(Update of post published June 28, 2022) On July 19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced it was recommending a fourth COVID-19 vaccine, Novavax, for adults 18 or older. The recommendation followed the FDA’s emergency use …
Original post (published May 6, 2022): A new “birthing-friendly” hospital designation is a key feature of a proposed rule issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). According to CMS, the designation would “assist consumers in choosing …
This summer appears destined to go into record books as one of hottest ever, with many parts of the U.S., including Arkansas, and Europe already breaking all-time temperature records. Heat is the No. 1 weather-related killer in the U.S., so it’s important …
Hospitals and clinics in Arkansas face increasingly difficult staffing and cost challenges, ACHI Health Policy Director Craig Wilson writes in his latest column for Talk Business and Politics. Those challenges include a workforce that has been heavily …
The July/August issue of the Healthcare Journal of Arkansas includes an article by ACHI President and CEO Dr. Joe Thompson discussing the opioid overdose epidemic and a new program that seeks to reduce overdose deaths in Arkansas. Thompson notes that …
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