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The Department of Health and Human Services today announced more than $70 million in new funding opportunities to prevent and treat opioid use disorders and deaths.
Efforts to reduce hospital readmissions are working, but they don’t always save money, according to a review of 50 quality improvement studies published yesterday by JAMA Internal Medicine.
The AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative will host a June 13 webinar on trends in health care violence and innovative tactics to manage patients with aggressive behavior. Representatives from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston will share their experiences. For more information…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today announced plans to offer quick access to the new Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers when available through secure look-up tools for health care providers and beneficiaries. The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 requires CMS to…
The AHA’s Association for the Healthcare Environment is accepting nominations through June 9 for its Heart of Healthcare Award, which recognizes outstanding environmental services technicians for their efforts to keep patients safe and infection free. Recipients will be honored at AHE’s…
The Class of 2019 profiles the women and men who joined the AHA board this year. Ensuring access to care in struggling, rurally isolated communities requires fresh thinking and creative strategies from policymakers, says Jason Spring, chief strategic officer for Kalispell (Mont.) Regional…
The AHA today applauded leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee for creating a bipartisan Indian Health Service Task Force.
ECRI Institute yesterday released guidance to help hospitals protect their medical device systems from ransomware attacks. The report provides recommendations for adapting general cybersecurity principles to the particular requirements of medical device systems, including do’s and don’…
Golden Gourmet has recalled frozen waffle with turkey sausage entrees that were distributed to institutions in six states because the items may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced yesterday.