An estimated 90% of hospital workers report receiving a flu vaccine for the 2014-15 flu sea
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The Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network, a forum initiated by Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell in
An AHASTAT blog post today looks at the likely impact of the proposed Aetna-Humana merger on seniors in Medicare Advantage.
The federal government should “immediately adopt” proposed changes to Stage 2 meaningful use requirements for the Medicare & Medicaid Electronic Health Records Incentive Programs an
The AHA’s Physician Leadership Forum today issued a
The AHA yesterday urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to strategically build its star rating system for overall hospital-level quality rather than trying to retrofit existing Hos
The Food and Drug Administration today announced changes to
More than 700 hospitals have signed onto the AHA’s #123forEquity Pledge to Act Campaign to eliminate health c
Certain adults at increased risk for cardiovascular disease should take low-dose aspirin daily to prevent heart attack, stroke and colorectal cancer, according to a
The AHA and its Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development affiliate will host a webcast tomorrow on the value and potential of social media to leverage hospital community programs and
Medicare patients admitted to hospitals with higher readmission rates are more likely to have characteristics associated with a higher probability of readmission, according to a
Health insurance premiums for individual market consumers varied considerably within and between states in 2014 and 2015, according to a
Illicit use of tobacco, alcohol and prescription pain relievers declined among adolescents between 2002 and 2014, according to the latest
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration today urged health care facilities that utilize reusable medical devices to immediately review their reprocessing pra
The Senate last night passed by unanimous consent AHA-supported legislation (S.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today extended the comment period f
Health care spending growth continued to moderate in July, falling to 5.6% year-over-year, according to the latest
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has updated its ICD-10 end-to-end testing re