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The Food and Drug Administration alerted health care providers to the risk of infections associated with reprocessed urological endoscopes, used to view and access the urinary tract, citing over 450 medical device reports since 2017 describing post-procedure patient infections or other possible contamination. 

AHA’s Hospital Community Collaborative, now in its second year, is seeking hospitals and community groups for its 2021 cohort to explore community-level health disparities caused, exacerbated or il

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission yesterday recommended that Congress require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to transition to a Medicare indirect medical education adjustme

Hospitals and health systems lost 600 jobs in March, as U.S. jobs overall increased by 916,000, according to preliminary data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It is the third consecutive month of hospital job losses. 

The Food and Drug Administration authorized several SARS-CoV-2 serial screening tests for asymptomatic individuals.

The Food and Drug Administration said that Moderna can add up to 50% more doses per vial of its COVID-19 vaccine. Moderna had been shipping 10-dose vials; the FDA’s change will enable shipments to contain up to 15 doses per vial. 

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology will host its 32 annual Quest for Excellence Conference April 12-15.

The Health Resources and Services Administration has released a roadmap and other resources to help organizations develop residency programs in family medicine, internal medicine and psychiatry to address physician shortages in rural communities.

Today through Aug. 15, Americans can enroll in health coverage or revise their existing coverage through the federally facilitated marketplace to take advantage of expanded tax credits under the American Rescue Plan Act.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit stopped data analysis company Integra Med Analytics from proceeding with a False Claims Act lawsuit alleging Providence Health & Services used inflated codes to bill Medicare.

The Federal Communications Commission adopted a report and order implementing changes to the COVID-19 Telehealth Program under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which authorized an additional $249.95 million in funding for the program.

The Department of Health and Human Services updated its Provider Relief Fund FAQs related to “Terms and Conditions,” “Ownership Structures and Financial Relationships,” and “Use of Funds.” 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released an article informing all Medicare providers and suppliers who requested and received COVID-19 Accelerated and Advance Payments that it began recovering those payments March 30, depending on the one-year anniversary of their first payment.

The Department of Health and Human Services launched a nationwide network of trusted voices to encourage vaccinations and increase vaccine confidence. 

On this Advancing Health podcast, listen to how Texas Health Resources pulled together a collaborative team of leaders across the system to bridge performance gaps in clinical documentation, claims denials management and coding.

“Unprecedented” conditions imposed by the California attorney general on Huntington Hospital’s proposed affiliation with Cedars-Sinai would jeopardize the community’s access to critical clinical programs and services and disadvantage Huntington and its patients compared with other hospitals in the region, the hospital and health system said in a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court. 

The AHA and American Society of Health-System Pharmacists urged the Food and Drug Administration to take appropriate enforcement action to protect patients from a payer-mandated drug distribution model known as “white bagging.” 

New information sharing requirements for health information technology take effect April 5 under an interim final rule released last year by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. 

AHA urged the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to reconsider certain proposed changes to Medicare payment for indirect medical education and separately payable outpatient drugs, which the commission could vote on later this week. 

The Food and Drug Administration has launched a webpage on the impact of viral mutations on COVID-19 tests, including recommendations for clinical laboratory staff and health care providers using the tests.