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The Food and Drug Administration announced Dec. 5 that it will launch the Technology-Enabled Meaningful Patient Outcomes for Digital Health Devices Pilot, or TEMPO, an initiative aimed to promote access to certain digital health devices.
A study published Dec. 3 by the New England Journal of Medicine found that one dose of the HPV vaccine could be as effective as two in preventing cervical cancer.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Dec. 4 and 5 discussed draft payment update recommendations for 2027, which the commission will vote on in January.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Dec. 5 recommended individual-based decision-making for parents deciding whether to give the hepatitis B vaccine, including the birth dose, to infants born to women who test negative for the virus. If not receiving the vaccine at birth, ACIP…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an advisory Dec. 3 on an outbreak of Marburg virus in Ethiopia.
The AHA Dec. 4 released a new resource outlining how hospitals and health systems can take action to improve care for people with disabilities.
The Department of Health and Human Services Dec. 4 released its strategy on integrating artificial intelligence across internal operations, research and public health efforts.
The AHA released a report Dec. 4 that found patient safety in hospitals and health systems across the nation continues to improve.
The AHA Dec. 3 released its 2026 Health Care Workforce Scan (https://www.aha.org/aha-workforce-scan) — an annual snapshot of America’s hospital and health system employment based on reports, studies and other data sources from leading organizations and researchers.
CMS updates GitHub repository with information related to changes in price transparency requirements
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has updated its GitHub repository with new resources to help hospitals comply with changes to hospital price transparency requirements finalized in the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system final rule for calendar year 2026.