The AHA Sept. 17 at 10 a.m. ET is hosting a webinar with HCA Healthcare leaders Edmund Jackson, M.D., and Jeffrey Guy, M.D., who will share oxygen conservation strategies as COVID-19 cases surge nationwide, leading to limitation in supplies.
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The House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees approved their legislative recommendations for the Build Back Better Act, which will be considered under budget reconciliation.
The AHA is accepting applications through Oct. 15 for its 2022 Quest for Quality Prize.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded $123 million in grants to help health care providers and communities prevent and treat opioid and other substance use disorders and overdoses.
Postpartum hemorrhages occur in 1%-5% of women who have a baby.
Five hospital-led programs received the 2021 AHA Dick Davidson NOVA Award for their collaborative efforts to improve community health.
bout 2.1 million people selected a 2021 health plan through the federally facilitated marketplace between Feb. 15 and Aug. 15 during the special enrollment period created in response to the COVID-19 emergency, with an additional 738,000 enrolling through the 15 state-based marketplaces, the Department of Health and Human Services reported.
The National Institutes of Health awarded about $470 million from the American Rescue Plan Act to New York University Langone Health for a project to study the long-term effects of COVID-19.
The Northwell Health Nurse Choir will compete in the America’s Got Talent finals tonight at 8 p.m. ET. Viewers can vote for them to bring home the win when the season concludes Wednesday, Sept. 15, at 8 pm ET.
The AHA has announced the hospital-community partnership teams participating in the 2021 Hospital Community Collaborative.
James Elrod, president and CEO of Willis-Knighton Health System in Shreveport, La., and the longest-tenured hospital administrator in the United States, plans to retire Sept. 30 after 56 years, the health system announced .
The Nevada Hospital Association named as its new president and CEO Pat Kelly, who previously served as chief financial officer and vice president of shared services for the West Virginia Hospital Association.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services awarded the 21 state-based health insurance marketplaces between $500,000 and $1.1 million each to update their systems, programs or technology to ease enrollment and comply with federal requirements, including the American Rescue Plan Act’s increased premium tax credits and cost-sharing reductions for plan years 2021 and 2022.
State and territorial health departments have resumed distributing monoclonal antibodies to clinical sites, the Department of Health and Human Services announced.
The Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury and the Office of Personnel Management (“the departments”) released proposed rules implementing certain provisions of the No Surprises Act related to enforcement, air ambulance transparency, and agent and broker disclosures.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed repealing a final rule codifying how it defines “reasonable and necessary” coverage for items and services furnished under Medicare Parts A and B, which is scheduled to take effect Dec. 15.
The AHA Sept. 17 at 10 a.m. ET is hosting a webinar with HCA Healthcare leaders Edmund Jackson, M.D., and Jeffrey Guy, M.D., who will share oxygen conservation strategies as COVID-19 cases surge nationwide, leading to limitation in supplies.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services awarded four organizations an initial $2 million each to serve as lead organizations for the Community Transformation Track in the Community Health Access and Rural Transformation Model.
Health care providers should immediately stop using and discard all ultrasound gel and lotion products made by Eco-Med Pharmaceutical Inc. due to potential bacterial contamination with Burkholderia cepacia complex, the Food and Drug Administration said in an update.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance for health care personnel on preventing and controlling infections during the COVID-19 pandemic; managing health care personnel with SARS-CoV-2 infection or exposure; and preventing SARS-CoV-2 spread in nursing homes.