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In separate calls Jan. 4 with subscribers, Fitch Ratings and S&P Global Ratings both maintained a gloomy outlook for the not-for-profit hospital sector in 2024.
The AHA Jan. 5 filed its opening brief in its lawsuit challenging a December 2022 rule issued by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights that restricts the use of standard third-party web technologies that capture IP addresses on portions of hospitals’ public-facing…
AHA Jan. 5 voiced strong support for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposals to increase oversight and enhance consumer protections in the Medicare Advantage program for contract year 2025.
AHA Jan. 5 thanked the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission for its draft recommendation to provide a current-law market basket update plus 1.5% for the hospital inpatient and outpatient prospective payment systems in 2025, but urged the commission to recommend a higher update to account for the…
AHA has released social media content and graphics in English and Spanish to help hospitals and health systems raise awareness about human trafficking during January’s National Human Trafficking Awareness Month.
Five surgery patients were diagnosed with tuberculosis, two of whom died, after receiving bone allografts last year from a deceased donor, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Jan. 4.
The AHA Guide 2024 Edition offers a comprehensive hospital directory with quick and easy search capabilities and details on utilization, leadership, accreditations and certifications, facilities and services.
The deadline to apply for the Executive Certificate in Diversity and Health Equity, a 10-month fellowship managed by AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity, has been extended to Jan. 12.
AHA will again host a series of in-person meetings to provide the field with valuable insights and productive networking.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dec. 29 released a report on the Expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model that summarizes input from the first two meetings of a technical advisory panel considering potential refinements to the model’s methodology, measures and approach to…