National Hospital Week-Health Comes First
National Hospital Week 2020, is May 10-16th. National Hospital Week highlights the efforts of every hospital, health system and healthcare professional involved...
HHS Updates Hospital COVID-19 Data Reporting Guidance
On March 19, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) updated its guidance and FAQs for hospitals on...
Medicare Provisions in the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act
President Trump signed the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act on December 27, 2020 after it was passed by Congress. The...
HHS and DOH Issue Guidance on “Long Covid” Disability Rights
As we commemorate the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the U.S. Department of Health and...
Opioid Treatment Programs: New Information for 2022
The Calendar Year (CY) 2022 Physician Fee Schedule final rule includes information for Medicare-enrolled Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs):
After the...
SAMHSA Adds Tools to Help Promote 988 Crisis Line Launching July 16
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has expanded its toolkit to help health care providers and...
FDA Approves First COVID-19 Treatment for Young Children
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the approval of the COVID-19 treatment Veklury (remdesivir) to include pediatric...
AHA: Lown Institute Report on Hospital Community Benefits Misses Mark
Responding to the Lown Institute’s latest report on hospital community benefits, AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack notes that...
COVID-19 Cost Share Extension
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell joined the National Governors Association call with the White House...
Blood Shortages — How Can Hospitals Help?
Americas Blood Centers released a bulletin on blood shortages and how hospitals and their clinicians can help, from implementing certain...
