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Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.22% in June to a seasonally adjusted 4,887,000 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. That's 10,600 more people than in May and 107,600 more than a year ago. Without the seasonal adjustment, which removes the effect of fluctuations…
The summer issue of AHA’s Great Boards newsletter shares governance best practices from a critical access hospital and how to create an effective board culture. Administered by AHA's Center for Healthcare Governance, the free quarterly newsletter examines hospital and health system…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today issued a proposed rule for calendar year 2016 for the hospital outpatient prospective payment and ambulatory surgical center payment systems. Under the rule, there would be a net decrease in OPPS payments of 0.2%.
The Food and Drug Administration will not enforce certain prescription drug tracing requirements against dispensers until Nov. 1, the agency said yesterday. Effective today under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act of 2013, manufacturers, whole distributors, dispensers and repackagers of…
The AHA today urged the Food and Drug Administration to clarify certain provisions in its draft memorandum of understanding with states for interstate distribution of compounded drugs, which pharmacies seeking exemption from certain FDA requirements must satisfy. Specifically, AHA urged the agency…
Community Catalyst, a national consumer advocacy group focused on health and health care, this week urged the Internal Revenue Services to clarify Form 990 Schedule H to support the inclusion of improved housing as a hospital community benefit.
The Department of Health and Human Services today launched a National Ebola Training and Education Center, which will offer additional training opportunities for health care facilities and state health departments.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday reported reinsurance and risk adjustment amounts for specific health plans for benefit year 2014.
The AHA's Physician Leadership Forum and Center for Healthcare Governance will present findings from their recent study on physician organization governance during a half-day complimentary program after the Health Forum/AHA Leadership Summit July 25 in San Francisco. The event will include case…
A report released today by the Institute of Medicine recommends strategies and actions to improve survival and quality of life following cardiac arrest, the third leading cause of death in the United States. About 395,000 cardiac arrests occur annually in the community and another 200,000 in…