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AHA Special Bulletin: Mandatory Quality Data Reporting Deadline Approaching
July 28, 2010
Hospitals participating in the pay-for-reporting program under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system must indicate whether they participate in systematic databases for cardiac surgery, stroke or nursing-sensitive care, and acknowledge the accuracy and completeness of their quality data to receive their full annual payment update for fiscal year 2011. Learn More
This Week in Washington
July 26, 2010
Congress will break soon for its August recess - the House is scheduled to adjourn at the end of this week, while the Senate is expected to remain in session through next week. Learn More
AHA Special Bulletin: CMS Issues Post-Acute Payment Updates
July 19, 2010
Last Friday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released updates for four post-acute payment systems. Learn More
AHA Special Bulletin: CMS Releases Final Definition of 'Meaningful Use' of HIT
July 14, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday released its 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 (IT) issued a final rule that sets certification criteria, standards and implementation specifications for EHR technology. Taken together, these regulations set EHR adoption requirements that hospitals and physicians must meet under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 to qualify for additional Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments beginning in 2011 and to avoid significant payment penalties in 2015 and later years. Learn More
AHA Special Bulletin: Final 'Meaningful Use,' Certification Rules Released
July 13, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today released the final rule defining "meaningful use" of electronic health records (EHRs). Learn More
News
- AHA News Now: AHA comments on hospital and vendor readiness for EHR reporting
- AHA News Now: Agencies propose rule change for women's preventive services
- AHA News Now: HHS, USDA to host rural health call Monday
- AHA News Now: Hospitals add 3,600 jobs in January
- AHA News Now: Senators plan to improve Medicare/Medicaid program integrity efforts
- Rural Health Care Leadership Conference
Feb. 10-13, 2013 | Phoenix, AZ - AHA Town Hall Interactive Webcasts
Recurring Schedule (Members Only) - Future AHA Annual Meeting Dates
Washington, D.C.