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The departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture today released for public comment a federal advisory committee’s
The Connecticut Hospital Association, Connecticut State Medical Society, Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians, and Connecticut Department of Public Health recently en
The AHA seeks hospital and health system trustees to serve on its Committee on Governance, Regional Policy Boards, and other governing councils and committees beginning in 2016.
At the recent AHA Health Forum Rural Healthcare Leadership Conference in Phoenix, AHA President Rich Umbdenstock and AHA staff  briefed attendees on the latest rural health care legislative de
At the recent AHA Health Forum Rural Healthcare Leadership Conference in Phoenix, hospital leaders delivered a strong message to Congress urging it to protect rural health care.
Through educational programs, summer internships, professional development initiatives, leadership conferences and other initiatives, the AHA-affiliated Institute for Diversity in Health Management
Hospitals are ready for the ICD-10 coding system, the AHA said in a Feb. 11 statement to the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee. Delaying its implementation beyond the planned Oct.
About 11.4 million consumers selected or were re-enrolled in a health plan during 2015 open enrollment, according to
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tomorrow will host a webinar for clinicians on the U.S. measles situation.
Most states are assuming federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program will continue in fiscal year 2016, but many have started to consider potential scenarios if federal fundin
The Health Resources and Services Administration will host a Feb. 25 webinar for small and rural hospitals on the Workplace Partnership for Life Hospital Campaign.
Overall hospital prices declined 0.5% in January, and were 0.1% less than a year ago, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
The winter edition of AHA's Great Boards newsletter is now available an
The AHA recently recommended specific changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) to encourage accountable care organizations (ACO) to invest in the infrastructure necessary to successful
The AHA recently recommended specific changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) to encourage accountable care organizations (ACO) to invest in the infrastructure necessary to successfully take on risk.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has posted four online training
Open enrollment in the federally-facilitated Health Insurance Marketplace concluded Sunday, but those who tried to enroll for the first time and couldn’t finish may have until Feb.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will discuss ICD-10 implementation issues and testing opportunities during a National Provider Call Feb. 26 at 1:30 p.m. ET.
The AHA today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to offer potential payment solutions for hospital stays of less than two-midnights in its proposed rule for the fiscal year 2016
Democratic members of the Senate Finance and House Energy and Commerce committees yesterday introduced separate bills to extend funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program through 201