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NATIONAL 3 physician shortage numbers making leaders nervous A shortage of hospital pharmacists is on the horizon, leaders say AHA, Others Urge Congress to Reauthorize Health Care Preparedness Law CMS toughens nursing home ownership disclosures in final rule Congress delays Medicare lab payment cuts for one year Demand—and pay—keep growing for nurse practitioners, physician... READ MORE

NATIONAL 340B repayments welcomed but concern remains, hospital group says 4 pieces of legislation fighting to alleviate the physician shortage crisis AHA Files Lawsuit Challenging HHS Guidance on Tracking Technologies AHA says 3.1% hospital outpatient payment increase is not enough Amazon launches One Medical for Prime American Healthcare REIT may acquire Trilogy Health Services... READ MORE

NATIONAL A quiet ‘pharmageddon’ walkout AHA: Nursing Home Staffing Mandate Would Not Align with Modern Clinical Practice, Stifle Innovation AMA, allies plead for leniency as Medicare pay penalties loom ANA announces support for federal staffing ratios bill Apple eyes behavioral health space Clinically integrated networks poised to boost rural healthcare CMS’ CFO on the... READ MORE

NATIONAL AMA president sounds alarm on national physician shortage AHA participates in federal roundtable on health sector cybersecurity Bernie Sanders pushes nonprofit hospitals to provide more charity care Feds Issue HIPAA Guidance on Employee Sanctions, Telehealth Health care organizations urge Congress to continue APM incentives Hospitals continue to wrestle with staffing shortages Hospital execs still... READ MORE

NATIONAL 6 Joint Commission sentinel alerts, safety advisories in 2023 After historic strike, Kaiser Permanente workers win 21% raise over 4 years AHA: Cybersecurity is a hospital board issue AHA Urges CMS to Rigorously Enforce New Policies to Safeguard MA Coverage AHIMA Launches Social Determinants of Health Data Initiative Amazon doesn’t want to reinvent... READ MORE

NATIONAL AHA asks CMS to stop telehealth rule AHA-supported bill would expand access to telehealth services Another strike notice possible at Kaiser, unions say Congress eyes endgame for PBM legislation Costco accused of sharing customers’ ‘highly personal’ health data with Facebook owner Meta General Catalyst eyes health system acquisition HHS proposed rule to update... READ MORE

NATIONAL 75,000 health care workers could soon strike in five states 28 Senators Push CMS to Scrap Nursing Home Staffing Mandate AHA Calls for HHS to Drop Website Tracking Technology Rule AHA responds to requests for stakeholder input on health data privacy, AI   AHA warns hospitals about data ‘time bombs’ AHA: HHS should withdraw... READ MORE

NATIONAL Amazon moves into healthcare generative AI with $4B investment Biden administration to ban medical debt from credit scores CMS encourages physicians to apply for new Making Care Primary model CMS settles $9.2M in Stark law self disclosures: 3 things to know CMS’ staffing proposal will cost nursing homes $6.8B for 102K nurse hires,... READ MORE

NATIONAL AHA Comments on House Proposed “Lower Costs, More Transparency Act” AHA shares workforce bill concerns with Senate committee AHA to agencies: Don’t finalize draft merger guidelines Amazon mulls tying healthcare to Prime: Insider Burnout growing among PAs; 8% plan to leave Costs for common healthcare procedures higher in hospital outpatient departments Cyberattacks keep... READ MORE

NATIONAL 988 suicide hotline adds support for American Sign Language 3 Takeaways from Physician Compensation Trends Adventist Health completes merger with Montebello’s ailing Beverly Hospital AHA-supported bill to protect health care workers introduced in Senate AHA weighs in on CMS’ proposed ASC payment system AHA submits comments on CY 2024 OPPS proposed rule, including... READ MORE