Regulatory/Compliance

AMA Announces New Collaboration with Azara Healthcare Aimed at Improving Blood Pressure Control Across the U.S.

Jan 24, 2023 at 09:39 am by Staff

Azara Healthcare will offer vast network of health care organizations access to AMA-developed MAP BPTM metrics and reports—supporting effective blood pressure manag.... Read More

amfAR Comments on Tennessee's Rejection of Federal Funds for HIV Services

Jan 21, 2023 at 01:24 am by Staff

 amfAR urges the Tennessee Department of Health to continue accepting critical available HIV federal funding for the benefit of communities across the state The Tenness.... Read More

Program at VUH seeks to improve medication safety

Jan 16, 2023 at 09:32 pm by Staff

by Matt Batcheldor Vanderbilt Nursing and the Department of Pharmaceutical Services have teamed up to create the Medication Safety Champions program, intended to improve medi.... Read More

CMS Announces Increase in 2023 in Organizations Benefiting from Coordinated Care in Accountable Care Relationships 

Jan 16, 2023 at 09:00 pm by Staff

  Three Innovative Initiatives Will Help CMS Achieve Goal of 100% of Traditional Medicare Beneficiaries in Accountable Care Relationships by 2030   Today, the Cen.... Read More

Hospitals’ Use of Volunteer Staff Runs Risk of Skirting Labor Laws, Experts Say

Jan 10, 2023 at 10:45 am by Staff

  By Lauren Sausser, Kaiser Health News   Most of the 30 volunteers who work at the 130-bed, for-profit East Cooper Medical Center spend their days assisting.... Read More

Behavioral Telehealth Loses Momentum Without a Regulatory Boost

Jan 10, 2023 at 10:32 am by Staff

  By Darius Tahir, Kaiser Health News Controlled substances became a little less controlled during the pandemic. That benefited both patients (for their heal.... Read More

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Year-End Bill Holds Big Health Changes

Jan 09, 2023 at 04:07 pm by Staff

    The Host Julie Rovner KHN @jrovner Read Julie's stories  Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KHN’s weekly health policy.... Read More

NY Docs Are Now Required to Prescribe Naloxone to Some Patients on Opioid Painkillers

Jan 09, 2023 at 03:58 pm by Staff

By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Without opioid painkillers to dull the ache in his knees and other joints, Arnold Wilson wouldn’t be able to walk hal.... Read More

The Future of Remote Medicine: The AMA Presents a Framework for Measuring Telehealth Quality

Jan 09, 2023 at 03:21 pm by Staff

  The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the use of telehealth for a growing range of clinical applications. Even as medical practices are returning to pre-pandemic operation.... Read More

Biden-Harris Administration Continues Unprecedented Efforts to Increase Ownership Transparency in Health Care Settings

Jan 01, 2023 at 11:15 am by Staff

For the first time ever, HHS is making ownership data for all Medicare-certified hospitals publicly available.  The Biden-Harris Administration has made promotin.... Read More