Many hospitals are implementing recommended strategies to engage patients and families as active members of the health care team, which can improve the patient experience and clinical outcomes and
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The Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC) and AHIP Foundation last week released a framework to guide the development of effective care models for people with advanced chronic illness.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday issued an advisory on clinical considerations for health care prov
The House June 18 passed a number of health care bills, including a se
The House of Representatives this week passed a number of health care bills, including a
The Medicare Independence at Home Demonstration saved more than $25 million, or an average $3,070 per beneficiary, in its first performance year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Overdoses from prescription and other drugs are the leading cause of injury death in the United States, resulting in more than 44,000 deaths in 2013, according to a
AHA’s Center for Healthcare Governance has released a free webinar ex
The AHA today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services not to implement a new market basket specific to inpatient rehabilitation facilities until the agency can ensure it accurately r
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has posted updated Ebola guidance for U.S.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has extended to June 30 the applica
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will fund three Centers of Excellence to study how high-performing health care systems promote evidence-based practices in delivering care.
The Department of Health and Human Services yesterday
The Institute for Diversity in Health Management (Institute) can more closely coordinate the many – but sometimes isolated – efforts underway to eliminate health care disparities and ac
The AHA yesterday urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to articulate how it intends to coordinate implementation of the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting and Value-Based
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education today approved legislation that would provide $153 billion in discretionary funding for the departments of Labor, Health and Human
The National Patient Safety Foundation yesterday issued guidelines to help health care organizations improve root cause analysis to
Effective today, travelers from Liberia to the United States no longer need to be actively monitored by or in daily contact with their health departments, the Centers for Disease Control and Preven
Many seniors injured in motor vehicle crashes remain in pain for months afterwards, negatively affecting their quality of life and ability to live independently, according to a
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law today held a