AHA to CMS Re: Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule for FY 2019

AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ hospital inpatient prospective payment system proposed rule for fiscal year 2019.

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Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS)

Electronic Health Records (EHRs) - Meaningful Use

Health Information Technology (HIT)

Interoperability

Medicare Area Wage Index (AWI)

Hospital Readmission Reduction Program

Value-based payment

Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program

Electronic Clinical Quality Measures

Quality & Patient Safety

Quality Measures