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Hospital representatives are invited to attend a webinar July 8 at 2 p.m. ET to review recent Recovery Audit Contractor policy developments and results from the AHA’s most recent RACTrac survey.
A more flexible two-midnight policy could offer good news for hospitals, the AHA said last week in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) release of the proposed 2016 rule for the hospital outpatient prospective payment and ambulatory surgical center payment…
Adults who are poor or lack health insurance are more likely to report serious mental illness and thoughts of suicide than other adults, according to a new report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration showing population-based variations in behavioral health.
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.22% in June to a seasonally adjusted 4,887,000 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. That's 10,600 more people than in May and 107,600 more than a year ago. Without the seasonal adjustment, which removes the effect of fluctuations…
The summer issue of AHA’s Great Boards newsletter shares governance best practices from a critical access hospital and how to create an effective board culture. Administered by AHA's Center for Healthcare Governance, the free quarterly newsletter examines hospital and health system…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today issued a proposed rule for calendar year 2016 for the hospital outpatient prospective payment and ambulatory surgical center payment systems. Under the rule, there would be a net decrease in OPPS payments of 0.2%.
The Food and Drug Administration will not enforce certain prescription drug tracing requirements against dispensers until Nov. 1, the agency said yesterday. Effective today under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act of 2013, manufacturers, whole distributors, dispensers and repackagers of…
The AHA today urged the Food and Drug Administration to clarify certain provisions in its draft memorandum of understanding with states for interstate distribution of compounded drugs, which pharmacies seeking exemption from certain FDA requirements must satisfy. Specifically, AHA urged the agency…
Community Catalyst, a national consumer advocacy group focused on health and health care, this week urged the Internal Revenue Services to clarify Form 990 Schedule H to support the inclusion of improved housing as a hospital community benefit.
The Department of Health and Human Services today launched a National Ebola Training and Education Center, which will offer additional training opportunities for health care facilities and state health departments.