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Hospital Compare: CMS Suspends Display of Hospital-Acquired Conditions Data
September 29, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) recently announced that it has suspended plans to add data on hospital-acquired conditions \(HAC\) to Hospital Compare \(www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov\), citing an error in the agency's data file used to calculate the HAC measures. Learn More
Hospital Compare: New Hospital-Acquired Conditions Data
September 08, 2010
In mid-September, information on hospital-acquired conditions \(HACs\) will be publicly available for the first time on Hospital Compare \(www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov\). Learn More
ONC Final Rule on Certification Criteria and Standards for EHRs 
August 26, 2010
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology \(ONC\) on July 28 in the Federal Register published a final rule establishing an initial set of standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria for electronic health record \(EHR\) technology. Learn More
Medicare Inpatient and Long-term Care PPS: The Final Rule for Fiscal Year 2011
August 20, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) released its FY 2011 final rule for the hospital inpatient and long-term care prospective payment systems \(PPS\) on July 30. The rule affects inpatient PPS hospitals, long-term care hospitals and critical access hospitals \(CAH\) and takes effect Oct. 1. Learn More
CMS Final Rule on Meaningful Use of EHRs
August 13, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) on July 28 published a final rule defining ")meaningful use") of electronic health records \(EHRs\). At the same time, the Office of the National Coordinator \(ONC\) for Health Information Technology issued a final rule that sets certification criteria, standards and implementation specifications for EHR technology. Learn More
News
- AHA News Now: AHA comments on CoP proposed rule
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- AHA News Now: House Republicans release updated proposal to repeal SGR
- AHA News Now: IRS issues proposed rule on reporting requirements for charitable hospitals
- AHA News Now: OIG issues alert on physician-owned distributorships
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