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HHS says hospitals impacted by Change Healthcare cyberattack can delegate breach notifications to UnitedHealth Group
The Department of Health and Human Services May 31 announced that hospitals and health systems can require UnitedHealth Group to notify patients if their data was stolen during the Change Healthcare cyberattack Feb. 22.
AHA podcast: The Impact of Prior Authorization on Clinicians and Patients
Andrea Preisler, AHA senior associate director of administrative simplification policy, Jennifer Cameron, executive director of patient access at Children's National Health System, and David Jacobson, M.D., division chief of blood and marrow transplantation at Children's National Hospital, discuss what the new prior authorization rule means for ensuring clinicians can do what they do best: take care of their patients.
CMS accepting applications for ACO Primary Care Flex Model
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is accepting applications until Aug. 1 for the Accountable Care Organizations Primary Care Flex Model, a voluntary model that will focus on primary care delivery in the Medicare Shared Savings Program.
FDA grants enforcement discretion for use of conjunctival swabs to test for bird flu in humans
The Food and Drug Administration last week granted enforcement discretion for the use of conjunctival swabs by laboratories as part of human testing for H5N1 bird flu, as two human cases only showed symptoms of conjunctivitis before confirmation.
Community partners can co-design Black maternal care
Hospitals can co-design maternity care with community partners to improve Black maternal health outcomes proactively and collaboratively, according to an American Hospital Association blog.
Mistreatment during delivery can cause lasting trauma
An often-silent contributor to adverse maternal mental health in the U.S. is the mistreatment of women during pregnancy and delivery by health care workers.
Virtual nursing used in care coordination
Mount Sinai Health System wants to expand its virtual nursing program platform to include other hospital departments to streamline care coordination.
AHA releases social media toolkit for this year's #HAVhope Friday
AHA released a social media toolkit May 30 in advance of the eighth annual #HAVhope Friday on June 7.
GAO report finds lack of oversight on Medicaid managed care plans’ prior authorization requirements for children
A report released May 29 by the Government Accountability Office found a lack of state oversight on Medicaid managed care plans’ use of prio