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ASPR Newsletter Highlights Readiness Lessons From Mass Shootings
IThe Department of Health and Human Services’ Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response shares lessons learned related to pre-hospital care, trauma and emergency response from mass shootings at a large outdoor concert, nightclub and place of worship.
Advisory Offers Tips for Supporting Human Trafficking Victims
The Joint Commission has issued an advisory on human trafficking, which offers information and resources to help medical providers recognize and support victims.
CMS Resource Aims to Promote EHR Interoperability Across PAC Settings
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released a resource to help electronic health record vendors and others incorporate post-acute care assessment instrument data elements into electronic health record products to improve interoperability and facilitate care coordination.
White House Issues Proposal for Reorganizing Government
The White House today issued a report with recommendations for structural realignment of the executive branch, including renaming the Department of Health and Human Services as the Department of Health and Public Welfare.
House Bills to Study Drug Vial Waste, MA Payment Adjustment Advance
The House Ways and Means Committee today approved legislation (H.R. 6142) that would require the Health and Human Services secretary to develop with stakeholders a plan to reduce waste related to single-use drug vials.
CMS Seeks Comments on Reducing Stark Law Burdens
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services seeks comments through Aug. 24 on how it can reduce regulatory burdens and obstacles to care coordination associated with the physician self-referral (Stark) law.
OR Hospitals Provide Nearly $2.2 billion in Community Benefits
Oregon hospitals provided a record $2.19 billion in community benefit activities in 2016, according to a report released this week.
CA Coalition Calls on Candidates to Prioritize Behavioral Health
The California Hospital Association and other partners this week launched Behavioral Health Action, a statewide effort to engage candidates and highlight the importance of addressing behavioral health issues in 2018 elections.
FDA Approves Novel Glucose Monitoring System
The FDA yesterday approved the first continuous glucose monitoring system with a fully implantable sensor, designed to measure glucose levels in adults with diabetes for up to 90 days.
AHA, Hospitals Propose More Ways Court Could Reduce Appeals Backlog
AHA and three member hospitals today recommended to a federal district court four non-deadline remedies to reduce the backlog of Medicare billing appeals awaiting adjudication at the Administrative Law Judge level.