Search Results
The default setting for search results displays All Content. If you prefer to see recent content only, please adjust the date filter.
Filter your results:
Types
Topics
57886 Results Found
Hospital groups urge court to reject HHS motion for stay in 340B transparency case
The AHA and other hospital groups today opposed the Department of Health and Human Services motion to stay in the groups’ lawsuit challenging the excessive delay in the effective date for the 340B price transparency rule.
Registration is open for 2019 ACHI National Conference
Registration is open for the Association for Community Health Improvement National Conference, March 19–21, 2019, in Chicago.
HHS issues RFI on care for Medicare patients with social risk factors
HHS has issued a request for information on how health care providers and health plans are working to improve care for Medicare patients with social risk factors.
Workshop highlights health system interventions to prevent firearm injuries
Hospitals and health systems are working with their communities on a number of efforts to prevent workforce and community violence, AHA Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Jay Bhatt, D.O., said yesterday.
HHS activates emergency drug program in Florida following Hurricane Michael
HHS announced that it has activated its Emergency Prescription Assistance Program in Florida, allowing thousands of uninsured Floridians access to no-cost replacements of critical medications lost or damaged by Hurricane Michael.
AHA opposes amendment that would prevent much-needed nurses from entering U.S.
The AHA today expressed its opposition to an amendment included in the Department of Homeland Security’s appropriations bill in the House Appropriations Committee that would eliminate the per-country cap for immigrant visas.
House members urge CMS to reconsider site-neutral payment proposals
One hundred thirty-eight members of the House of Representatives yesterday expressed concern with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposal to expand certain site-neutral payment policies to grandfathered off-campus hospital provider-based departments in calendar year 2019.
Chair File: Creating Expert Health Care Teams
AHA is working to help hospitals and health systems transform their teams of experts into an expert team.
Study: Community health worker initiative reduces hospitalizations
Low-income, chronically ill patients who participated in a health system-based community health worker initiative in Philadelphia reported better quality of care and had fewer hospitalizations, shorter hospital stays and were less likely to need readmission than patients who did not participate.
OIG reports improved hospital preparedness for emerging infectious diseases
Hospitals report improved preparedness for emerging infectious diseases since the Ebola outbreak in 2014.