Advisory
AHA Advisories provide urgent information for AHA members and the health care field, and actions they may need to take.
CMS and HHS Office of Inspector General published in the Dec. 27 Federal Register two nearly identical final rules that extend the regulatory protections for hospitals seeking to provide assistance to physicians in adopting certain health information technology.
CMS published the Medicare physician fee schedule final rule for calendar year 2014 in the Dec. 10 Federal Register.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is changing how private insurance is bought and sold in the U.S.
December 19, 2013 Medicare Outpatient PPS and ASC Final Rule for CY 2014 AT A GLANCE The Issue: On Nov. 27, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and ambulatory surgical center (ASC) final rule with comment period for calendar…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Nov. 22 published its calendar year (CY) 2014 final rule for the home health (HH) prospective payment system (PPS). A detailed summary of the final rule prepared for the AHA by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc., is attached.
New Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) became fully effective Oct.16.
Section 1311(h) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) describes several new patient safety and quality improvement requirements for certain hospitals and health care providers that wish to contract with Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) in the new Health Insurance Marketplaces.
The departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury on Nov. 8 issued a final rule implementing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA).