December distance learning opportunities
SDAHO is offering two opportunities for post-acute distance learning in December. On Wednesday, Dec. 7, Katie Williams, clinic instructor at the University of SOuth...
AHA releases vulnerable communities report
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has released its highly-anticipated Task Force on Ensuring Access in Vulnerable Communities Report. The report is the culmination of...
CY2017 Medicare OPPS Final Rule Analysis now available
The CY 2017 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule analysis is intended to show members how Medicare outpatient fee-for-service payments will change...
2015 Medicare Spending per Beneficiary Analysis is available
The 2015 MSPB Report compares fee-for-service Medicare average spending per beneficiary at hospital/state/U.S. levels. The measure was designed by the Centers for Medicare &...
Trump nominates HHS secretary, CMS administrator
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Georgia U.S. Rep. Tom Price to serve as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and...
House expected to vote Wednesday on 21st Century Cures Act
The U.S. House is expected to take action Wednesday on a revised 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 34), which is intended to overhaul drug...
Measure Applications Partnership process kicks off
The annual Measure Applications Partnership (MAP) process has kicked off with the publication of the Measures Under Consideration (MUC) list.
The Centers for Medicare &...
U.S. Senate passes telemedicine bill
A bill requiring the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models and the ability of...
AHA hosting Hospitals Against Violence webinar
AHA will host the next webinar in its “Hospitals Against Violence” educational series on Dec. 15 at 1 p.m. CDT/noon MDT.
The 60-minute webinar will...
Federal judge blocks mandatory overtime pay law
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a federal rule that was to extend mandatory overtime pay to 4.2 million salaried workers, according to a...
