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Adults with serious psychological distress are up to 10 times more likely to have limitations in their daily living activities, four times more likely to have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and twice as likely to have heart disease or diabetes as other adults, according to a new report…
The AHA’s Association for Community Health Improvement will celebrate Community Health Improvement Week May 31 to June 6 with activities highlighting the value ACHI members contribute to advancing community health. “Let’s celebrate the terrific work community health…
Seven national hospital groups today urged the Department of Health and Human Services to work with stakeholders to accelerate the infrastructure needed for health information exchange and Stage 3 meaningful use of electronic health records, and refrain from finalizing a Stage 3 rule at this time.
The Department of Health and Human Services today issued a notice seeking comments on potential changes to its administrative simplification rule for health plan identifiers (HPIDs). The notice will be published in tomorrow’s Federal Register with comments accepted for 60 days.
Physician practices can apply through Sept. 4 to participate in a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services model that will test whether paying practices to identify and manage cardiovascular risks for Medicare patients reduces heart attacks, strokes and Medicare costs, CMS announced today.
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,…
National hospital groups today urged Congress to oppose H.R. 2513, legislation that would loosen current restrictions on the growth of physician-owned hospitals. “By steering their most profitable cases to facilities they own, physician-owners inflate health care costs and drain essential resources…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should work to develop the mature standards and infrastructure needed for efficient and effective health information exchange, and refrain from finalizing Stage 3 requirements for meaningful use of electronic health records until it has more…
Physician groups wishing to participate in the 2015 Physician Quality Reporting System Group Practice Reporting Option must register by June 30.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality yesterday awarded $112 million to create seven regional cooperatives to help up to 300 small primary care practices improve heart health for patients. The EvidenceNOW initiative will help the practices incorporate key evidence-based interventions…