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The AHA and Maryland Hospital Association today sponsored a forum for Maryland community leaders on the transformation taking place in health care and how providers and community partners can work together to improve the health of their communities. AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack explained the…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today announced the Vermont All-Payer Accountable Care Organization Model, which will offer Vermont providers the opportunity to participate in a Medicare ACO initiative tailored to the state.
Friday is the last day that hospitals can submit data to the AHA’s quarterly RACTrac survey. The free web-based survey helps AHA measure the impact of Medicare's Recovery Audit Contractor program on hospitals and advocate for needed changes. For more information on the RACTrac initiative,…
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is accepting applications through Nov. 3 for its 2017 Culture of Health Prize, which recognizes communities that have placed a priority on health and are creating powerful partnerships aimed at enabling everyone to live well. Up to 10 communities will receive a $…
The AHA today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in United States ex rel. Berntsen v.
The Department of Health and Human Services yesterday released an analysis of consumer choice and premiums in the 2017 Health Insurance Marketplace, which focuses on states that use the HealthCare.gov platform.
Nearly 25% of health plan payments are in alternative payment models aimed at promoting quality and value, according to a study of more than 70 health plans in the commercial, Medicare Advantage and Medicaid markets, released today by the Health Care Payment Learning & Action Network. The…
The AHA’s American Society for Healthcare Engineering today presented its 2016 Excellence in Health Care Facility Management Award to New York-Presbyterian Hospital for its space and asset management system. The six-campus academic medical center merged its applications for space…
The AHA today urged the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to build on its improved platform for the draft 2017 Interoperability Standards Advisory to increase stakeholders’ ability to judge the readiness of specific standards for use in clinical care. Among other…
The Food and Drug Administration will hold an all-day workshop on Dec. 5 to solicit input from hospitals and other medical providers on how to improve its data collection about adverse medical events related to medical devices. The agency also seeks input on the broader role of hospitals in…