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Nominations for health care leadership award due July 8

June 15, 2022

Nominations for health care leadership award due July 8 kpage_drupal Jun 15, 2022 The National Center for Healthcare Leadership is accepting nominations through July 8 for the 2022 Gail L. Warden Leadership Excellence Award. The annual award honors a health care leader whose commitment, values and contributions have improved the health of the public through leadership […]

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FDA authorizes test to identify and differentiate SARS-CoV-2 strains

June 15, 2022

FDA authorizes test to identify and differentiate SARS-CoV-2 strains kpage_drupal Jun 15, 2022 The Food and Drug Administration Friday authorized the first COVID-19 test to identify and differentiate certain SARS-CoV-2 lineages in respiratory samples that test positive for the virus. The emergency use authorization (allows certain laboratories certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments to perform […]

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CDC updates monkeypox guidance for clinicians

June 15, 2022

CDC updates monkeypox guidance for clinicians kpage_drupal Jun 15, 2022 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday updated its guidance to help clinicians evaluate and test patients with relevant history, signs and symptoms for monkeypox. Over 1,800 monkeypox or orthopoxvirus cases have been reported globally this year, including 72 in the United States. According […]

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Senate FDA bill clears committee, would modify regulatory framework for lab developed tests

June 15, 2022

Senate FDA bill clears committee, would modify regulatory framework for lab developed tests kpage_drupal Jun 15, 2022 The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee last night voted 13-9 to advance legislation that would reauthorize Food and Drug Administration user fee programs and modify the regulatory framework for laboratory developed tests. AHA last week […]

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Supreme Court rules unanimously in favor of AHA, others in 340B case

June 15, 2022

Supreme Court rules unanimously in favor of AHA, others in 340B case kpage_drupal Jun 15, 2022 The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled unanimously in favor of the AHA and others, reversing a 2020 court of appeals decision upholding the authority of the Department of Health and Human Services to significantly cut payments to certain hospitals […]

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CDC publishes monkeypox testing procedure for laboratory personnel

June 14, 2022

CDC publishes monkeypox testing procedure for laboratory personnel kpage_drupal Jun 14, 2022 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week released the procedure for laboratory personnel using its generic real-time PCR test to diagnose monkeypox virus. A situation summary and other resources regarding the monkeypox outbreak are available on CDC’s website. COVID-19: CDC, […]

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Hospital groups endorse bill to protect health care workers from violence

June 14, 2022

Hospital groups endorse bill to protect health care workers from violence kpage_drupal Jun 14, 2022 The AHA and seven other national hospital organizations today voiced support for the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act, bipartisan legislation introduced last week by Reps. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., and Larry Bucshon, M.D., R-Ind., that would give health […]

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AHA urges swift passage of bipartisan package to reduce violence

June 14, 2022

AHA urges swift passage of bipartisan package to reduce violence kpage_drupal Jun 14, 2022 AHA today voiced support for the Senate’s bipartisan framework to help reduce gun violence in communities. “As cornerstones of our communities, hospitals, health systems and our caregivers see the very real and heartbreaking results of violence and have long worked with […]

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Congress urged to stop impending Medicare sequester cut to hospitals

June 14, 2022

Congress urged to stop impending Medicare sequester cut to hospitals kpage_drupal Jun 14, 2022 AHA today urged Congress to stop additional Medicare sequester cuts to hospitals scheduled to take effect July 1. “Hospitals and health systems need financial relief from this pending cut in order to maintain access to care for the patients and communities […]

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June 30 deadline to apply for International Hospital Federation awards

June 13, 2022

June 30 deadline to apply for International Hospital Federation awards kpage_drupal Jun 13, 2022 The International Hospital Federation is accepting nominations through June 30 for its 2022 awards, including a new American Hospital Association Excellence Award for Healthcare Workers’ Wellbeing. The new award is open to IHF members who demonstrate excellence or outstanding achievements in […]

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