Advisory
The AHA is working with CMS to provide hospitals with information on Medicare Part D, the new prescription drug coverage program. Enrollment begins Nov. 15, 2005, and coverage takes effect Jan. 1, 2006.
CMS published May 4 in the Federal Register the inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule, which includes long term care hospital (LTCH) provisions that would take effect October 1, 2005. In addition to these provisions, CMS published on May 6, 2005 in the Federal Register a final…
Recent headlines have shined the national spotlight on living wills and advance directives. Hospitals have a long track record of educating patients and the public on patient self-determination and, because hospitals are a key resource in every community, it's important that this information be…