CMS Announces Two Medicare Quality Improvement Initiatives Administration redoubles its efforts to improve quality of post-acute care for Medicare beneficiaries Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced two initiatives to improve the quality of post-acute care. First, the expansion and strengthening of the agency’s widely-used Five Star Quality Rating System for NursingRead More
CDC HEALTH ADVISORY Distributed via the CDC Health Alert Network October 2, 2014, 20:00 ET (8:00 PM ET) CDCHAN-00371 Evaluating Patients for Possible Ebola Virus Disease: Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel and Health Officials Summary: The first case of Ebola Virus Disease (Ebola) diagnosed in the United States was reported to CDC by Dallas County HealthRead More
In lieu of the recent Open Payments Data release, we wanted to share the following resources with the Federation to help ensure a consistent message to the media and to help prepare physicians for questions from patients and the public . Attached are 1) a media guide that the AMA distributed to reporters on MondayRead More
Summary: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working closely with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) and Children’s Hospital Colorado to investigate a cluster of nine pediatric patients hospitalized with acute neurologic illness of undetermined etiology. The illness is characterized by focal limb weakness and abnormalities of the spinalRead More
DOH-PINELLAS AWARDED FEDERAL GRANT TO COMBAT CHRONIC DISEASES New program will help create healthier communities in the U.S. The Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County (DOH-Pinellas) was awarded a federal grant of $2.6 million over three years to combat chronic diseases in communities throughout Pinellas County. Areas that have more than 30 percentRead More
