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The AHA yesterday presented two federal health care leaders with awards for outstanding service in the health care field. Retired Brig. Gen. Charles Potter, United States Air Force, who served as director of Manpower, Personnel and Resources and chief of the Medical Service Corps in the Office…
The AHA has extended to July 31 the deadline for all hospitals to submit data to the quarterly RACTrac survey. The free web-based survey helps AHA measure the impact of Medicare's Recovery Audit Contractor program on hospitals and advocate for needed changes. For more information on the RACTrac…
The AHA seeks nominations through Oct. 9 for its 2016 Hospital Awards for Volunteer Excellence. Hospital CEOs and directors of volunteer services are encouraged to nominate outstanding volunteer programs in the areas of community service, fundraising, in-service needs or challenges, and community…
The AHA yesterday presented two federal health care leaders with awards for outstanding service in the health care field. Retired Brig. Gen. Charles Potter, United States Air Force, who served as director of Manpower, Personnel and Resources and chief of the Medical Service Corps in the Office of…
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today held a hearing on “achieving the promise of health information technology.” In a statement submitted for the record, AHA said it recommends using existing structures in the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health…
The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee today approved by voice vote the AHA-supported Protecting Our Infants Act (H.R. 1462). The bipartisan legislation, sponsored by Rep.
The AHA generally supports the direction of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed rule revising managed care regulations for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and urges the agency to continue to be mindful of the need to strike the appropriate…
The AHA Board of Trustees has elected as its chair-elect designate Eugene “Gene” Woods, president and chief operating officer of CHRISTUS Health in Irving, TX. He will assume the AHA chairmanship in 2017. Woods joined CHRISTUS Health in 2011 and is responsible for overseeing its acute,…
The AHA Board of Trustees has selected as its chairman-elect for 2016 Eugene Woods, president and chief operating officer of Christus Health in Irving, Texas. He will serve as AHA chairman in 2017.Woods next year will succeed James Skogsbergh as the association’s chairman-elect. Skogsbergh is…
A new online tool from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality shows state-level trends in hospital stays for adults with Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance and the uninsured. The Fast Stats tool allows users to examine hospital stay information for about 40 states.