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Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.32% in May to a seasonally adjusted 4,879,300 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. That's 15,700 more people than in April and 101,800 more than a year ago. Without the seasonal adjustment, which removes the effect of…
The AHA is pleased that the final rule on the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) gives participants in Track 1 – the most basic version of a Medicare accountable care organization (ACO) – the option to renew their agreements for another three years. But the association said the rule could have…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday released a final rule on changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) and provisions relating to Medicare payments to providers of services and suppliers participating in Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) under the MSSP.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this afternoon released a final rule on changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program and provisions relating to Medicare payments to providers of services and suppliers participating in Accountable Care Organizations under the MSSP.
A federal district court judge in Texas this week dismissed a lawsuit seeking to overturn a National Labor Relations Board rule expediting union elections. The lawsuit, brought by the Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas Inc., sought to overturn the rule, arguing it exceeded the NLRB’s…
Computerized clinical decision support systems have the potential to improve care, but implementing CDS systems in real-world settings has many challenges that must be addressed to meaningfully affect patient care, according to a study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical…
In a letter to the editor of The Hill, AHA Executive Vice President Rick Pollack responds to a recent blog on the 340B Drug Pricing Program. “The truth is that the hospitals eligible for this necessary program stretch their scarce federal resources to do more for patients.
The National Center for Healthcare Leadership has launched its 2015 Leadership Challenge to identify, recognize and share initiatives focused on enhancing leadership competencies and collaboration skills across health care stakeholders. Partnerships – either established or proposed –…
The House Ways and Means Committee June 2 passed bills to repeal the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) medical device tax and Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), and approved a host of other health care-related bills, including legislation that would provide certain exceptions to the…
Rates of melanoma – the deadliest form of skin cancer – doubled over the past three decades, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported yesterday. Melanoma rates increased from 11.2 cases per 100,000 people in 1982 to 22.7 cases per 100,000 in 2011, according to the…