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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has identified the Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System codes and Medicare Part B payment allowances effective Nov. 21 for administering casirivimab and imdevimab, a combination monoclonal antibody therapy made by Regeneron.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency alerted organizations to a global phishing and spearphishing campaign targeting the COVID-19 vaccine cold chain, the part of the supply chain used to store and transport a vaccine at safe temperatures.
The Department of Health and Human Services amended its declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act to expand access to COVID-19 medical countermeasures through telehealth and clarify the scope of liability protections.
A new AHA case study highlights examples of capitated payment agreements that serve to increase the use and improve the quality of primary care services in rural communities.
To care for patients with opioid use disorder, a multidisciplinary team at Dell Seton Medical Center in Austin, Texas, initiates treatment and recovery using buprenorphine, then helps transition follow-up care to an outpatient clinic.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced the Geographic Direct Contracting Model (known as “Geo”) through which participants will take responsibility for the total cost of care for a portion of all Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries in a specific region.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the calendar year 2021 outpatient prospective payment system/ambulatory surgical center final rule.
Tom Nickels, AHA executive vice president for government relations and public policy, will retire from the association next April after a long and exceptional career in the association and political world, AHA announced.
Claire Zangerle, R.N., chief nurse executive at Allegheny Health Network, today joined AHA Board Chair Melinda Estes, M.D., to discuss how hospitals can support their workforce as they move from relief, recovery, and rebuilding to reimagining and innovation.
AHA’s The Value Initiative is providing new resources to support hospitals’ and health systems’ efforts to adopt hospital-at-home care for patients who need acute-level care but are considered stable enough to be safely monitored from their homes.