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The House of Representatives yesterday voted 420-0 to pass AHA-supported legislation (H.R. 5613) to extend through calendar year 2016 the enforcement delay on direct supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services provided in critical access hospitals and rural prospective payment…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released premium and cost information for Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug plans for the 2017 calendar year.
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform yesterday held a hearing on the rising price of a device used to inject the drug epinephrine to treat severe allergic reactions. While the EpiPen Auto-Injector has been on the market since 1988, the price for a two-pack of the devices has…
Members of the United Nations yesterday committed to concerted action to address antimicrobial resistance. In a draft political declaration to be transmitted to the General Assembly for adoption, they agreed to develop national action plans on antimicrobial resistance in line with the World…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a discussion guide to help hospitals and health care organizations identify issues to address when responding to a cyber breach or attack. The guide includes scenarios and questions to facilitate small group discussions on the issue…
New Jersey Hospital Association President and CEO Betsy Ryan today announced she will step down next July after nine years at the association’s helm. “For eight years, Betsy Ryan has been a tireless champion for New Jersey’s patients and hospitals,” said AHA President…
Jay Bhatt, D.O., is excited about leading the AHA’s quality agenda at “an extraordinary time in American health care.”“We have an opportunity to drastically improve health and health care in America,” says Bhatt, who joins the AHA on Sept. 26. “We can…
Health care organizations are giving high marks to the Association for Healthcare Environment (AHE), an AHA personal membership group, for its certification program that validates environmental services (ES) technicians’ competencies and skill.
More than 50 health care leaders discussed strategies to improve health equity and eliminate health care disparities at an AHA-Joint Commission summit Sept. 16 in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.
The House of Representatives today approved AHA-supported legislation (H.R. 5713) that would extend 25% Rule relief to long-term care hospital discharges between Oct. 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017.