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Hospital and health system leaders from across the country are coming to Washington, D.C., for the AHA Annual Membership Meeting, May 3-6, and to carry hospitals’ advocacy message of relief,
Car accidents are the leading cause of death for young Americans.
An Institute of Medicine committee today recommended 15 core measures, or “vital signs,” and 32 related priority measures for tracking U.S.
In a letter to the editor of the Wall Street Jo
The National Institutes of Health today named Eliseo Pérez-Stable, M.D., director of the National Institut
Colorado hospitals and obstetrics providers are collaborating on a two-year initiative to reduce preterm and low-birthweight deliveries to no more than 9.6% and 7.8% of live births, respectively, t
Alabama Hospital Association President and CEO Mike Horsley recently announced he will retire at the end of this year.
May 1 is the final day that all hospitals can submit data to the quarterly RACTrac survey.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late Friday issued its inpatient psychiatric facility
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology will host a webinar tomorrow at 1 p.m.
The AHA will host a members-only webinar April 29 on three new proposed rules for the Medicare Electronic Health Records Incentive Program. During the webinar, from 2-3:30 p.m.
Cook County (Minn.) North Shore Hospital Administrator Kimber Wraalstad contends that most decision makers in Washington, D.C., don’t understand what it’s like for a critical access hos
Nearly 642,000 physicians and other professionals participated in the Physician Quality Reporting System in 2013, a 47% increase from 2012 and about half of those eligible to participate, according
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today issued recommendations to prevent HIV and hepatitis C outbreaks amo
About 100 employers, including hospitals, have committed to increasing acces
May 1 is the final day that all hospitals can submit first-quarter 2015 data to the RACTrac survey.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today released a proposed rule&nbsp
The Veterans Choice Program tomorrow will begin using driving distance to determine the distance between a veteran’s residence and the nearest VA medical facility, according to an
The AHA’s Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence will host a webinar May 6 on community health needs assessments.