Quality & Patient Safety
Health care is changing rapidly. The rise of consumerism, the digital economy, precision medicine, predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, new high-tech entrants to the health care sector and affordability pressures all serve as catalysts for change. And America鈥檚 hospitals and health鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week extended the deadline to comment on their proposed rule updating proficiency testing and referral requirements under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments from April 5 to June 4.
The Food and Drug Administration today published a proposed rule that would update requirements under the Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992, which authorized FDA oversight of mammography facilities.
AHA provides input to CMS regarding potential future changes to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hospital overall star ratings system.
In partnership with the AHA and other national health care leaders, the National Quality Forum today launched a task force to identify opportunities to drive and optimize high-value, person-centered care for every patient by 2030.
A federal court has ordered a Texas-based company to stop producing compounded drug products intended to be sterile until the company complies with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and other requirements.
The Food and Drug Administration Friday issued recommendations for health care providers to reduce the risk of adverse events associated with surgical staplers and staples for internal use.
This is Patient Safety Awareness Week.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today released new guidance to help surveyors identify when to cite health care providers or suppliers for violations of health and safety regulations that cause serious harm or death to a patient.
Hospitals and health systems understand the importance of making health care more affordable for everyone and they 鈥渉ave been tackling the issue head on, taking steps to redesign care and implement operational efficiencies,鈥 AHA told Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., in response to a letter seeking鈥