American Hospital Association

Type: Organization

Name: American Hospital Association

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 1 reports

Video: OCH Celebrates 40 Years During National Hospital Week

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) ? It?s National Hospital Week and organizations all over the country are honoring staff for their service. Oktibbeha County Hospital participated in the festivities this week, as they also turned 40.Staff at OCH in Starkville ... [Published WCBI - 9 hours ago]

Entities: American Hospital Association, Health Care, Organism

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

Medicare data reveals big price discrepancies

Why does a hospital in San Luis Obispo charge tens of thousands dollars more for major joint replacement surgery than one across the Santa Barbara County line?And what’s behind a hospital in the city of Santa Barbara asking twice as much as a facility ... [Published Pacific Coast Business Times - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Medicare, San Luis Obispo (United States), Patient

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

Where the states stand on the Affordable Care Act and the Medicaid expansion

It was inevitable for fifteen states that opted out of Obamacare to either cut healthcare or beg for money from the Federal government. Those who opted out of the Medicaid expansion are now are asking the government to delay $64 billion in mandated cuts. ... [Published Examiner.com - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Medicaid, Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 3 reports

Swell Of Goodwill For First Medicare Chief Confirmed Since 2004

Presenting Marilyn Tavenner, the first official official in charge of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in years.When the Senate voted Tuesday to make Marilyn Tavenner the official administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, ... [Published KUNC 91.5 FM - May 16 2013]

Entities: Medicare, Medicaid, Mark McClellan

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

CRMC celebrates National Hospital Week

COOKEVILLE — A variety of activities are going on at Cookeville Regional Medical Center to honor and celebrate the vast number of employees for their work as National Hospital Week kicked off earlier this week.“Every day, we have an event for employees, ... [Published Cookeville Herald-Citizen - May 16 2013]

Entities: American Hospital Association

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

The AHA Extends Its Endorsement of Boston Mutual’s Worksite Insurance Products for Hospitals and Health Care Organizations

The American Hospital Association has once again extended its exclusive endorsement of the full range of offered by Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company.Following its Signature Due Diligence Process™, AHA Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of the AHA, awards ... [Published Digital Journal - May 16 2013]

Entities: Solutions Group Inc, Boston (Massachusetts, United States), Health Care

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Kathleen Sebelius

Increased Spotlight on Emergency Department Facility Coding by CMS, HHS and DOJ

Although the professional component of coding for evaluation and management services ("E&M Services") has been scrutinized over the years, until recently, little attention has been given to coding practices for the facility component of these services—including ... [Published JD Supra - May 16 2013]

Entities: guidelines, American Hospital Association, Kathleen Sebelius, Eric Holder, US Department of Justice

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Hospitals moving toward care teams

Nearly three-quarters of hospitals are implementing team-based care, according to a recent survey from the American Hospital Association (AHA). Common roles included in these teams are registered nurses, physicians, social workers, pharmacists, physical ... [Published HCPro - May 16 2013]

Entities: Dietitian, American Hospital Association, Workers

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

AHA: Care teams gain traction at hospitals

p>A new survey from the American Hospital Association finds that most hospitals are implementing team-based care--nearly 75 percent, with 62 percent training to do so. read more ... [Published FierceHealthcare - May 14 2013]

Entities: American Hospital Association

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Gingham Tree Resale Shop earns national recognition for volunteerism

DOWNERS GROVE – Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital’s resale shop has earned a national award from the American Hospital Association.The Gingham Tree Resale Shop is the sole recipient of this year’s Fundraising Program Award, part of the 2013 Hospital Awards ... [Published Elmhurst Press - May 14 2013]

Entities: American Hospital Association, Fundraising, Advocate, Modernization

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 2 reports

Government Data Shows Mind-Boggling Healthcare Costs

Data compiled from 3,300 hospitals nationwide by the Department of Health and Human Services in 2011 showed a great disparity in the actual cost of health services compared to the prices listed on hospitals’ chargemasters. The Department’s Centers for ... [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 12 2013]

Entities: Medicare, Health Care, treatments, US Department of Health

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

Schroeder named Grassroots Champion

Rick Schroeder, CEO of North Big Horn Hospital in Lovell, Wyo., with the American Hospital Association Grassroots Champions Award by the the American Hospital Association, in partnership with … ... [Published Billings Gazette - May 12 2013]

Entities: American Hospital Association

Quotes

"We've woken up in American medicine," he added. "We're seeing a sea change in the level of responsibility that people are going to hold us to. And I think that's appropriate."

