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Hospital-owned physician practices, hospital/physician organizations and other eligible medical practices can apply through Sept. 10 to participate in a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services model that will test whether paying practices to identify and manage cardiovascular risks for…
Heroin use increased 63% among U.S. residents between 2002 and 2013, while the death rate from heroin-related overdoses nearly quadrupled, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Abuse or dependence on opioid pain relievers “was the…
The AHA and its Health Research & Educational Trust affiliate are surveying hospitals through July to catalog their efforts to improve hospital discharge transitions as part of Project ACHIEVE, a study funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to evaluate the effectiveness…
The Class of 2017 profiles the women and men who joined the AHA board this year.In a rapidly changing health care environment, hospitals and health systems – with the AHA’s support – must focus on building partnerships that advance the health of individuals and communities, says…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released the proposed rule for the home health prospective payment system for calendar year 2016, which, after all policy changes, would reduce home health payments by 1.8% from 2015 payment levels. CMS proposes a 2.9% market-basket update…
For 12 months after ICD-10 implementation, physicians and other practitioners who bill Medicare under the Part B physician fee schedule will not have claims denied by Medicare review contractors based solely on the specificity of the ICD-10 code if they use a valid ICD-10 code from the correct…
A new infographic from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services outlines five key steps for health care providers transitioning to ICD-10: make a plan, train staff, update processes, talk with vendors and health plans, and test systems and processes. The infographic includes links to…
The Department of Health and Human Services today awarded $228.5 million to states, territories and metropolitan areas for the Hospital Preparedness Program in fiscal year 2015, and $611 million for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program.
Aetna plans to acquire Humana Inc. for $37 billion in cash and stock, the companies announced Friday. They said the merger would create the nation’s second-largest managed care company, with more than 33 million Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE and other health plan members. The companies…
The Department of Health and Human Services last week issued county-level data on 2015 open enrollment in qualified health plans in the 37 states using the HealthCare.gov platform for their Health Insurance Marketplace. The data includes total plan selections by metal level, consumer type (new…