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Prescribing practices for opioid pain relievers and other controlled substances varied widely among eight states reporting 2013 data to the Prescription Behavior Surveillance System, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In all eight states, opioid…
The AHA has extended to Oct. 23 the deadline for all hospitals to submit data to the quarterly 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…
Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago held a ceremony earlier this month to tie purple ribbons around a tree in its lobby as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
The awareness-raising activity is part of a program that hospital launched earlier this year to better equip providers to identify…
The AHA today expressed disappointment 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.
An estimated 9.4-11.4 million Americans could have coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace by the end of 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services projected today. That’s 300,000 to 2.3 million more than the 9.1 million people HHS expects will be enrolled at the end of…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host on Oct. 20 a Special Open Door Forum on its upcoming “dry run” of provider performance reports for the all-cause unplanned 30-day readmissions measure for inpatient rehabilitation facilities. The call will review the measure and…
Medicaid enrollment increased an average 13.8% in fiscal year 2015, largely due to coverage expansions under the Affordable Care Act, while spending increased an average 13.9%, according to the latest annual survey of state Medicaid directors by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the…
The Institute for Diversity in Health Management and Health Research & Educational Trust are reminding hospital leaders to complete a survey about their hospital’s efforts to address health care disparities and improve diversity management practices. Hospital CEOs received the survey last…
The AHA today expressed disappointment 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. AHA Executive Vice President Tom Nickels said in a statement that denying rural and…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed rule to revise the requirements for long-term care facilities incorporates important themes and integrates many current best practices, AHA told the agency in comments submitted today. “At the same time, we have concerns…