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JULY 8, 2022

CMS is creating a new provider type, Rural Emergency Hospitals. CMS issues updated nursing home staffing compliance guidelines. CMS proposal details how to become new rural hospital designation. Nurse pay jumps nearly 5%. Ransomware attack on finance company affects 600 hospitals, practices.

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JANUARY 28, 2022

Healthcare groups urge Congress to extend Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver. Hospital discharge pressures build as nursing homes clamor for help. Hospitals ask Congress to add $25B to relief fund. Rural hospitals seeing staff shortages amid omicron surge.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

health care Skilled nursing providers embrace bill nixing staff mandate, despite uncertain fate US News to begin rating ASCs ALABAMA Birmingham business lands pharmacy contract with Louisiana hospital Madison Co. NATIONAL 8.5M NATIONAL 8.5M NATIONAL 8.5M NATIONAL 8.5M NATIONAL 8.5M NATIONAL 8.5M

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MARCH 29, 2024

after cyberattack CHI St. after cyberattack CHI St.

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MARCH 18, 2022

CMS updates COVID-19 testing rules for long-term care facilities. Conti Ransomware Group Continues to Threaten Healthcare. Former CMS Chief Seema Verma Blasts Nursing Home Reform Proposals. Hospitals and Health Systems Experiencing Severe Shortage of Pharmacy Technicians.

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JANUARY 7, 2022

AbbVie to restrict 340B discounts to safety net hospitals. AMA urges Supreme Court to uphold vaccination mandates. CDC gives nursing home workers a big break – if they’re boosted. CDC shortens COVID isolation rules for health workers. CMS Issues Additional Vaccine Mandate Guidance for Nursing Homes.

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APRIL 7, 2023

NATIONAL AHA, AHCA warn CMS against unfunded nursing home staffing mandates AHA to Congress: Funding rural hospitals is critical for access AHA-supported bill to aid small rural hospitals reintroduced in Senate Biden won’t veto Republican-led bill ending COVID emergency CVS-branded hospitals?

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JUNE 16, 2023

Artificial Intelligence Poses Threat to Patient Privacy Bill for Rural Hospital Cyber Skills Passes Senate Committee Chemotherapy shortages push cancer centers toward crisis CMS estimates national spending on hospital care grew just 0.8%

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MARCH 11, 2022

50 best hospital, health systems supply chains in the US, per GHX. in supplemental COVID-19 aid. COVID-19 funding is tapped out, HHS says. Cybersecurity companies offering US hospitals free protection. Cybersecurity companies offering US hospitals free protection. Biden administration requests $22.5B

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

in Stark law self disclosures: 3 things to know CMS’ staffing proposal will cost nursing homes $6.8B in Stark law self disclosures: 3 things to know CMS’ staffing proposal will cost nursing homes $6.8B in Stark law self disclosures: 3 things to know CMS’ staffing proposal will cost nursing homes $6.8B

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AUGUST 11, 2023

NATIONAL 7 new ASCs in the South in 1 month 6 Congressional moves could impact ASCs this year 5 recent moves from The Joint Commission 90% of healthcare organizations look to adopt digital health platforms A cyberattack has disrupted hospitals and health care in 5 states AHA: Site-Neutral Payment Policies Hurt Hospitals AHA Voices Concern Re: FY 2024 (..)

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APRIL 22, 2022

3 hacker gangs targeting hospitals. GAO investigating private equity ownership of nursing homes. HHS Issues Warning to HPH Sector about Hive Ransomware. Hospitals to receive a proposed 3.2% This nursing home chain reported the highest COVID death rate. Alabama hospital on the verge of closure.

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MARCH 25, 2022

Hospital stays for nursing home residents down nearly 9%, federal data shows. OSHA accepting new comments on healthcare worker COVID-19 protection rule. OSHA will hold hearing on permanent COVID-19 standard for healthcare workers. What’s holding up hospital at home? What’s next?

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

The CDC has stopped printing them Telehealth Visits Decline 46%, But Telebehavioral Healthcare Still High URAC to offer health equity accreditation Walgreens CIO is latest to leave in company’s C-suite shakeup AI is creating a complex landscape for healthcare executives ALABAMA Alabama hospital to remain on Cerner after sale Alabama gets $3.6M

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

The CDC has stopped printing them Telehealth Visits Decline 46%, But Telebehavioral Healthcare Still High URAC to offer health equity accreditation Walgreens CIO is latest to leave in company’s C-suite shakeup AI is creating a complex landscape for healthcare executives ALABAMA Alabama hospital to remain on Cerner after sale Alabama gets $3.6M

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MARCH 3, 2023

NATIONAL 14 rural senators push CMS to extend low-wage hospitals’ payment bump in FY2024 American Hospital Association voices support for telehealth expansion bill Behavioral health market to hit $262B by 2029 Biden administration moves to establish ‘guardrails’ for telehealth prescriptions CMS Officials Confirm End of PHE Nursing (..)

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

NATIONAL AHA pushes back on HHS proposal to penalize hospitals for cyberattacks AHA urges Congress to oppose H.R. Newsom seeks changes to California’s new healthcare wage law Prime completes California hospital sale Rare disease tech company was rolled up two years ago.

