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CMS conference call tomorrow on federal opioid strategy
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host an Aug. 15 Special Open Door Forum on federal strategies to address the opioid epidemic.
AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative shares effective violence prevention strategies
AHA Board Member Claire Zangerle, RN, chief nurse executive at Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh, moderated a dynamic panel at last month’s AHA Leadership Summit that discussed effective violence prevention strategies and program development.
Study: Value-based EHR alerts can lower costs, complications
Embedding certain decision support alerts into hospital electronic health records can lower costs, readmissions and complications for patients, according to a study published today in the American Journal of Managed Care.
AHRQ releases opioid management toolkit for primary care providers
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released an online toolkit to help primary care practices improve care for patients taking opioids for chronic pain.
Report examines health information exchange by physicians
Referrals, laboratory results, imaging reports and medication lists were the most common types of patient health information electronically exchanged by office-based physicians in 2015.
CMS announces Next Generation ACO benefit enhancement
Beginning in January, Medicare will pay for certain care management home visits under the Next Generation Accountable Care Organization Model.
Prioritizing community health to achieve health equity
To achieve health equity, all of us—hospitals and health systems, allied hospital associations, and local, state and national stakeholders—will need to partner and prioritize the work that improves the health of our communities.
As health care changes, focus turns to disruptive CEOs
Also in this weekly roundup of health care news: CVS debuts a telemedicine app; Amazon to test staff clinics; Oscar Health is armed for disruption; and Big Tech calls for embrace of interoperability standards.
CDC: 1 in 4 U.S. adults has disability
One in four U.S. adults has a disability that impacts major life activities, including 40 percent of adults age 65 and older, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Senate hearing highlights FCC efforts to expand broadband, telehealth
Testifying at a Senate hearing today on Federal Communications Commission policies and oversight, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai highlighted the agency’s recent actions to expand access to broadband and telehealth.