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In a new blog, Chris DeRienzo, M.D., AHA’s senior vice president and chief physician executive, highlights three ways this year's AHA Leadership Summit exemplified the three priority areas of AHA's Patient Safety Initiative — culture of safety, health equity and workforce safety.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated respiratory syncytial virus vaccination recommendations for adults 60 and older.
The AHA Aug. 6 released the first poster of the People Matter, Words Matter series to be translated into Spanish. Las Personas Importan, Las Palabras Importan covers the importance of using culturally aware language.
More than 46 million prior authorization requests were submitted to Medicare Advantage insurers in 2022, according to KFF analysis released Aug. 6 examining data submitted by MA insurers to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on prior authorization requests, denials and appeals from…
Darryl A. Elmouchi, M.D., chief operating officer of Corewell Health, discusses the current constraints facing caregivers when managing their day-to-day responsibilities, and how Corewell piloted innovative programs to help their employees get back to the main priority of patient care.
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Aug. 2 affirmed a district court's decision to set aside certain regulations implementing the No Surprises Act. In particular, the decision invalidates regulatory provisions governing how arbitrators are to weigh the qualifying payment amount in arbitration…
The AHA along with the Association for the Health Care Environment recently released the Environmental Services Competency Resource Search Catalog, which provides EVS professionals with resources needed to build or enhance their skills and advance their careers while working to reduce the spread of…
In an op-ed published Aug. 2 in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett highlights how hospitals, especially those in rural areas, are facing significant financial challenges and how some proposals being considered by Congress would cut patient care by slashing…
UnitedHealth Group Aug. 1 announced the creation of a gold card program for qualified practices. Under the program, the practices that earn gold card status will not be required to submit prior authorization requests for certain medical, behavioral and mental health services.
A Commonwealth Fund report published Aug. 1 examines how frequently insured, working-age adults are denied care by insurers; how often they are billed for services they believed were covered; and their experiences challenging such bills or care denials. The report shows that 45% of insured, working…