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The 2016 Health Forum and AHA Leadership Summit, held July 17-19 in San Diego, brought together health care leaders to discuss ways to transform the delivery system for better quality and value; improve alignment between providers, physicians and payers; and achieve greater clinical integration.…
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Aug. 3 announced the launch of its first clinical trial of a Zika vaccine. The trial begins as the continental U.S. confronts its first Zika virus outbreak, centered in an area north of Miami, in which 15 people have been infected by local mosquitoes.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched a clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of an experimental vaccine to prevent Zika virus.
A bipartisan group of 29 senators yesterday urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to use its authority to remove substance use disorder treatment and facilities from the Medicaid exclusion on inpatient treatment for adults aged 22-64 in Institutions for Mental Disease.
The Food and Drug Administration today issued draft guidance for pharmacies, physician offices and outsourcing facilities that compound or repackage drugs or mix, dilute or repackage biological products. The guidance provides examples of insanitary conditions under the Federal Food, Drug and…
The AHA continues to accept nominations through Aug. 26 for its 2016 Rural Hospital Leadership Award, which recognizes a small or rural hospital CEO who has improved the process of care and patient outcomes in their community through leadership and innovation. For more information and to nominate a…
The final rule released Aug. 2 for the fiscal year (FY) 2017 hospital inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) is a “mixed bag for hospitals and the patients they serve,” the AHA said.The final rule will increase rates by 0.95% compared to FY 2016, after accounting for inflation and…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today issued its final rule for the fiscal year 2017 hospital inpatient prospective payment system, which will increase rates by 0.95% compared to FY 2016, after accounting for inflation and other adjustments required by law. In the rule,…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today issued its long-term care hospital prospective payment system final rule for fiscal year 2017. The rule finalizes a 2.8% market-basket update, a 0.3% cut for productivity and an additional 0.75% cut as mandated by the Affordable Care…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today awarded 40 states and territories between $200,000 and $720,000 each to enhance their information gathering to rapidly detect microcephaly and other birth defects caused by Zika virus. The funding also will help them refer infants and…