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United Against the Flu has launched an online resource to help hospitals and others promote flu vaccination. Organized by AHA, the campaign is a collaborative effort by several national health care organizations to amplify the importance of getting vaccinated, especially during flu season.
Oct. 30 is the last day that hospitals can submit data to the quarterly AHA RACTrac survey. The free web-based survey helps AHA measure the impact of Medicare's Recovery Audit Contractor program on hospitals and advocate for needed changes. For more information on the RACTrac initiative, visit www.…
Congress returned to Capitol Hill this week facing uncertainty over who the next Speaker of the House will be and a looming deadline for action on its statutory debt ceiling.The Treasury Department warned Congress on Oct. 15 that the nation will hit its debt ceiling on Nov. 3 – two days…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a proposed methodology for determining federal payment amounts to states that establish a Basic Health Program for 2017 and 2018. CMS proposes to use the same payment methodology as established for 2016, along with updated…
President Obama today directed all federal agencies to require employees, contractors and clinical residents/trainees who prescribe controlled substances to complete training on appropriate prescribing of opioid medications within 18 months, and a refresher course every three years.
The Health Resources and Services Administration today awarded cities, states and community-based organizations $2.2 billion in fiscal year 2015 grants to support medical and support services, including medications, for people with HIV/AIDS. “Over the last quarter century, the Ryan White…
About one in 10 Americans reported using marijuana in 2012-2013, more than double the share in 2001-2002, according to a study published online today by JAMA Psychiatry. The prevalence of marijuana use disorders nearly doubled over the period, to about 3%. Adults under age 30 had the highest…
By Shellie Byrum Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden and the city seven years ago embarked on the Mayor’s Healthy City Initiative (MHCI), also known as Healthy BR, a 501(c)3 non-profit organized to communicate, coordinate and collaborate community-wide efforts to pursue better health…
The open enrollment period for the 2016 Health Insurance Marketplace begins Nov. 1, and it’s critical for all community stakeholders, including hospitals, to continue to build on the good work that has been done during the past couple of years to make it easier for millions more Americans to…
The AHA last week said it is “very disappointed” with a federal court decision that will exclude all drugs with an “orphan” designation from the 340B Drug Pricing Program for rural and cancer hospitals.