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The Veterans Choice Program tomorrow will begin using driving distance to determine the distance between a veteran鈥檚 residence and the nearest VA medical facility, according to an interim final rule issued today by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The AHA鈥檚 Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence will host a webinar May 6 on community health needs assessments. In addition to identifying priority health needs and aligning partners and resources to address community needs, CHNAs are a vital tool for informing population health management. On鈥
The Illinois Hospital Association and Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council yesterday announced their intention to merge to better serve their members and the patients and communities they serve. IHA Board Chair Dean Harrison, president and CEO of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, and MCHC鈥
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,鈥
Acute-care hospitals participating in the Inpatient Quality Reporting Program must report fourth-quarter 2014 data for health care personnel flu vaccination and certain infection measures to the National Healthcare Safety Network by May 15. The infection measures include intensive care unit data on鈥
The Institute for Diversity in Health Management today named Manuel Tom谩s Le贸n as its new president and CEO. 鈥淲e are delighted to have Tom谩s build upon the outstanding accomplishments the Institute has achieved, and we look forward to his leadership as we continue to鈥
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute yesterday awarded about $59 million for five 鈥減ragmatic clinical studies鈥 to compare the clinical effectiveness of certain treatments in typical care settings.
The AHA will host a members-only webinar April 29 on three new proposed rules for the Medicare Electronic Health Records Incentive Program. During the webinar, from 2-3:30 p.m.
The Class of 2017 profiles the women and men who joined the AHA board this year. The shift from fee-for-service, volume-based payment toward a more integrated, value-based payment world is coming, and it鈥檚 the AHA鈥檚 job to help its diverse membership ride that wave of change, says鈥
The Institute for Diversity in Health Management today named Manuel Tom谩s Le贸n as its new president and CEO.鈥淲e are delighted to have Tom谩s build upon the outstanding accomplishments the Institute has achieved, and we look forward to his leadership as we continue to鈥