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AHA yesterday expressed concern that certain enforcement mechanisms contemplated for health care providers to further interoperability in the 21st Century Cures legislation are inappropriate and could have significant unintended consequences. “We appreciate the inclusion of provisions to further…
The AHA is concerned about provisions that were included in draft legislation that would have made significant changes to the 340B Drug Pricing Program, AHA Executive Vice President Rick Pollack said in comments submitted last night to leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
The AHA today joined four other hospital associations and four hospital organizations in challenging as unlawful a 0.2% reduction in Medicare payment rates to hospitals for inpatient services furnished in Federal Fiscal Year 2015. According to the complaint, filed in the District of Columbia…
About 6% of adolescents smoked cigarettes in 2012-2013, down from nearly 13% in 2002-2003, according to a new report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. State rates in 2012-2013 ranged from about 4% in California to 10% in Kentucky. However, increases in e-…
Michigan hospitals provided about 223,000 jobs and $2.97 billion in community benefits in 2013, according to reports released last week by the Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA) and Partnership for Michigan’s Health. The community benefits include nearly $2.2 billion in…
The AHA today urged Congress to preserve the five-year-old ban on physician self-referral to new physician-owned hospitals and restrictions on the growth of existing physician-owned hospitals. “Conflict of interest is inherent in self-referral,” said AHA President and CEO Rich…
Emergency department visits involving misuse or abuse of the narcotic pain reliever tramadol increased 250% between 2005 and 2011, with the largest increase among adults 55 and older, according to a new report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Adults with chest pain who are admitted to the hospital from the emergency department after two negative troponin tests and non-concerning vital signs, among other indicators, rarely have adverse cardiac events, according to a study published online today by JAMA Internal Medicine.
The Food and Drug Administration Friday warned that the type 2 diabetes medicines canagliflozin, dapagliflozin and empagliflozin may lead to ketoacidosis, a serious condition that may require hospitalization. “We are continuing to investigate this safety issue and will determine whether…
Senior health care leaders may apply through June 1 to participate in the next AHA Health Care Transformation Fellowship, a nine-month program designed to give participants knowledge, tools and connections to transform their health care organizations. Through in-person learning retreats, webinars,…