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New Jersey’s 63 not-for-profit hospitals provided $2.4 billion in community benefit in 2013, accounting for 13.4% of their total hospital expense, according to a new report from EY (formerly Ernst & Young) commissioned by the New Jersey Hospital Association.
Hospitals subject to a reduction in Medicare outpatient payments in 2016 due to non-compliance with the outpatient quality reporting program may appeal the determination by submitting a reconsideration request by Feb. 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Friday.
The addition of a single insurer in a county was associated with a 1.2% lower premium for the average silver plan and a 3.5% lower premium for the benchmark plan in the federally run Health Insurance Marketplaces for 2015, according to a study published today in Health Affairs.
The Food and Drug Administration, National Health Information Sharing Analysis Center, Department of Health and Human Services, and Department of Homeland Security will hold a public workshop Jan. 20-21 on collaborative approaches to medical device cybersecurity. The workshop will highlight past…
The Government Accountability Office today issued comprehensive results from a survey of state methods for financing Medicaid payments from 2008 to 2012, a supplement to the agency’s July 2014 report on the survey. Based on a questionnaire sent to state Medicaid agencies, the 2014 report…
The AHA seeks applications through Jan. 22 for the 2016 Dick Davidson Quality Milestone Award for Allied Association Leadership. Named after AHA President Emeritus Dick Davidson, the annual award honors a state, regional or metropolitan hospital association that demonstrates exceptional…
The AHA's Association for the Healthcare Environment recently announced its board president and president-elect for 2016. Gary Dolan, director of environmental services at the Village of Penn State in State College, PA, is 2016 board president. Pam Toppel, director of environmental services at…
The AHA invites hospital associations to apply through Jan. 22 for the 2016 Dick Davidson Quality Milestone Award for Allied Association Leadership. Named after AHA President Emeritus Dick Davidson, the annual award honors a state, regional or metropolitan hospital association that demonstrates…
The nation has made significant progress toward transforming nursing roles, responsibilities and education to meet the promise of a reformed health care system and the nation's health needs, according to a report released today by the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
The share of U.S. adults with high cholesterol declined 3.3 percentage points between 2007 and 2014, to 11%, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, about half of adults who should take cholesterol-lowering medications or make diet and exercise…