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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a bulletin summarizing public notice and process requirements for states proposing changes to Medicaid payment rates, including requirements under a 2015 final rule for monitoring access to care for Medicaid beneficiaries.
Medicare accountable care organizations are associated with modest reductions in spending and use of hospitals and emergency departments, according to a study published this week by JAMA Internal Medicine. The study compared changes in spending and usage for beneficiaries cared for by ACO…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has revamped its website on administrative simplification, at go.CMS.gov/AdminSimp. Topics include electronic transactions, code sets, operating rules, unique identifiers and enforcement. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will host a June 28 webinar on setting goals for antibiotic prescribing in outpatient settings. Katherine Fleming-Dutra, M.D., medical epidemiologist with CDC’s Office of Antibiotic Stewardship, will review a recent study on outpatient antibiotic…
Carolinas HealthCare System, Charlotte, NC, tops the 2016 list of 50 “Best Places for Women and Diverse Managers to Work” published by Diversity MBA magazine. Also named to the list are: Advocate Health Care, Downers Grove, IL; Greenville (SC) Health System; and WellStar Health…
The Association Forum yesterday presented its 2016 Inspiring Leader Award to Kim Hoarle, executive director of the AHA’s American Society for Healthcare Risk Management. The award recognizes an individual who has established a culture leading to employee satisfaction, motivation,…
The AHA today held a Rural Hospital Policy Forum on Capitol Hill. AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack welcomed senators, congressional and AHA staff, who updated rural hospital leaders on their legislative priorities and outlook for passing critical rural legislation this year. Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR…
The House of Representatives early today voted 239-171 to approve a conference report that includes $1.1 billion in emergency funding to prepare for and respond to the Zika virus. The bill (H.R. 2577) would divert $750 million in existing funding for Ebola, Department of Health and Human Services…
Live attenuated influenza vaccine, also known as the “nasal spray” flu vaccine, should not be used during the 2016-2017 flu season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended yesterday, based on data showing poor…
Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell today named nine new members to the committees that advise her on health information technology standards and policy.