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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a notice correcting a Stage 3 health information exchange measure for hospitals. Under the correction, Stage 3 health information exchange measure 2 will require eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals to incorporate into…
Primary care practices can participate in both the Medicare Shared Savings Program and Comprehensive Primary Care Plus model in certain circumstances, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Friday in an update to Frequently Asked Questions on the model. Practices in Tracks 1, 2…
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The Department of Defense’s Multidrug-resistant Organism Repository and Surveillance Network has identified the first bacteria in the U.S. with a gene that confers resistance to colistin, an antibiotic used to treat multidrug-resistant infections, the Department of Health and Human Services…
An estimated 15.5 million fewer U.S. adults were uninsured in March 2016 than September 2013, shortly before the Health Insurance Marketplaces opened for enrollment, according to the Urban Institute's latest Health Reform Monitoring Survey. The proportion of uninsured non-elderly adults declined 7.…
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response will host a July 14 webinar on the role of health care coalitions in planning for and coordinating health and medical services during mass gatherings. The webinar, at 2 p.m. ET, will feature leaders from the Department of Health…
The Department of Veterans Affairs yesterday published a proposed rule that would allow its advanced practice registered nurses to practice to the full extent of their education, training and certification without the clinical oversight of physicians when working within the scope of their VA…
The Senate last night approved by unanimous consent an AHA-supported resolution promoting minority health awareness and supporting the goals and ideals of National Minority Health Month, which in April focused attention on health disparities and accelerating health equity.
The Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration this week issued an order that would prohibit Aetna and Humana from doing business in the state in the comprehensive individual and small group markets, group Medicare Advantage market and some…
Community Hospital of Monterey (Calif.) Peninsula (CHOMP), part of Montage Health, took action two years ago to address the prescription opioid abuse crisis in its county of some 415,000 residents. The community-wide effort, called Prescribe Safe, has led to a sharp decline in the number of…