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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today proposed a new payment model
The nation must make rapid progress on developing secure, efficient sharing of health information, not only for improving care, but also for engaging patients and supporting new models of care, acc
Prescription drug prices were 5.3% higher in May than a year ago, by far the highest growth rate for any health care category, according to the latest
The AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust today announced it will cr
Hospitals are taking more aggressive privacy and security measures to protect and safeguard patient data, according to the 17th annual HealthCare’s Most Wired survey, released today by the AH
The AHA July 7 sharply criticized a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report examining Medicare Part B spending at disproportionate share h
More than a decade ago, people walking around Sacramento’s downtown business area were accustomed to seeing unconscious figures passed out on sidewalks.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today issued its proposed rule&nbsp
About one in three adult hospital stays in 2012 involved a mental or substance-use disorder, according to a new
A new monograph from the AHA’s Center for Healthcare Governance and S
The AHA's Physician Leadership Forum and Center for Healthcare Governance will present findings from their recent study on physician organization governance during a half-day complimentary program
The Food and Drug Administration today issued a final rule requiring all manufacture
A July 6 Government Accountability Office report examining Medicare Part B spending at hospitals participating in the 340B
Hospital-owned physician practices, hospital/physician organizations and other eligible medical practices can apply through Sept.
Heroin use increased 63% among U.S.
The AHA and its Health Research & Educational Trust affiliate are surveying hospitals through July to cata
The Class of 2017 profiles the women and men who joined the AHA board this year.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released the proposed rule fo
For 12 months after ICD-10 implementation, physicians and other practitioners who bill Medicare under the Part B physician fee schedule will not have claims denied by Medicare review contractors ba