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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released a proposed rule that would update fire safety standards for certain end-stage renal disease facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
More than 15.7 million people enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program between Oct. 1, 2013 and Aug. 31, 2016.
The Connecticut Hospital Association and hospitals in the state yesterday appealed a recent state administrative decision rejecting their legal challenge to the state’s hospital tax, asking the court to compel the state to end the tax, which they assert was established and implemented in a…
In recognition of Native American Heritage Month, the AHA and Institute for Diversity in Health Management will host a Nov. 8 webinar on the unique health challenges faced by Native Americans. Leaders from Regional Health in Rapid City, SD, will discuss the health system’s outreach and…
Discovering that people treated for gunshot wounds in your hospital are 21 times more likely to get shot again and wind up back in the hospital is a disturbing statistic. It disturbed Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center and the city of Seattle enough to launch a pilot gun violence-intervention…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today issued its final rule for the physician fee schedule for calendar year 2017. After application of the 0.5% payment increase required by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 and mandated budget neutrality cuts,…
Enrollment in U.S. medical schools grew 1.9% in 2016 to 21,030 students, the Association of American Medical Colleges announced yesterday. The number of women who enrolled grew 6.2% for the year, to 10,474. Applications to U.S. medical schools rose by 0.9%, to a record 53,042, including 38,782…
AHA will host a webinar Nov. 3 on the final rule implementing Medicare’s new physician payment system, mandated by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015. Among other topics, the 3 p.m. ET webinar will review how hospitals and clinicians can prepare for 2017 quality…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 1 revised its site-neutral payment policy for off-campus provider-based hospital outpatient departments (HOPD). The agency said new services at existing off-campus HOPDs, as well as services at off-campus HOPDs that relocate, will be…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a final rule updating hospital outpatient prospective payment system rates by 1.65% in 2017 compared to 2016. The rule also implements Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, which requires that, with the exception of…