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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today alerted U.S. hospitals and long-term care facilities not to serve or sell any Blue Bell Creameries ice cream products made at the company’s Oklahoma plant, which may be contaminated with Listeria. CDC and the Food and Drug…
Richard P. de Filippi, 2010 AHA chairman and champion for disparities elimination and leadership diversity in health care, will receive the AHA’s highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, at the association’s Annual Membership Meeting May 3-6 in Washington, D.C. In addition, Todd…
The AHA on May 4 will present four Hospital Awards for Volunteer Excellence, recognizing extraordinary hospital volunteer programs for their positive impact on patients, hospitals, health systems and communities. The honorees are: “Fairview’s Youth Grief Services,” Fairview Health…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today announced final changes to the Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug programs for 2016, which will increase payments by a net 1.25%, on average. CMS had proposed reducing payments by an average of 0.95%. When combined with…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late this afternoon issued a proposed rule that would address the application of certain requirements set forth in the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 to Medicaid alternative benefit plans, the Children's Health Insurance…
Requiring critical access hospitals that are less than 15 miles from another hospital to revert to the hospital prospective payment system would generate modest savings for Medicare but likely be disruptive to the communities that depend on these hospitals for their health care, according to a…
States expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act are realizing savings and revenue gains as a result, according to a study by Manatt Health Solutions released today by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The Connecticut Hospital Association testified today against state legislation proposed by Gov. Dannel Malloy that would allow municipalities to levy property taxes on any off-campus property owned by a hospital.
Thursday is National Alcohol Screening Day, sponsored annually by Screening for Mental Health Inc. to bring attention to the needs of those with alcohol use disorders and their families. For more information and a promotional toolkit, visit http://mentalhealthscreening.org/programs/nasd.
The AHA today expressed concern that the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s “roadmap” to achieve nationwide interoperability “is not sufficiently grounded in an assessment of present realities or focused enough on the steps that will enable public and private…