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Senators asked to sign letter urging CMS to fix inpatient payment proposal

July 15, 2022

Senators asked to sign letter urging CMS to fix inpatient payment proposal kpage_drupal Jul 15, 2022 Sens. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., are asking their colleagues to sign a letter by July 21 urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to revise the hospital inpatient prospective payment system rule for fiscal year […]

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Blog: Four ways to improve digital health equity

July 15, 2022

Blog: Four ways to improve digital health equity kpage_drupal Jul 15, 2022 Priya Bathija, AHA’s vice president of strategic initiatives, shares digital health strategies from CommonSpirit Health and Boston Medical Center to help expecting and new moms communicate with their care teams. READ MORE. Maternal and Child Health Headline

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Blog: Accounting for quality reporting challenges during a pandemic

July 15, 2022

Blog: Accounting for quality reporting challenges during a pandemic kpage_drupal Jul 15, 2022 A Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposal to pause public reporting on the inpatient patient safety indicator measure for one year due to the pandemic “is not only consistent with a commitment to transparency, but important for maintaining the credibility of […]

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Study: Immunocompromised patients report fewer negative effects after COVID-19 mRNA vaccine booster

July 15, 2022

Study: Immunocompromised patients report fewer negative effects after COVID-19 mRNA vaccine booster kpage_drupal Jul 15, 2022 Immunocompromised people age 12 and older experience fewer local and systemic reactions after receiving a COVID-19 mRNA booster than after the third primary dose, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. The findings are based on responses to […]

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988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline launches tomorrow

July 15, 2022

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline launches tomorrow kpage_drupal Jul 15, 2022 The 10-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline July 16 will complete its transition to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, meaning individuals experiencing a suicide, mental health or substance use crisis can simply call, chat or text 988 to connect with a trained crisis counselor. […]

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CDC reports over 1,400 monkeypox cases, growing vaccine supply

July 15, 2022

CDC reports over 1,400 monkeypox cases, growing vaccine supply kpage_drupal Jul 15, 2022 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today reported over 1,400 U.S. monkeypox cases and no deaths since the outbreak began in May. Federal officials said they expect cases to grow this month and into August as more people are exposed and […]

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HHS renews COVID-19 public health emergency

July 15, 2022

HHS renews COVID-19 public health emergency kpage_drupal Jul 15, 2022 The Department of Health and Human Services today renewed the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration for another 90 days. The AHA and other national health care organizations have urged HHS to maintain the public health emergency until it’s clear that the global pandemic has receded […]

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Perspective: Rallying Support to Prevent Medicare Cuts that Threaten Access to Care

July 15, 2022

Perspective: Rallying Support to Prevent Medicare Cuts that Threaten Access to Care Matthew Diener Jul 15, 2022 America’s hospitals and health systems — and the more than 6 million team members who go to work each day to help improve the health of their patients and communities — continue to face enormous pressures due to […]

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Blog: Sustaining Quality Transparency While Accounting for COVID-19’s Unprecedented Challenges

July 15, 2022

Blog: Sustaining Quality Transparency While Accounting for COVID-19’s Unprecedented Challenges bteicher_drupal Jul 15, 2022 Recent reports have mischaracterized Medicare’s proposals to account for the impact of COVID-19 in its quality measurement programs as “hiding” important and useful patient safety data from the public. Here’s the reality — these proposed policies would evaluate hospitals rigorously and […]

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Four ways to improve digital health equity

July 15, 2022

Four ways to improve digital health equity dsamuels_drupal Jul 15, 2022 Over the past few years, we have seen an increase in tech-based approaches to improving maternal outcomes and the birthing journey. While most women still have in-person visits to check the progress of their pregnancy, deliver or check-in following delivery, technology can expand the […]

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