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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released worksheets to help eligible hospitals and professionals in Modified Stage 2 of the Medicare Electronic Health Records Incentive Program log their meaningful use measures for calendar year 2016.
The Food and Drug Administration recently alerted physicians to some false positive results for a test used to detect Zika virus antibodies in patients with a history of clinical signs and symptoms or residence in or travel to a region with active Zika transmission. The agency does not yet…
The Food and Drug Administration last week issued final guidance on the postmarket management of medical device cybersecurity. The guidance follows earlier final guidance on medical device premarket cybersecurity.
The AHA today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to increase payment for services furnished in "non-grandfathered" off-campus provider-based outpatient departments. The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, as amended by the 21st Century Cures Act, requires that, with the exception of…
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology yesterday released its final 2017 Interoperability Standards Advisory, an updated list and assessment of the standards and implementation specifications available to meet clinical…
Medicare beneficiaries with social risk factors had worse outcomes on a range of measures in Medicare quality programs, regardless of the providers they see, according to a report released today by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation at the Department of Health…
The Health Resources and Services Administration Dec. 20 issued final updated guidelines for which women’s preventive health services must be covered by health insurance plans without a copayment, coinsurance, deductible, or other cost-sharing. The guidelines outline nine recommended…
The rate of uninsured adults dropped in every state and Washington, DC, in 2015, according to a report released today by the Commonwealth Fund. Kentucky led states with a 25 percentage point decline in its uninsurance rate for adults. According to the report, the uninsurance rate for children…
A new AHA report examines how five diverse health systems are working with stakeholders to improve the health of the communities they serve, offering guidance for governing boards and leaders at other nonprofit health systems committed to improving community health. “America’s health…
The deadline to join the AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust’s Hospital Improvement Innovation Network is tomorrow, Dec. 22. To date, more than 30 state partners and 1,550 hospitals have committed to the HRET HIIN. The HIINs will work to reduce overall hospital-acquired…