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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,…
Acute-care hospitals participating in the Inpatient Quality Reporting Program must report fourth-quarter 2014 data for health care personnel flu vaccination and certain infection measures to the National Healthcare Safety Network by May 15. The infection measures include intensive care unit data on…
The Institute for Diversity in Health Management today named Manuel Tomás León as its new president and CEO. “We are delighted to have Tomás build upon the outstanding accomplishments the Institute has achieved, and we look forward to his leadership as we continue to…
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute yesterday awarded about $59 million for five “pragmatic clinical studies” to compare the clinical effectiveness of certain treatments in typical care settings.
The AHA will host a members-only webinar April 29 on three new proposed rules for the Medicare Electronic Health Records Incentive Program. During the webinar, from 2-3:30 p.m.
The Class of 2017 profiles the women and men who joined the AHA board this year. The shift from fee-for-service, volume-based payment toward a more integrated, value-based payment world is coming, and it’s the AHA’s job to help its diverse membership ride that wave of change, says…
The Institute for Diversity in Health Management today named Manuel Tomás León as its new president and CEO.“We are delighted to have Tomás build upon the outstanding accomplishments the Institute has achieved, and we look forward to his leadership as we continue to…
Nine national hospital organizations, including the AHA, today urged members of the U.S. House and Senate to strike from a proposal to extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program language that would impose additional Medicare sequestration cuts to pay for it. “While we do not have concerns…
The Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet held a hearing today on “Advancing Telehealth Through Connectivity.” Witnesses all agreed that telehealth is helping to lower costs and improve outcomes for patients with limited access to medical…
Hospitals and long-term care facilities should not serve or sell any ice cream products made by Blue Bell Creameries, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today, noting that the company has expanded its recall to include all products made at any of its facilities. CDC and the Food…