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HHS reports 57% decline in hospital maternal death rates since 2008
Delivery-related maternal mortality in U.S. hospitals decreased for all racial and ethnic groups, age groups and modes of delivery during 2008 to 2021, likely due to national strategies to improve delivery-related hospital care, the Department of Health and Human Services reported.
FTC Proposes Changes to Health Breach Notification Rule
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) June 9 released for public comment a notice of proposed changes to breach notification requirements for entities that collect health information but are not covered by privacy and security requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
AHA advises Congress how to advance MACRA payment models
In a letter submitted to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations for a hearing on challenges implementing value-based and alternative payment models under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, AHA encouraged certain statutory and regulatory policies to advance and flexibly implement these models.
House members urge CMS to adjust FY 2024 inpatient payment update
A bipartisan group of 87 representatives urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to reevaluate its proposed payment update for the inpatient prospective payment system for fiscal year 2024, expressing concern that the proposed update does not accurately reflect the current costs of providing care to patients or the high financial pressures that hospitals face.
Care preference inequities remain, survey finds
Adults ages 50 and older believe their care preferences are being considered more often, but significant racial, economic, and geographic inequities remain, according to a SCAN Foundation report released this month.
Hawaii funds CNA-to-LPN program
Hawaii Governor. Josh Green last week signed legislation to make it easier for working certified nurse aides to become a licensed practical nurse.
NLCs can ease nursing shortages
Nurse licensure compacts are one tool states can use to help alleviate chronic nursing shortages, according to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
UCHealth Streamlines Inpatient Flow with AI and Workflow Automation
Join us to learn how leaders at UC Health have moved beyond dashboards and paper/Excel-based daily reports and are leveraging cloud-based AI technology via a “smart, portable capacity command center” and achieving impressive results to increase patient access to care.
HHS issues advisory on long COVID
The Department of Health and Human Services this week released an advisory on long COVID.