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The AHA encourages all hospitals to complete the 10th annual Information Technology Supplement to the AHA Annual Survey. The survey was mailed to hospital CEOs this week for their chief information officer to complete on paper or online by Jan. 26.
Individual clinicians and group practices participating in the Quality Payment Program can submit their 2017 performance data through March 31 at https://qpp.cms.gov/login, eliminating the need to submit the data on multiple websites, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced…
Individual clinicians and group practices participating in the Quality Payment Program can submit their 2017 performance data through March 31 at https://qpp.cms.gov/login, eliminating the need to submit the data on multiple websites, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced…
The Federal Communications Commission is accepting comments through Feb. 2 on its proposal to permanently increase the $400 million annual funding cap for the Rural Health Care Program, as advocated by the AHA.
PharMEDium Services LLC has recalled 55 lots of compounded drug products due to a lack of sterility assurance, the Food and Drug Administration announced last week. The products were distributed to U.S. hospitals and clinics. Customers with recalled products should immediately quarantine and…
Early infant deaths from critical congenital heart disease decreased 33.4% between 2011 and 2013 in states with mandatory screening for the condition, according to a study reported last month in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Early infant deaths from other or unspecified cardiac…
The AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative will host a Jan.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week announced proposed changes to the risk adjustment model for aged and disabled beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage Part C plans beginning in calendar year 2019, as required by the 21st Century Cures Act. CMS proposes phasing in the…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week recommended treating all hospitalized, severely ill and high-risk patients who have suspected or confirmed influenza with antiviral medications as soon as possible. H3N2 A viruses are predominating this flu season, and in past seasons have…
Health care and behavioral health care systems can apply through Feb. 21 for grants to screen adolescents and adults in primary care and community health settings for substance misuse and use disorders, implement brief interventions and refer for treatment services, the Substance Abuse and Mental…