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Funded by grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, there are currently 12 regional and two national telehealth resource centers across the country. Their overarching mission is to meet the鈥
An integrated health system headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Avera Health serves patients in an area of more than 545,000 square miles throughout South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and North Dakota. Its telehealth program, Avera eCare, partners with clinics, independent hospitals鈥
In January 2015, Southern Illinois Healthcare, based in Carbondale, was awarded an 18-month USDA Rural Development grant for more than $450,000 to create the Southern Illinois Telemedicine Initiative. The goal is to improve access and quality of care to seven rural hospitals, including four鈥
Mercy, a large Catholic health care system, began its telehealth initiatives with an eICU program in 2006. In 2015, the health system opened a four-story, $54 million virtual care center with 330 employees. This facility includes an eICU, which connects with 30 ICUs in seven states, and telestroke鈥
At the urging of hospitals and more than half of both the House and Senate, CMS delayed the launch of their overall star ratings program.
Providing Chronic & Specialty Care in the Community
AHA letter to Department of Justice regarding the
Today's rule includes a very important outcome because it reverses the inappropriate and unfair 0.2 percent payment reduction for inpatient services that was implemented as part of the original "two-midnight" policy.
April is National Minority Health Month. Led by the HHS Office of Minority Health, the 2016 events are centered on the theme 鈥淎ccelerating Health Equity for the Nation.鈥 The AHA offers numerous resources to help hospitals and health systems provide high-quality, patient-centered care to鈥
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 15, 2016 ) 鈥 The 黑料正能量 Association (AHA) today named Maureen Swick, R.N., Ph.D., chief executive officer of the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) and senior vice president, nursing of the AHA.For the past six years, Swick has been the senior vice鈥