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The frequency of neonatal abstinence syndrome rose more in rural than urban counties between 2004 and 2013, according to a research letter published online yesterday by JAMA Pediatrics. The NAS rate per 1,000 hospital births rose from 1.2 to 7.5 among rural infants, and from 1.4 to 4.8 among…
The AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative will host a Dec. 15 webinar on one health system’s journey to prevent workplace violence. Leaders from Mission Health in Asheville, NC, will discuss the initiative and its progress to date. For more information or to register for the 2 p.m…
Hospital-acquired conditions declined by 21% (3.1 million) between 2010 and 2015, saving an estimated 125,000 lives and $28 billion in health care costs, according to results reported today by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
President Obama Saturday signed a continuing resolution (H.R. 2028) funding federal programs through April 28, preventing a government shutdown after the previous CR expired Friday at midnight. The Senate voted 63-36 Friday to approve the measure, which includes $872 million to fight opioid abuse…
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement will work with the AHA and others to develop and test a prototype to transform care for older adults. Using a $3.19 million grant from the John A.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission this week discussed draft recommendations that would forgo increases in or reduce Medicare payment rates in 2018 for home health agencies, skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation facilities and long-term care hospitals, with a final vote slated…
No new cases of local Zika virus transmission have been identified in the previously designated area of South Miami Beach, FL, for more than 45 days, suggesting that the risk of Zika virus infection is no longer greater than in the rest of Miami-Dade County, the Centers for Disease Control and…
Flu vaccination prevented an estimated 5.1 million flu-associated illnesses, 2.5 million flu-associated medical visits and 71,000 flu-associated hospitalizations during the 2015-2016 flu season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported today. Flu vaccination rates last season…
Five health care foundations today released an online resource on promising approaches to improving health outcomes for patients with complex medical, behavioral and social needs. The John A. Hartford Foundation, Peterson Center on Healthcare, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The SCAN…
Hospital and health system leaders are invited to apply through Dec. 15 for the AHA’s Health Care System Transformation Fellowship. The nine-month program is designed to give senior health care leaders knowledge, tools and connections to transform their organizations for success in a rapidly…