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While breast cancer rates have remained constant, the rate of women undergoing mastectomies increased 36% between 2005 and 2013, including a more than tripling of double mastectomies, according to
A recent New York Times article on the changing nature of health care facility security “hig
The Rochester (NY) Regional Healthcare Association has named Travis Heider as its new president and CEO effective March 7,
More than 660 organizations, including the AHA, today urged House and Senate appropriators to increase the funding allocation for the departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Education i
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released
The Health Resources and Services Administration is accepting applications through April 8 for fiscal year 2016 grants to support telehealth services for school-based health centers in rural, front
PENTAX has issued revised manual reprocessing instructions for its ED-3490TK Video Duodenoscope to replace those provided in the original device labeling, the Food and Drug Administration
The AHA today launched an online resource to help hospital and physician leaders prepare for coming changes to the Medicare physician payment system.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today announced propos
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today issued updated guidelines for U.S.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposes to establish a demonstration project that would require prior authorization for Medicare fee-for-service coverage of home health services i
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released additional guidance on the new sepsis/septic shock measure (SEP-1) for hospitals participating in the inpatient quality reporting progr
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Department of Homeland Security today removed enhanced visa and port-of-entry screening for travelers from Guinea, which the World Health Organiza
Eighteen percent of adults under age 65 reported visiting a hospital emergency department at least once in 2014, about the same as in 2013, according to a
Illinois hospitals and health systems generate $88.8 billion a year and nearly 500,000 direct and indirect jobs for the state’s economy, according to a new
Minnesota hospitals and health systems contributed more than $4.3 billion in programs and services to benefit the health of their communities in 2014, a 4.6% increase from 2013, according to a rece
The AHA seeks hospital and health system trustees to serve on its Committee on Governance, Regional Policy Boards, and other governing councils and committees beginning in 2017.