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The AHA June 24 sent letters to Senate and House members supporting legislation that would prevent enforcement of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services鈥 final rule on minimum staffing requirements for long-term care facilities.
Site-neutral policies fail to recognize that not all sites of care are created equal, writes AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack in a letter to the editor published June 25 in the New York Times.
Rebecca Chickey, AHA senior director of behavioral health, interviews Linden Oaks Hospital鈥檚 Walter Whang, M.D., system physician executive of the psychiatry line, and Gina Sharp, president and system executive of the behavioral health service line, on developing and growing their use of advanced鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Innovation Center has announced it will host a Rural Health Hackathon in August.
The Department of Health and Human Services June 24 released a final rule that would disincentivize health care providers for interfering with the access, exchange or use of electronic health information. AHA previously expressed concern when the rule was proposed, saying it could threaten the鈥
Health care pressures are often magnified for rural caregivers, yet some are developing unique solutions for these turbulent times.
The Department of Health and Human Services鈥 Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) this week released an advisory about Qilin, formerly "Agenda," a ransomware-as-a-service group targeting health care and other industries worldwide.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit June 21 partially affirmed the district court judgment that the Preventative Services Task Force charged with determining coverage of certain preventative services was unconstitutional, as well as the grant of injunctive relief for the plaintiffs in the鈥
Change Healthcare June 20 began notifying health care providers and other customers with patient data stolen following February鈥檚 cyberattack, the company announced.
鈥淪afety Speaks鈥 is a new Advancing Health series where hospital and health system leaders share successes from their organizations鈥 patient safety efforts.