The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality seeks comments through July 1 to inform development of a potential Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey to assess patient care experiences in inpatient mental health care settings. Topics of interest include priorities, benefits and limits of a patient experience survey in this setting.

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The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission approved recommendations it will issue to Congress in its June report on oversight and increased…
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USA Today published a column  by AHA Board Chair Marc Boom, M.D., president and CEO of Houston Methodist, highlighting how hospitals and health systems…
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The Food and Drug Administration has identified a nationwide recall. Arrow International is recommending dialysis catheter kits containing Merit Medical 16F…
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In think‑tank reports, like the one released this week by Paragon Health Institute, hospitals are often reduced to abstractions — payment rates, charts,…
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 1 released a joint FAQ with the Departments of Labor, the Treasury, and the Office of Personnel…
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h2, h3, h4 {color: #002855;} Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is one of the most common — and preventable — causes of maternal health in the United States. The…