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Seventeen companies that make an estimated 90% of the electronic health record products used by hospitals have pledged to help providers share health information for care whenever permitted by law,
AHA today voiced support for the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (S. 524), bipartisan legislation being considered this week by the Senate to address the nation’s opioid epidemic.
The AHA today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to ensure that quality measures for the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System and alternative payment models for physicians align
In a case that has ramifications for states’ efforts to create all-claims databases, the U.S.
The Department of Veterans Affairs will no longer require community providers in the Veterans Choice Program to submit a copy of a veteran’s medical record before paying for care, the agency
Under a proposed rule issued today, the Office of the National Coordinator for Healt
The Department of Health and Human Services seeks health care representatives to participate on a new H
The AHA’s American Society for Healthcare Engineering today announced the recipients of the 2016 Vista Awards, which will be presented to three hospital teams for construction, renovation and
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Feb.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today issued a final rule on t
The Office of Management and Budget will accept comments through March 28 on
Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell Friday approved an emergency use authorization for a test that ca
Hospitals are improving their ability to share information, but external barriers to increased data exchange remain, according to an AHA TrendWatch
A new report from the AHA’s Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence initiative describes strategies, action
April 1 is the deadline to apply for the Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today issued reports on Zika virus infection among U.S.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today extended to July 1 the deadline for eligible hospitals/professionals and critical access hospitals to apply for a hardship exception from the
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued three new Frequently Asked Questions clarifying what hospitals and eligible professionals participating in the Medicare Electronic Health
This season’s flu vaccine has been 59% effective against the flu, comparable to past seasons with a well-matched vaccine, according to