The AHA Aug. 5 provided comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on the distribution of funding for the Rural Health Transformation Program. The program will fund $50 billion to rural providers from fiscal year 2026 to FY 2030. The AHA …
The AHA and The John A. Hartford Foundation have launched the inaugural AHA Age-Friendly Healthcare Impact Award, recognizing hospitals and health systems advancing excellence in care for older adults through the 4Ms Framework — What Matters, Medication, …
The Food and Drug Administration Aug. 3 identified Class I recalls of two convenience kit products. Certain kits by Medline Industries have been recalled due to the containment of recalled Huons Bupivacaine Hydrochloride Dextrose Injections. The injections …
The Senate is expected to vote this week on its own continuing resolution to fund the federal government through Dec. 11. The chamber, scheduled to leave for August recess this week, advanced the CR following a procedural vote Aug. 3. Like the House …
We all deserve safe, evidence-based healthcare focused on what matters to us as we age. The AHA is working with several partners to ensure it occurs across hospitals and health systems, ambulatory and long-term care settings, and communities. Ensuring …
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration announced July 31 that it awarded $73.2 million in grants for children’s mental health, suicide prevention and assisted outpatient treatment programs. SAMHSA will award $44.3 million to the …
Anne Seymour, of the National Mass Violence Center, and Michael Schmidt, Ph.D., professor of microbiology and immunology at the Medical University of South Carolina, explain how crime victim compensation programs can help survivors of mass violence cover …
Two individuals have died in Michigan in connection to the current multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced Aug. 3. The department said that both individuals had significant underlying health …
The House March 22 voted 286-134 to pass the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, legislation that would fund all remaining federal agencies through Sept. 30. The bipartisan bill includes six appropriations bills, including one funding the …
The AHA has elected seven new members to its Board of Trustees for three-year terms beginning Jan. 1. The incoming members are: Charles Gressle, president of East Florida Division, HCA Healthcare in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; William M. Jennings, president of …
The Department of Health and Human Services today issued a notice announcing a revised 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program, allowing qualifying drug manufacturers to use rebates rather than upfront discounts to effectuate the 340B ceiling price for certain …
The AHA July 31 provided comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on its interim final rule on Medicaid community engagement requirements. To be eligible for or maintain Medicaid coverage, the rule requires certain adults to complete 80 …
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today finalized a 2.3% payment update for long-term care hospitals for fiscal year 2027 relative to FY 2026. This includes a 3.2% market basket update, reduced by a 0.9 percentage point productivity …
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a final rule that would increase Medicare rates by a net 2.3% in fiscal year 2027, compared with FY 2026, for hospitals that are meaningful users of electronic health records and submit quality …
Every day in hospitals across America, patients depend on blood transfusions to survive and heal. Trauma victims, cancer patients, mothers experiencing childbirth complications, children with serious illnesses, and people undergoing major surgeries all …
Current or prospective essential community providers, which are facilities serving predominantly low-income and medically underserved individuals, must update an existing application or submit a new one with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services …
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and other U.S. and international agencies July 29 released joint guidance outlining minimum elements for a “software bill of materials” for organizations to better understand and improve their …
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 30 released the fiscal year 2027 final rule for inpatient rehabilitation facilities. The rule will increase payments by 2.3% overall, which includes a 3.2% market basket update reduced by a 0.9 …
The AHA’s American Organization for Nursing Leadership will host a webinar Aug. 5 at noon ET on how nurse leaders can guide ambient documentation from pilot design to sustainable implementation. Presenters will share lessons from rapid ambient …
Earlier this year, the FBI launched a two-month national campaign, Operation Winter SHIELD (Securing Homeland Infrastructure by Enhancing Layered Defense), highlighting the top 10 actions private sector organizations — including healthcare — can take to …
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