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Hospital and Health System Leaders Share Affordability Strategies at AHA Annual Meeting
Panelists spoke about how they integrate analytics, are strategic about cost and manage risk to add value to care and make it more affordable. Read more and learn more about the AHA’s Value Initiative.
CDC: Outbreak Associated with Synthetic Cannabinoids Spreads to 9 States
More than 200 people in nine states have reported bleeding or other symptoms associated with exposure to synthetic cannabinoid products containing an anticoagulant agent, including five who died.
Today is the Deadline for Hospitals to Apply for FY 2018 Low-volume Adjustment
The Bipartisan Budget Act retroactively extended the enhanced low-volume payment adjustment, which provides an add-on payment to qualifying low-volume hospitals to help improve access to care in rural areas.
CDC Shares Update on Ebola in Congo; Steps for U.S. Care Providers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today provided an update on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and advised health care providers in the U.S. to continue to obtain a travel history from all patients seeking care.
GAO Announces MedPAC Appointments
The Government Accountability Office today appointed five new members to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and reappointed one current member.
CMS Opens 2019 QPP Advanced APM Module for MA Plans
The module will allow Medicare plans to request that their payment arrangements receive “an other payer advanced APM determination” as part of the Quality Payment Program mandated by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act.
AHA Issue Brief on Meeting Complex Needs of Older Adults Across Care Settings
A new AHA issue brief offers a prototype practice model to help hospitals and health systems meet the complex needs of older adults across care settings.
Nurse Awarded Fulbright Grant; Oncology Nurses Encouraged by Added Training
Also in this weekly roundup: AHA, AONE to be represented on national patient safety panel and executive moves in the field.
S&P Report: 340B Cuts Could Harm U.S. Safety Net
Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings last week said it believes that recent payment cuts to not-for-profit hospitals under the 340B drug savings program “will likely weaken their operating performance at a time of already tightening margins.”
CMS Proposes Changes, Seeks Comment on Home Health Demo Project
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday issued a notice detailing proposed changes to a claim-review demonstration project for Medicare fee-for-service home health services.