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AHA’s American Organization for Nursing Leadership affiliate today released the last section in its three-part compendium of best practices to manage nursing workforce complexities.
A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee this week recommended the agency approve the first two vaccines to prevent lower respiratory tract disease caused by respiratory syncytial virus in Americans aged 60 and older.
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) Friday alerted the sector to the latest tactics used to launch MedusaLocker ransomware attacks.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday released a fact sheet summarizing the status of public and private coverage for COVID-19 vaccines, testing, and treatments and certain blanket waivers for health care providers once the public health emergency ends on May 11.
Northwell Health today hosted its fourth annual Gun Violence Prevention Forum to mobilize the collective efforts of executives, clinicians, researchers, survivors and policymakers around preventing gun violence as a public health emergency.
Hospitals continue to experience the same challenges that made 2022 the worst financial year since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, including higher labor expenses and lower patient volumes, according to the latest report on hospital finances from Kaufman Hall. Hospital operating margins fell…
The Food and Drug Administration Friday authorized for emergency use the first over-the-counter test to detect both flu and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The Lucira COVID-19 & Flu Home Test provides results from self-collected nasal swab samples in about 30 minutes.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday proposed changing how it calculates the Medicaid fraction for Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital payments.
The Drug Enforcement Administration Friday proposed limiting telehealth prescriptions for buprenorphine and other controlled substances after the COVID-19 public health emergency to a 30-day supply unless the prescriber or referring clinician have evaluated the patient in person. DEA will accept…
Effective Feb. 27, certified independent dispute resolution entities will resume issuing payment determinations for payment disputes involving out-of-network services and items furnished before Oct. 25, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced.