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The Senate yesterday voted 53-46 to
Health care providers should not cancel duodenoscope procedures based on the fact that one specific model made by Olympus does not have a 510(k) clearance, the Food and Drug Administration said yesterday.
Hospital representatives are invited to learn more about recent activity impacting the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor program and review results from the AHA's latest RACTrac survey during a webinar on Tuesday, March 31 at 3 p.m. ET. The free web-based survey helps AHA gauge the impact of…
AHACareerCenter.org this week released its 2015 Health Care Talent Acquisition Environmental Scan, an annual snapshot of America’s health care employment landscape. The free report looks at workforce challenges and opportunities facing the field, including changing demographics, the…
The Joint Commission and National Quality Forum will present three 2014 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards on March 23 at the National Quality Forum's annual conference in Washington, D.C. The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program will…
The Supreme Court today heard oral arguments in King v. Burwell, which asks whether subsidies are available for patients in the 34 states whose health insurance exchanges are federally facilitated.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is correcting preliminary review reports for the long-term care hospital and inpatient rehabilitation facility quality reporting programs to correct an error in the healthcare-associated infections measure calculations.
Genentech’s decision to move three lifesaving cancer drugs from traditional wholesale distribution channels to specialty distributors is increasing costs for many hospitals and health systems and in some cases delaying patient treatment, according to a January survey of more than 200…
The Food and Drug Administration today launched a mobile application for accessing information on current drug shortages and discontinuations. The app allows users to search or browse by a drug’s generic name or active ingredient, and report a suspected drug shortage or supply issue to…
The AHA today urged the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response to adequately reimburse hospitals for their costs related to Ebola readiness, expressing disappointment with the level of funding in its recent funding opportunity…