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The Federal Communications Commission today approved rules to permit unlicensed devices to operate on the same channel as the Wireless Medical Telemetry Service used by hospitals for patient monito
Anthem’s proposed acquisition of Cigna and Aetna’s proposed acquisition of Humana have “the very real potential” to substantially reduce competition and the insurers’
Eight national hospital organizations, including the AHA, today urged the Department of Health and Human Services to immediately release a final rule easing “meaningful use” requirement
A new AHA task force will work to confirm the characteristics of vulnerable rural and urban communities and identify strategies and federal policies to help ensure access to care in these areas.
Anthem’s proposed acquisition of Cigna and Aetna’s proposed acquisition of Humana have “the very real potential” to substantially reduce competition and the insurers’
The AHA last week called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to extend the partial enforcement delay of the two-midnight policy to conform with other proposed changes to the policy.
The 2015 Health Forum and AHA Leadership Summit, held July 23-25 in San Francisco, brought together health care leaders to discuss ways to transform the delivery system for better quality and value
Inpatient mortality rates among adults declined by 45% for pneumonia, 41% for heart attack, 29% for congestive heart failure and 27% for stroke between 2002 and 2012, according to a new
Half of the nation’s primary care physicians view increased use of quality metrics and financial penalties for unnecessary hospitalizations as potentially troubling for patient care, accordin
The Alabama Hospital Association today named as its next president Donald Williamson, M.D., who currently serves as state health officer for the Alabama Department of Public Health and chair of the
The Food and Drug Administration today released guidance on supplemental reprocessing measures
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today recommended that public health departments track and alert health care facilities to drug-resistant outbreaks in their area, and work with them
Hospitals are encouraged to review their hospital-specific reports for the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program and submit any corrections before the 30-day review and correction period en
Eliminating the three-day stay requirement for Medicare Advantage enrollees does not increase hospital or skilled nursing facility admissions or SNF lengths of stay, according to a new
While hospitals merge in order to build a better and more durable continuum of care for patients, the motivation behind insurer consolidation is quite different, writes Melinda Hatton, AHA senior v
The District of Columbia federal court today heard arguments on respective motions for summary judgment in consolidated cases challenging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ 0.2
The Food and Drug Administration has