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...
Physician Compare preview period is coming soon
On October 18, the Physician Compare 30-day preview period officially opened. Clinicians and physician groups have the opportunity to preview their 2016 performance information...
Know your pharmacist, know your medicine
To celebrate October as American Pharmacists Month, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) is spreading the message “Know Your Pharmacist, Know Your Medicine” and...
Flu season is around the corner!
Protect yourself and your family this season with an annual flu vaccine for everyone in your family who is 6 months of age and...
