Advisory
AHA Advisories provide urgent information for AHA members and the health care field, and actions they may need to take.
A soon-to-be-released study on hospital debt-collection practices is beginning to receive significant media attention, including an article posted this morning. The article, based on a Johns Hopkins University analysis of data collected on the largest 100 hospitals in the U.S. by revenue for the…
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) recently announced expanded COVID-19 response efforts in rural communities. Specifically, HRSA will increase the number of vaccines sent to rural communities, expand testing and other COVID-19 prevention services, and work to increase vaccine…
At Issue
On April 27, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued its fiscal year 2022 proposed rule for the inpatient and long-term care hospital prospective payment systems. This advisory covers the rule’s LTCH-related provisions. We issued a separate advisory on the inpatient PPS…
This cyber advisory reflects the FBI’s May 20 Conti alert, along with resources from AHA and other organizations.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) April 27 issued its hospital inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) PPS proposed rule for fiscal year (FY) 2022. The rule affects inpatient PPS hospitals, critical access hospitals (CAHs), LTCHs and PPS-…
There are a number of events this week focused on hospital mergers and acquisitions and financials that could generate national media attention, as well as interest from local media. More details on those events, as well as a number of efforts the AHA has already taken and additional resources to…
The hospital price transparency rule took effect Jan. 1, 2021. CMS verified for the AHA that the agency has begun proactive audits of hospital websites and a review of complaints submitted through the CMS Hospital Price Transparency website.
On April 8, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the fiscal year (FY) 2022 proposed rule for the skilled nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system (PPS). Comments on the proposed rule are due to CMS by June 7. The final rule is expected around Aug. 1 and will take…
On April 7, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its fiscal year (FY) 2022 proposed rule for the inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) prospective payment system (PPS). Comments on the rule are due to CMS by June 7. The final rule is expected around Aug. 1 and will take…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) April 7 issued its fiscal year (FY) 2022 proposed rule for the inpatient psychiatric facility (IPF) prospective payment system (PPS). CMS will accept comments on this rule through June 7.