AHA hosting Jan. 17 webinar on strategies to prevent workplace violence
The American Hospital Association (AHA) Hospitals Against Violence initiative and the American Society for Healthcare Engineering will host webinar...
Judge rejects HHS’s motion to reconsider order compelling agency to reduce Medicare claims appeal...
A federal judge has rejected a request by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reconsinder his...
IHS announces expanded National Health Service Corps opportunities
The Indian Health Service (IHS) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced that 27 additional IHS...
Video-based telemedicine use triples in 2016
The use of video-based telemedicine has more than tripled over the past year, according to a recent survey from...
CMS provides preliminary guidance on two sections of 21st Century Cures Act
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has provided preliminary guidance regarding two sections of the 21st Century...
HHS extends HealthCare.gov signup deadline to Dec. 19
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has extended the deadline for consumers to sign up for marketplace...
ACA ‘replace and repeal’ transition underway
The 114th U.S. Congress adjourned last week concluding a brief lame duck session that included the passage of the...
HHS: ACA drops SD’s uninsured rate by 18 percent
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says the uninsured rate in South Dakota has fallen by 18...
CMS seeks applicants for rural health grants
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is soliciting applications for the Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant...
Judge orders HHS to eliminate Medicare claims appeals backlog
A federal judge has ordered the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to eliminate the backlog of pending...
