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MedEx Bedside Prescription Delivery is the very first bedside medication delivery service for hospital patients. Implemented by Crouse Hospital, patients in the hospital no longer have to visit the pharmacy for their medications because staff members from Patient Portal and Rite Aid deliver this…
Adirondack Health is working with multiple sectors of the community, such as the Franklin County Office for the Aging and the New York State Agriculture & Market Department to provide eligible, low-income seniors with coupons to local farmers markets. Seniors can use these coupons to purchase…
The AHA today filed a friend-of-the-court brief (link) in United States ex rel. Berntsen v. Prime Healthcare Services et al., urging the federal court to approach short hospital stay claims with sensitivity to the difficulties and consequences hospitals, physicians and patients face when navigating…
AHA comments to ONC regarding the Draft 2017 Interoperability Standards Advisory.
Here's an excellent opportunity for health care executives to study and discuss pressing health care issues with a cohort of other health care leaders and experts in the field. The AHA's Health Care Transformation Fellowship focuses on health care transformation topics, including clinician…
2nd Quarter 2016 Presentation slides for webinar
The AHA Friday asked a federal judge to require the Department of Health and Human Services to implement three practicable solutions to reduce the backlog of Medicare claims appeals at the administrative law judge level: offer reasonable settlements to hospitals and other Medicare providers; delay…
AHA comments regarding the CMS' proposed rule that would revise and update the requirements for the Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) took an important step to strengthen its oversight of certified health IT products.
Homelessness is a hidden but real issue in Chittenden County, VT. University of Vermont Medical Center, based in Burlington, is collaborating with several community organizations to provide housing and improve health care to homeless individuals and families. A recent community health needs…