colorado has added 31,074 jobs and $3.8 billion to the state’s economy in the two years since implementation, according to a
CT hospitals report on community benefits
Connecticut hospitals invested $1.5 billion in community benefit initiatives in 2014, according to a new