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The AHA鈥檚 Hospitals Against Violence initiative will host a June 13 webinar on trends in health care violence and innovative tactics to manage patients with aggressive behavior. Representatives from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston will share their experiences. For more information鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today announced plans to offer quick access to the new Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers when available through secure look-up tools for health care providers and beneficiaries. The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 requires CMS to鈥
The AHA鈥檚 Association for the Healthcare Environment is accepting nominations through June 9 for its Heart of Healthcare Award, which recognizes outstanding environmental services technicians for their efforts to keep patients safe and infection free. Recipients will be honored at AHE鈥檚鈥
The Class of 2019 profiles the women and men who joined the AHA board this year. Ensuring access to care in struggling, rurally isolated communities requires fresh thinking and creative strategies from policymakers, says Jason Spring, chief strategic officer for Kalispell (Mont.) Regional鈥
The AHA today applauded leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee for creating a bipartisan Indian Health Service Task Force.
ECRI Institute yesterday released guidance to help hospitals protect their medical device systems from ransomware attacks. The report provides recommendations for adapting general cybersecurity principles to the particular requirements of medical device systems, including do鈥檚 and don鈥欌
Golden Gourmet has recalled frozen waffle with turkey sausage entrees that were distributed to institutions in six states because the items may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced yesterday.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a guide summarizing technical assistance resources available to clinicians participating in the new payment system for clinicians under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act. For more on MACRA, visit qpp.cms.gov and www.aha.org/鈥
The struggle to maintain safe and affordable housing dims the luster of the golden years for many older Americans.It鈥檚 a struggle that 鈥渁ffects seniors鈥 ability to remain independent and enjoy a high quality of life,鈥 says Janet Hunko, director of the University of Michigan鈥