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The AHA today launched an online resource to help hospital and physician leaders prepare for coming changes to the Medicare physician payment system.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today announced propos
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today issued updated guidelines for U.S.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposes to establish a demonstration project that would require prior authorization for Medicare fee-for-service coverage of home health services i
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released additional guidance on the new sepsis/septic shock measure (SEP-1) for hospitals participating in the inpatient quality reporting progr
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Department of Homeland Security today removed enhanced visa and port-of-entry screening for travelers from Guinea, which the World Health Organiza
Eighteen percent of adults under age 65 reported visiting a hospital emergency department at least once in 2014, about the same as in 2013, according to a
Illinois hospitals and health systems generate $88.8 billion a year and nearly 500,000 direct and indirect jobs for the state’s economy, according to a new
Minnesota hospitals and health systems contributed more than $4.3 billion in programs and services to benefit the health of their communities in 2014, a 4.6% increase from 2013, according to a rece
The AHA seeks hospital and health system trustees to serve on its Committee on Governance, Regional Policy Boards, and other governing councils and committees beginning in 2017.
Every year the Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA), like many other state, metropolitan and regional hospital associations across the country, releases an annual report that describes how its
American Heart Month is an annual celebration in February that began in 1963 to encourage Americans to join the battle against heart disease.
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday issued
The AHA yesterday asked the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Department of the Treasury to “take swift and decisive action” to protect consumers from limited-benefit pla
The AHA yesterday urged the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics to adopt a proposed electronic transaction standard for claims attachments, but with certain conditions to help ensure
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has posted a Frequently Asked Question clarifying what
Uncompensated care costs at Missouri hospitals increased 469% between 2004 and 2014, according to the Missouri Hospital Association’s annual