Inpatient and outpatient prospective payment system hospitals, inpatient psychiatric facilities and PPS-exempt cancer hospitals have until Aug. 30 to preview their data for the October update to Care Compare. For hospitals participating in the inpatient quality reporting program, the October 2022 Care Compare refresh will include for the first time data on the health care personnel COVID-19 vaccination measure. The posted data will reflect hospital performance from Oct-Dec 2021. 

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The AHA will host a webinar May 21 at 1 p.m. ET on key proposed changes to the fiscal year 2027 inpatient prospective payment system from the Centers for…
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The measles outbreak in Utah that began in June 2025 has grown to 638 cases as of May 5, according to the state’s Department of Health and Human Services. Of…
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The Utah measles outbreak has increased to 607 cases, the state’s Department of Health and Human Services reported April 24. Nationwide, there have been 1,792…
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The AHA April 23 released a blog responding to a report issued April 22 by Paragon Health Institute. The blog highlights how the report relies on a long list…
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz, M.D., and CMS Deputy Administrator and Director of Medicaid and CHIP Dan Brillman sat…