SGIM Updates List of Common Tests, Procedures to Question
To help guide physician and patient conversations as part of the American Board of Internal Medicine’s Choosing Wisely campaign, the Society of General Internal Medicine...
HHS Awards Nearly $245 Million to Support Youth Mental Health and Help the Health...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded nearly $245 million in Bipartisan Safer Communities Act funding – $185.7 million from...
DOL Extends Nursing Grant Application Deadline to Jan 20
​The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has extended to Jan. 20 the deadline for nonprofit organizations, educational institutions and tribal organizations to apply for up...
District Court Remands Case to HHS to Determine Remedy for 340B Underpayments
On January 10 the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia decided to allow the Department of Health and Human Services to propose...
HHS alerts health sector to new ransomware threat
​The Clop ransomware group has been sending health care facilities ransomware-infected medical files disguised to appear to come from legitimate doctors, then requesting a...
AHA Advertorial: Strong Hospitals Help Create Healthy Communities
Rick Pollack, President and CEO of the American Hospital Association recently provided an advertorial in the New York Times as part of ongoing efforts...
Winter Playbook for Nursing Homes and Other Long-term Care Facilities
While COVID-19 is no longer the disruptive force it once was, real challenges persist,particularly for older Americans, who suffer from serious illness or deaths...
SAMHSA rule aims to expand access to opioid treatment programs
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) proposed updating opioid treatment program standards and admission criteria to expand access to treatment. According...
CDC Health Advisory Regarding Reduced Availability of Oseltamivir
Seasonal influenza activity is high across the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that in the 2022-2023 season to...
Congress Urged to Reauthorize Program to Retain Physicians in Underserved Areas
Members of Congress this week urged House and Senate leaders to include in the upcoming omnibus appropriations package AHA-supported legislation to extend for three years the...
