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CMS updates rules for infection prevention
Recent revisions emphasize the physical environment's role in infection prevention and control.
AHA Board Names Joanne M. Conroy, M.D., as Chair-Elect Designate
The American Hospital Association (AHA) Board of Trustees has elected Joanne M. Conroy, M.D., Chief Executive Officer and President of Dartmouth Health, based in Lebanon, N.H., as its Chair-elect Designate.
Senators asked to sign letter urging CMS to fix inpatient payment proposal
Sens. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., are asking their colleagues to sign a letter by July 21 urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to revise the hospital inpatient prospective payment system rule for fiscal year 2023 to more accurately reflect the cost of providing hospital care to patients.
Blog: Four ways to improve digital health equity
Priya Bathija, AHA’s vice president of strategic initiatives, shares digital health strategies from CommonSpirit Health and Boston Medical Center to help expecting and new moms communicate with their care teams.
Blog: Accounting for quality reporting challenges during a pandemic
A Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposal to pause public reporting on the inpatient patient safety indicator measure for one year due to the pandemic “is not only consistent with a commitment to transparency, but important for maintaining the credibility of the information shared with the public,” writes Akin Demehin, AHA’s senior director of quality and patient safety policy.
Study: Immunocompromised patients report fewer negative effects after COVID-19 mRNA vaccine booster
Immunocompromised people age 12 and older experience fewer local and systemic reactions after receiving a COVID-19 mRNA booster than after the third primary dose, the Centers for Disease Control an
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline launches tomorrow
The 10-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline July 16 will complete its transition to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, meaning individuals experiencing a suicide, mental health or substance use crisis can simply call, chat or text 988 to connect with a trained crisis counselor.
CDC reports over 1,400 monkeypox cases, growing vaccine supply
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today reported over 1,400 U.S. monkeypox cases and no deaths since the outbreak began in May.
Blog: Sustaining Quality Transparency While Accounting for COVID-19’s Unprecedented Challenges
Recent reports have mischaracterized Medicare’s proposals to account for the impact of COVID-19 in its quality measurement programs as “hiding” important and useful patient safety data from the public.
Urge Your Senators to Sign ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter to CMS to Fix Inadequate Hospital Inpatient Payment Proposal
Sens. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., are spearheading a “Dear Colleague” letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) urging the agency to make critical changes to the hospital inpatient prospective payment system proposed rule for fiscal year (FY) 2023 to more accurately reflect the cost of providing hospital care to patients.