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The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today held a hearing on the U.S. public health response to the Zika virus.
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday issued recommendations for screening donors of human cells, tissues, and cellular and tissue-based products (HCT/Ps) to reduce the potential risk of Zika virus transmission.
Hospitals continue to appeal Recovery Audit Contractor claim denials, according to the latest report from the AHA's quarterly RACTrac survey. Hospitals participating in the fourth-quarter 2015 survey report appealing 49% of all RAC claim denials, and 60% of claims reviewed in the fourth quarter鈥
The AHA and American Medical Group Association are offering a new fellowship to help member hospitals and health systems with employed physicians move to a more integrated system of care to manage population health and succeed in new physician payment models coming in 2019 under the Medicare鈥
Seventeen companies that make an estimated 90% of the electronic health record (EHR) products used by hospitals have pledged to help providers share health information for care whenever permitted by law, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced Feb. 29.
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By Shellie Byrum The Class of 2018 profiles the women and men who joined the AHA board this year.The hospital and health system field faces significant transformation, with a tectonic shift in focus from episodic care to promoting community health and wellness, AHA board member Carmela Coyle鈥
In a letter yesterday to the Department of Justice, the AHA further elaborated on why Anthem鈥檚 proposed acquisition of Cigna 鈥渨ould irreparably harm competition and consumers鈥 by reducing the ability of other health insurers to compete with Blues plans.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services鈥 Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response has released a new comprehensive resource on Zika virus for clinicians and emergency response personnel.
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, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced yesterday.
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鈥檚 opioid epidemic. 鈥淗ospitals see firsthand the effects of opioid abuse, addiction, and overdoses in the communities鈥