CDC issues health advisory for influenza
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a health advisory for influenza A(H3N2) in response to a significant increase in the...
Hospital Compare updated to include new star ratings, HAC payment penalties
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated its Hospital Compare website with new star ratings for hospitals across the country, including...
Nursing home CAUTI project published in JAMA
Long-term care facilities participating in a federal project led by the AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust reduced catheter-associated urinary tract infections by 54...
We are united against the flu
National Influenza Vaccination Week is Dec. 3-9 and the Association is united in promoting the importance of getting a flu shot. It’s not too...
Antibiotic Awareness Week
Health care providers are keenly aware of the importance of delivering the best possible care to patients every day. Part of that effort includes...
Grant opportunity for hospice
The Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health has issued a grant opportunity to improve individual and family outcomes through continuity...
Encourage patients, family, friends to quit smoking
Smoking or using tobacco products is a major cause of cardiovascular disease, which leads to stroke or heart attacks. That’s why it’s critical that...
Small-volume parenteral medication shortages require strategies for conservation
AHA issued a quality advisory this week regarding the experiences of shortages of intravenous (IV) fluids that are critical to patient care. The national...
AHA releases opioid toolkit
Across the nation, health care providers are working to address the opioid crisis. The American Hospital Association this week released a toolkit to provide...
MACRA episode-based cost measures field testing project
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and its contractor, Acumen, LLC, are conducting a field test for eight episode-based cost measures before...