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JUNE 3, 2022

4 benefits of behavioral health partnership for hospital performance. CMS has cited 69 hospitals for noncompliance with worker vaccine mandate. Doctors, nurses risked their lives to battle COVID. Hospital revenues plummet. Is It Finally Time for Hospital-at-Home or is Time Up? Providence St.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Jill Biden will lead new initiative to boost federal government research into women’s health Joint Commission says acute, critical access hospitals must join safety network Lawsuit claims UnitedHealth AI wrongfully denies elderly extended care Most Rural U.S. Compensation is key Is spine surgery expansion next for ASCs?

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MAY 5, 2023

acquisition of Oak Street Health to expand primary care footprint Did Hospitals Violate EMTALA by Failing to Provide Abortion Care? acquisition of Oak Street Health to expand primary care footprint Did Hospitals Violate EMTALA by Failing to Provide Abortion Care?

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JUNE 30, 2023

after home health provider reneges on Option deal Will the doctor see you now? Here’s why. Report: Amazon Pauses 50-State Virtual Care Service Expansion UnitedHealth acquires Amedisys for $3.3B Maybe not amid the changing healthcare landscape in the US.

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MAY 20, 2022

AHA responds to report on hospitals’ requested price hikes to insurers. Covid-19 remains a public health emergency in US, administration says. HHS Announces $15M in Funding For Behavioral Healthcare In Nursing Homes. Nonprofit hospital margins to remain weak through Q2, Fitch says. Arkansas Gets $3.9M

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JANUARY 20, 2023

for obesity rate, is getting heavier Medical Properties Trust Sponsors Children’s of Alabama Primary care group makes major local acquisition, doubling footprint in state ALASKA Juneau’s hospital is losing more than $1M a month Alaska’s flu season appears to have peaked.

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

Ransomware attacks against hospitals put patients’ lives at risk, researchers say States, FTC continue to target noncompetes: 3 updates The best hospital in each state, per Newsweek What to know about Stark law’s $9.2M

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AUGUST 4, 2023

10 Providers prepare for new vaccine threats as mandate officially sunsets Senate committee passes HHS appropriations bill for FY 2024 Stark law changes ramp up in 2023 The gap between strong hospitals and struggling systems is growing This trend could reduce the number of ASCs UnitedHealthcare Invests $11.1M To Address SDOH Needs U.S.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2022

CMS gives nursing homes a longer leash on staff COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Rural hospitals plan to reject Congress’ program. Staff shortages make patient surges harder for children’s hospitals — and the situation won’t get better soon. CMS bumps ASC payments to 3.8

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Here’s why.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Medical groups to Biden: ED boarding at a ‘crisis point’ Nursing home groups request public health emergency extension. Supreme Court Weighs Whether Medicaid Residents Can Sue State-Owned Nursing Homes. US flu hospitalization rate highest its been since 2009 swine flu pandemic, experts say. CONNECTICUT.

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OCTOBER 14, 2022

Bill would use CMS’s Five-Star system to punish consistently 1-star nursing homes. How hospital CIOs, IT leaders prepared for the new information-blocking rule. USDA awards health care grants to rural hospitals in Mississippi, Alabama. Encompass Health, Piedmont plan to build rehab hospital in Georgia. CALIFORNIA.

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JUNE 23, 2023

voters could clamp down on pay for hospital executives California health system uses philanthropists’ gifts to launch innovation fund Probe into California hospital unearths patient safety concerns Wrong family notified after man dies at SF hospital California Gov.

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APRIL 1, 2022

Coalition of hospitals, health plans and others urge for stronger guidance around third-party apps. Ex-Vanderbilt nurse’s trial could set dangerous precedent, ANA warns. Hospital, long-term care groups again petition Becerra to extend COVID-19 public health emergency. from Workplace Violence. CALIFORNIA.

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OCTOBER 13, 2023

Vincent Partners With Park Plaza Mall on Community Health Programs Former Arkansas Medical Board Chair Brian Hyatt Arrested for Medicaid Fraud New Provider in Arkansas Focuses on No-Rush Health Care Walker Foundation Pledges $1M to UAMS Radiation Oncology Center Five nonprofits to split $5.9 health care startup Ounce raises $5.2M

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JULY 29, 2022

340B DSH Hospitals Provided $41B in Uncompensated Care in 2020. 429 hospitals with 5 stars from CMS: 2022. 192 hospitals with 1 star from CMS: 2022. How Hospitals, EDs Effectively Code Social Determinants of Health. Hospitals push for PHE extension into 2023. Can new hospital program help stop the violence?

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Now hospitals are charging them.

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MAY 13, 2022

340B hospitals amplify loss projections as more drugmakers unveil restrictions. FDA limits J&J COVID-19 vaccine due to rare blood clot risk. Nurses make exit plans after RaDonda Vaught’s conviction. Travel nurses raced to help during Covid. US faces deficit of 450,000 nurses by 2025.

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MAY 12, 2023

NATIONAL 4 Healthcare Design And Construction Trends To Watch AHA urges court to preserve ACA preventive services requirement pending appeal AI may pose ‘existential threat,’ physicians warn in BMJ Biden’s nursing home staff mandates expected soon CareFirst, Noom program aims to ‘retrain’ the brain of members with obesity, (..)

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JULY 21, 2023

Vincent’s nurse, physician communication among top in Alabama UAB Hospital receives millions in state funds to expand ED 988 one year later: More needed to expand mental health in Alabama communities of color Alabama lawmakers hear from Pickens County on effort to re-open medical center ALASKA City OKs $8.1M Million St. Million St.

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