Administration
The Senate Finance Committee March 25 advanced Mehmet Oz鈥檚 nomination for administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services by a vote of 14-13.
Susan Monarez, acting director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has been nominated to lead the agency, President Donald Trump announced March 24.
The newly published AHA Market Scan Trailblazers report, 鈥淢obilizing Data to Improve Operational Efficiency,鈥 explores how health systems are leveraging emerging technologies to unlock and mobilize core data sets, thus driving substantial operational improvements and better care outcomes.
Over 57 million rural Americans depend on their hospital as an important source of care as well as a critical component of their area's economic and social fabric. Location, size, workforce, payment and access to capital challenge small or rural hospitals and the communities they serve.鈥