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National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Richard Griffin Jr. this week issued guidance on how the agency will implement its final rule changing the process for filing and processing petitions for union representation of employees, effective for representation cases filed on or after…
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute this week announced up to $90 million in funding for pragmatic clinical studies to evaluate the effectiveness of care options in “real-world” settings.
Cancer mortality rates tend to be lower and improve more in countries that spend more on cancer care, according to a study reported in the April issue of Health Affairs. The study compared changes in cancer mortality and cancer care spending in 16 countries: Australia, Denmark, Finland, France…
The American health care worker being treated for Ebola virus disease at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD, has improved from fair to good condition, NIH announced yesterday. Admitted March 13, the patient tested positive for the disease while volunteering in an…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today alerted U.S. hospitals and long-term care facilities not to serve or sell any Blue Bell Creameries ice cream products made at the company’s Oklahoma plant, which may be contaminated with Listeria. CDC and the Food and Drug…
Richard P. de Filippi, 2010 AHA chairman and champion for disparities elimination and leadership diversity in health care, will receive the AHA’s highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, at the association’s Annual Membership Meeting May 3-6 in Washington, D.C. In addition, Todd…
The AHA on May 4 will present four Hospital Awards for Volunteer Excellence, recognizing extraordinary hospital volunteer programs for their positive impact on patients, hospitals, health systems and communities. The honorees are: “Fairview’s Youth Grief Services,” Fairview Health…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today announced final changes to the Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug programs for 2016, which will increase payments by a net 1.25%, on average. CMS had proposed reducing payments by an average of 0.95%. When combined with…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late this afternoon issued a proposed rule that would address the application of certain requirements set forth in the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 to Medicaid alternative benefit plans, the Children's Health Insurance…
Requiring critical access hospitals that are less than 15 miles from another hospital to revert to the hospital prospective payment system would generate modest savings for Medicare but likely be disruptive to the communities that depend on these hospitals for their health care, according to a…