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AHA Special Bulletin, Monday March 22, 2010
AHA Offers Support for Reform Package
COVINGTON & BURLING, LLP Alert: Trade association may now use corporate funds to engage in express advocacy
President Obama today released a summary of his health care reform proposal, which the White House says will attempt to ")bridge the gap between the House and Senate bills.")
On January 28 the Health Resources and Services Administration published a final rule expanding who must report information to the National Practitioner Data Bank \(NPDB\). The rule does not change the reporting requirements for hospitals. However, it requires additional entities, such as private…
Clinical integration can improve the quality and efficiency of our health care system; however, current legal barriers frustrate reform efforts. The nation needs laws and regulations that encourage or at least do not impede our progress in improving care and care delivery for patients.
The Food and Drug Administration \(FDA\) today announced that it will extend to 18 months from now the time by which hospitals and other health care facilities using the Steris System 1 \(SS1\) processor to sterilize endoscopes, bronchoscopes and other medical devices should transition to legally…