Every site of care is not the same – they don’t all offer the same level of care or have the ability to treat the same types of patients.
News
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Subcommittee on Health Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL) yesterday released a report reviewing the committee’s year-long initiative to reduce legislative and regulatory burdens on Medicare providers and potential next steps.
Beginning in January, Medicare will pay for certain care management home visits under the Next Generation Accountable Care Organization Model.
St. Louis Children’s Hospital launched the Healthy Kids Express Asthma Program in 2009 to address the number 1 diagnosis in the St. Louis public school district and number 1 reason for students missing school.
Latest
Aug 8, 2018
The Oklahoma Hospital Association has named as its new president effective Sept. 5 Patti Davis, who most recently served as senior vice president of external affairs at Oklahoma City-based OU Medicine.
Aug 8, 2018
Also in this weekly roundup of nurse news: a nurse on a flight to Florida saves another passenger’s life, plus, executive moves in the field.
Aug 7, 2018
In a memorandum to Medicare Advantage Organizations, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today announced new flexibility related to the use of step therapy in coverage of Part B services.
Aug 7, 2018
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma yesterday challenged technology developers and insurers to make health information more interoperable and available to patients.
Aug 7, 2018
Large employers project the total cost of providing medical and pharmacy benefits will rise 5% in 2019 to $14,800, according to the latest annual survey by the National Business Group on Health.
Aug 7, 2018 by Catherine Carruth
Health care human resources leaders are at the forefront of a constantly evolving health care landscape, and the American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration – an AHA professional membership group – is the premier organization supporting HR leaders in the health care field.
Aug 7, 2018 by Jay Bhatt, Sue Gergely, and Peter Angood
The work of building a successful dyad requires true partnership.
Aug 6, 2018
Clinicians can apply through Sept. 6 to participate in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Medicare Advantage Qualifying Incentive Arrangement Demonstration.
Aug 6, 2018
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has released a summary from its March workshop on engaging the health care system in building capacity to respond to public health and national security threats.
Aug 6, 2018
The AHA has elected seven members to its Board of Trustees for three-year terms beginning Jan. 1.
