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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a webinar tomorrow on its proposed rules for Stage 3 meaningful use of electronic health records and modifications to the meaningful use requirements for 2015-2017. The webinar, from 11 a.m. to noon ET, will provide information on…
At today’s opening plenary, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Tom Frieden, M.D., urged hospitals to build on the partnerships established to fight Ebola to combat antibiotic resistance in their communities. ”No one facility can do this in isolation – it shows the critical…
Reflecting on his past nine years as the AHA’s president and CEO, Rich Umbdenstock today said the hospital field’s vision, commitment and collaboration promise “nothing but great days of loving service ahead. You are working on all the right things and getting better faster than…
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell today called on hospital leaders to work with her department on Medicare payment reforms that are linked to better quality and value. “You can send no stronger message on the value of payment reform than to set your own targets…
Content is king when it comes to build an effective social media presence, digital health care marketing experts yesterday said at an AHA meeting briefing on use of social media.“Social media can build an incredible amount of good will for your organization and employees can help drive…
In his investiture address as AHA chairman, Jonathan Perlin, M.D., yesterday called for a “rededication to the Triple Aim” of improving the patient experience of care (including quality and satisfaction), improving the health of populations and reducing the per capita cost of health…
The AHA board today announced Rick Pollack will be the association’s next president and CEO. Pollack, currently AHA’s executive vice president for advocacy and public policy, will succeed Rich Umbdenstock, who will retire at the end of 2015. “Rick brings the right mix of skills to…
Reps. Sam Graves (R-MO) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) last night introduced the AHA-supported Medicare Audit Improvement Act (H.R. 2156), which would make several changes to the Recovery Audit Contractor program.
The House voted 226-197 last night to approve a fiscal year 2016 budget conference agreement. According to the chairmen of the House and Senate Budget committees, the budget plan would balance the budget within 10 years while saving more than $5 trillion and repealing the Affordable Care Act.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday released a proposed rule for Medicare hospice providers that would provide a net payment update of 1.3%, or $200 million, in fiscal year 2016.