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The Senate Finance Committee today held a hearing on ways to improve and reform the Stark physician self-referral law. Witnesses unanimously recommended that the compensation portion of the Stark law be removed. “The Stark Law imposes substantial limits on a hospital’s ability to…
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health today held a hearing on legislation to strengthen the national trauma system. One proposal, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medicines Act (H.R. 4365), would clarify that medications governed by the Controlled Substances Act may be…
Unions seeking to represent employees in bargaining units that combine solely and jointly employed workers no longer need the consent of both employers, the National Labor Relations Board decided yesterday. In a 3-1 decision, the Board held that bargaining units seeking to combine solely and…
A new factsheet on ransomware prevention and response from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights reminds health care providers and others covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act that breach notification obligations may be…
Five hospital-led partnerships to improve community health will receive 2016 AHA NOVA Awards July 19 at the Health Forum/AHA Leadership Summit in San Diego.
The American Society for Healthcare Engineering today presented its inaugural Energy Champion Award to Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Boston and Energy to Care Awards to 29 hospitals for slashing energy use. The Energy to Care program recognizes hospitals that reduce their annual energy use…
Seven common surgical procedures are associated with increased risk of chronic opioid use after the procedure, but the overall risk is still less than 0.5% for most of the procedures examined, according to a study reported online today by JAMA Internal Medicine.
About 11% of Americans aged 12 to 17 reported a major depressive episode in the past year when surveyed in 2013-2014, up from 9.9% in 2012-2013, according to a recent report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Rates across the U.S. ranged from 8.7% in the District…
U.S. deaths from motor vehicle crashes fell by 31% between 2000 and 2013, compared to an average 56% in 19 other high-income countries, according to Vital Signs report released last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The AHA’s American Society for Healthcare Engineering today presented its 2016 Crystal Eagle award to Mark Kenneday, vice chancellor for campus operations at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. The award recognizes an outstanding member for lifetime achievement and…