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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday reported a 32% increase in syphilis among newborns in 2021, as well as a 32% increase in syphilis and 4% increase in gonorrhea and chlamydia in other Americans
The Lown Institute鈥檚 latest report on hospital community benefits, like the previous one, is wrong and cannot be taken seriously as it once again relies on obvious biases and suffers from serious methodological flaws, AHA said in a blog published today.
The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology today released a proposed rule that would update certification requirements for health information technology developers under its Health IT Certification Program.
The Environmental Protection Agency today proposed requiring commercial sterilization facilities to comply within 18 months with stricter emission and control standards for ethylene oxide (EtO), a type of gas used to sterilize certain medical devices that cannot be sterilized using alternative鈥
HIPAA enforcement discretion implemented for the COVID-19 public health emergency will expire with the end of the PHE on May 11, but covered health care providers will have until Aug. 9 to comply with the HIPAA rules with respect to telehealth, the Department of Health and Human Services鈥 Office鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a proposed rule for the long-term care hospital prospective payment system for fiscal year 2024. CMS estimates its proposals would decrease aggregate payments to LTCHs by approximately $24 million relative to FY 2023.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a proposed rule that would increase Medicare inpatient prospective payment system rates by a net 2.8% in fiscal year 2024, compared with FY 2023, for hospitals that are meaningful users of electronic health records and submit quality鈥
The AHA today voiced support for the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023 (H.R.2389), legislation that would add 14,000 Medicare-funded residency positions to help alleviate physician shortages that threaten patients鈥 access to care.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday approved state plan amendments allowing Arizona to extend postpartum coverage from 60 days to 12 months after pregnancy for Medicaid and Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program enrollees under the American Rescue Plan Act.
Health care leaders can develop 鈥渟pecific competencies and skills that can contribute to effective crisis management,鈥 write Helena Bonfitto and Benjamin Wise, senior program managers for AHA Funded Partnerships.