Medicare change to cost hospitals Local hospitals caught in Medicare rule change [Published Bakersfield.com - 3 hours ago]

"Obamacare is basically an ‘egalitarian cap’ on what insurance companies and individuals can dodo in the healthcare market. It requires all US citizens to obtain private health insurance, while placing tighter control on insurance firms. The government will help low income citizens to buy insurance at an affordable rate by granting subsidies. These, in effect, will substantially increase federal presence in the national healthcare system."

Where the states stand on the Affordable Care Act and the Medicaid expansion [Published Examiner.com - 13 hours ago]

Warren Taylor, director of business development for Encision, told Medical Device Daily that in theory, the AEM "can be used with any kind of laparascopic monopolar instrument" and that the device comes in both reusable and disposable versions...

Washington roundup: Tavenner wins Senate nod for administrator's post at CMS [Published Medical Device Daily - May 17 2013]

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Swell Of Goodwill For First Medicare Chief Conf... [Published KUNC 91.5 FM - May 16 2013]
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The AHA Extends Its Endorsement of Boston Mutua... [Published Digital Journal - May 16 2013]
Increased Spotlight on Emergency Department Fac... [Published JD Supra - May 16 2013]
Senate approves new Medicare/Medicaid chief [Published Washington Times - May 16 2013]
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Hospitals moving toward care teams [Published HCPro - May 16 2013]
AHA: Protections for EHR Donations Should Be Ma... [Published IHealthBeat - May 15 2013]
NHIN still relevant despite HIE benefits [Published SearchHealthIT - May 15 2013]
Hospitals that delayed Medicaid expansion get 2... [Published Orthopedics Today - May 15 2013]
Doctors Transform How They Practice Medicine [Published WOKV.com - May 15 2013]
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Hospital pricing shows disparity [Published New Jersey Herald - May 15 2013]
Hospitals Prepare to Crimp Services in Medicaid... [Published BusinessWeek - May 14 2013]
How The GOP Is Putting America’s Safety Net Hos... [Published Think Progress - May 14 2013]
AHA: Care teams gain traction at hospitals [Published FierceHealthcare - May 14 2013]
CMS Outlines Cuts to Hospitals That Treat Low-I... [Published California Healthline - May 14 2013]

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How The GOP Is Putting America’s Safety Net Hos... [Published Think Progress - May 14 2013] (Credit: Raw Story) In light of Republican-led states’ entrenched opposition to Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion, safety net hospitals around the country have expressed fears that they could go bankrupt as their government funding gets cut. On Monday, ...
Government Data Shows Mind-Boggling Healthcare ... [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 12 2013] Data compiled from 3,300 hospitals nationwide by the Department of Health and Human Services in 2011 showed a great disparity in the actual cost of health services compared to the prices listed on hospitals’ chargemasters. The Department’s Centers for ...
Government Data Shows Mind-Boggling Healthcare ... [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 12 2013] Data compiled from 3,300 hospitals nationwide by the Department of Health and Human Services in 2011 showed a great disparity in the actual cost of health services compared to the prices listed on hospitals’ chargemasters. The Department’s Centers ...
Did Obamacare End Medical-Billing Secrecy? [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 08 2013] As made abundantly clear from data released by the International Federation of Health Plans , which reports the prices insurers are actually paying for different drugs, devices, and medical services in different countries, healthcare in the United States ...
Did Obamacare End Medical-Billing Secrecy? [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 08 2013] As made abundantly clear from data released by the International Federation of Health Plans , which reports the prices insurers are actually paying for different drugs, devices, and medical services in different countries, healthcare in the United ...

Press Releases

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AHRMM Cost, Quality, and Outcomes Movement Take... [Published Business Wire - Apr 29 2013]
CityCenterDC Signs Lease With American Hospital... [Published Financial Services - Mar 20 2013]
American Hospital Association CEO Rich Umbdenst... [Published EON Health & Medicine - Feb 27 2013]
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