Advisory
AHA Advisories provide urgent information for AHA members and the health care field, and actions they may need to take.
On October 3, President Bush signed into law a large financial rescue package that included mental health parity legislation \(H.R. 1424\).
On August 15, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) released a proposed rule to modify the medical data code set standards and adopt ICD-10-CM for coding of patient diagnoses and ICD-10-PCS for coding of hospital procedures.
Standardizing the colors of the wristbands used in hospitals is the sensible approach to improving patient safety, and many state hospital associations have already engaged their hospitals in this effort. As the national advocate for America's hospitals, the AHA is asking all hospitals to consider…
On August 19, the Internal Revenue Service \(IRS\) released final instructionsfor the redesigned Form 990 and 16 related schedules, including Schedule H- Hospitals, designated solely for tax-exempt hospitals.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) in the August 8 Federal Register published the skilled nursing facility \(SNF\) prospective payment system final rule for fiscal year \(FY\) 2009.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) in the August 8 Federal Register published the inpatient rehabilitation facility \(IRF\) prospective payment system \(PPS\) final rule for fiscal year \(FY\) 2009.
On July 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) released its fiscal year \(FY\) 2009 final rule for the hospital inpatient prospective payment system\(PPS\). The final rule was published in the August 19 Federal Register and will take effect October 1.