HHS has acquired additional remdesivir to be sold at wholesale allocation price; CDC reports declining emergency department use during the pandemic and updates its list of conditions that increase risk of serious illness from COVID-19.
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The agency released a request for applications on the Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport model for emergency ambulance services. The new model encourages treatment for Medicare beneficiaries outside the emergency department.
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The Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport model for emergency ambulance services encourages treatment for Medicare beneficiaries outside the emergency department.
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A new CDC study finds a 30 percent increase in opioid overdose–related emergency department (ED) visits; the agency will host a webinar on coordinating clinical and public health responses to opioid overdoses treated in EDs.
view more »Grady Memorial Hospital, in Atlanta, deployed the state-of-the-art mobile medical unit in an effort to free up hospital emergency department space for acute-care patients as flu season heats up.
view more »JPS Health Network and Bon Secours Baltimore Health System recently visited Capitol Hill to tell their stories of innovative housing and care coordination programs to help the chronically homeless.
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The UI Health program aims to help the city's chronically homeless reach stability and reduce health care costs by providing them with permanent homes.
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Site-Neutral Provisions in Proposed OPPS RuleThe proposed rule would implement Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act, which reduced payments for new, off-campus hospital outpatient departments.
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Six Northern California hospitals, including two association members, are using a shared database of emergency department patients' health records to promote consistent care across providers.
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Association's new online magazine adds human-focused, emotional storytelling to its public policy, education, performance improvement, and research offerings.
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Harris Health System has developed a quick triage model and best practices to care for a growing number of acute-care dialysis patients in the Houston area.
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These recent Health Affairs studies discuss the importance of coordinated emergency care, both on the system and patient level.
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