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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently announced that they anticipate a later start date for the Increasing Organ Transplant Access Model.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Oct. 22 released final guidance detailing reporting requirements for the hospital respiratory data condition of participation.
A new AHA Cyber Intel blog by John Riggi, AHA鈥檚 national advisor on cybersecurity and risk, examines current trends and challenges in health care regarding ransomware and other cybersecurity attacks as incidents targeting hospitals, third-party providers and suppliers increase.
The National Academy for State Health Policy鈥檚 Hospital Cost Tool 鈥渕isses the mark in many ways, and its use by payers, purchasers and policymakers could have dire consequences for hospitals鈥 financial well-being, and, ultimately, patients鈥 access to care,鈥 according to a report prepared for the鈥
Four workers at a commercial egg farm in Washington tested presumptively positive for H5N1 bird flu, the Washington State Department of Health announced Sunday.
Jefferson Health's Cara Martino, DNP, R.N., enterprise vice president of clinical improvement and transformation, and Trish Henwood, M.D., executive vice president and chief clinical officer, discuss the organization's ever-growing patient population and how an innovative platform is keeping鈥
Medicare open enrollment for 2025 began Oct. 15 and runs through Dec. 7. During the annual enrollment period, Medicare-eligible individuals can check their status, choose plans, or change plans during the open enrollment period.
In this conversation, Schonay Barnett-Jones, trustee at Children鈥檚 National Hospital and AHA board member, discusses strategies for recruiting a diverse board of trustees to any health care organization, and how to engage and retain the next generation of future board members.
AHA-member and non-member CEOs are being reminded to complete the AHA鈥檚 2024 Governance Survey by mid-November.
The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking written public comments through Oct. 31 on 12 proposed new objectives for its Healthy People 2030 initiative.