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Minnesota hospitals and health systems contributed more than $4.3 billion in programs and services to benefit the health of their communities in 2014, a 4.6% increase from 2013, according to a recent report by the Minnesota Hospital Association. The total includes $2.3 billion in鈥
The AHA seeks hospital and health system trustees to serve on its Committee on Governance, Regional Policy Boards, and other governing councils and committees beginning in 2017. Interested trustees are invited to view the Invitation for Trustee Involvement and submit an application through Feb. 24.
Every year the Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA), like many other state, metropolitan and regional hospital associations across the country, releases an annual report that describes how its hospitals help build healthier communities.These stories are from MHA鈥檚 2015 Community Benefit鈥
American Heart Month is an annual celebration in February that began in 1963 to encourage Americans to join the battle against heart disease. A presidential proclamation pays tribute each year to researchers, physicians, public health professionals and volunteers for their tireless efforts in鈥
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday issued recommendations for blood donor screening and deferral to reduce the risk of transmitting Zika virus through transfusions.
The AHA yesterday asked the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Department of the Treasury to 鈥渢ake swift and decisive action鈥 to protect consumers from limited-benefit plans. The association 鈥渉as been distressed to learn that some emerging employer-sponsored health鈥
The AHA yesterday urged the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics to adopt a proposed electronic transaction standard for claims attachments, but with certain conditions to help ensure timely claims processing.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has posted a Frequently Asked Question clarifying what hospitals participating in the Medicare Electronic Health Records Incentive Program must do to meet the public health objective, particularly the specialized registry measure for eligible鈥
Uncompensated care costs at Missouri hospitals increased 469% between 2004 and 2014, according to the Missouri Hospital Association鈥檚 annual Community Investment Report. In 2014, the state鈥檚 hospitals provided $1.3 billion in uncompensated care, including $723 million in charity care鈥
Heeding concerns raised by the AHA and others, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Feb. 11 issued a final rule that requires providers to repay overpayments discovered within six years of the initial Medicare reimbursement, a much shorter look-back period than first proposed.