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A total of 360 organizations have entered agreements with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to assume financial risk for an episode of care during the second phase of the Bundled Pay
There was no significant change in coverage rates for employer-sponsored health insurance for large, medium or small firms in 2014, according to a new
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a series of one-hour webinars in September on plans to publicly report certain 2014 Physician Quality Reporting System measures on the Phy
Overall hospital prices increased 0.2% in July and were 0.9% higher than a year ago, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Only one in four hospitals could electronically find, send, receive and use patient care information from sources outside their health system in 2014, according to
About 944,000 Americans used a special enrollment period to select a 2015 health plan at HealthCare.gov between Feb.
Prescription drug prices were 4.8% higher in June than a year ago, by far the highest growth rate for any health care category, according to the latest
The AHA’s Physician Leadership Forum and the Association of American Medical Colleges will host a webinar Sept.
AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize winners are recognized for making impressive strides toward the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) six quality aims of safe, effective, efficient, timely, pati
As urged by the AHA, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Aug. 12 extended through Dec. 31 the partial enforcement delay of the two-midnight policy.
As urged by the AHA, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today extended through Dec. 31 the partial enforcement delay of the two-midnight policy.
An estimated 29 million U.S.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has extended to Aug.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday announced the bidding timeline for Round 1 of the 2017 competition of t
“A competitive commercial health insurance market is essential for access, affordability and innovation,” writes Melinda Reid Hatton, AHA senior vice president and general counsel, in a
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tomorrow will host a call o
An estimated 25.3 million adults (11.2%) suffer from daily pain, according to a new analysis of
The AHA has elected seven members to its Board of Trustees for three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, and appointed one member to fill a one-year vacancy.
The AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust affiliate is surveying hospitals about their employee health and wellness programs to identify best practices for promoting employees’