Headline
The latest stories from AHA Today.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week updated its guidance on ICD-10 claims auditing and quality reporting flexibility for Part B physician fee schedule claims, noting that the flexibility will expire Oct. 1 as planned.
A recent New York Times article rightly highlights the role of Recovery Audit Contractors in the increase in observation stays, AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack says in an AHA Stat blog post today.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today issued updated clinical guidance for health care providers caring for infants born to mothers with possible Zika virus infection during pregnancy.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday issued a request for information as it develops regulatory or operational changes to address concerns, based on anecdotal reports, that some health care providers or provider-affiliated organizations may be steering people eligible for…
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response yesterday issued tips to help health care facilities retain and care for staff after a disaster, such as the recent flooding in Louisiana. “The aftermath of a disaster can…
Prescription drug claims for the 38 million beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage and stand-alone prescription drug plans rose by 3.3% in 2014, while drug costs for the program rose by 17% to $121 billion, according to data released today by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.…
The vast majority of remaining uninsured adults are poor, young, Latino or working in a small firm, according to a new report by the Commonwealth Fund. Uninsured adults also are less likely to be aware of the health insurance marketplaces, or if they are aware, often cite concerns about…
Eight in 10 American adults support the Precision Medicine Cohort Program and up to 54% might participate if asked, according to a recent survey by the National Institutes of Health.
Community leaders called the 2003 report a wakeup call for Michigan’s Kent County. The county’s Infant Fetal Mortality Review reported an exceptionally high black infant mortality rate: 22.4 deaths per 1,000 births, the highest black infant mortality rate of any municipality in the…
Mark Gestring, M.D., a trauma surgeon at the University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center (URMC), was fed up seeing teenagers arrive at the trauma center to be treated for gunshot or knife wounds, only to return weeks or months later with more serious or fatal injuries.