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Senior health care leaders may apply through June 1 to participate in the next AHA Health Care Transformation Fellowship, a nine-month program designed to give participants knowledge, tools and connections to transform their health care organizations. Through in-person learning retreats, webinars,…
The AHA encourages all hospitals to submit data to the quarterly RACTrac survey by April 17. The free web-based survey helps AHA gauge the impact of Medicare's Recovery Audit Contractor program on hospitals and advocate for needed changes. For more information on the RACTrac initiative, visit www.…
National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Richard Griffin Jr. this week issued guidance on how the agency will implement its final rule changing the process for filing and processing petitions for union representation of employees, effective for representation cases filed on or after…
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute this week announced up to $90 million in funding for pragmatic clinical studies to evaluate the effectiveness of care options in “real-world” settings.
Cancer mortality rates tend to be lower and improve more in countries that spend more on cancer care, according to a study reported in the April issue of Health Affairs. The study compared changes in cancer mortality and cancer care spending in 16 countries: Australia, Denmark, Finland, France…
The American health care worker being treated for Ebola virus disease at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD, has improved from fair to good condition, NIH announced yesterday. Admitted March 13, the patient tested positive for the disease while volunteering in an…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today alerted U.S. hospitals and long-term care facilities not to serve or sell any Blue Bell Creameries ice cream products made at the company’s Oklahoma plant, which may be contaminated with Listeria. CDC and the Food and Drug…
Richard P. de Filippi, 2010 AHA chairman and champion for disparities elimination and leadership diversity in health care, will receive the AHA’s highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, at the association’s Annual Membership Meeting May 3-6 in Washington, D.C. In addition, Todd…
The AHA on May 4 will present four Hospital Awards for Volunteer Excellence, recognizing extraordinary hospital volunteer programs for their positive impact on patients, hospitals, health systems and communities. The honorees are: “Fairview’s Youth Grief Services,” Fairview Health…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today announced final changes to the Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug programs for 2016, which will increase payments by a net 1.25%, on average. CMS had proposed reducing payments by an average of 0.95%. When combined with…