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AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize winners are recognized for making impressive strides toward the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) six quality aims of safe, effective, efficient, timely, patient-centered and equitable health care.But achieving more equitable care can be a challenge even for…
As urged by the AHA, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Aug. 12 extended through Dec. 31 the partial enforcement delay of the two-midnight policy. The current delay was set to expire Sept. 30. Under the extension, Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) are prohibited from…
As urged by the AHA, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today extended through Dec. 31 the partial enforcement delay of the two-midnight policy. The current delay was set to expire Sept. 30. Under the extension, Recovery Audit Contractors are prohibited from conducting post-payment…
An estimated 29 million U.S. residents lacked health insurance in the first three months of 2015, 15.8 million fewer than in 2013, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The proportion of residents who were uninsured when interviewed for the…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has extended to Aug.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday announced the bidding timeline for Round 1 of the 2017 competition of the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies Competitive Bidding Program. The agency is required to re-compete the contracts at…
“A competitive commercial health insurance market is essential for access, affordability and innovation,” writes Melinda Reid Hatton, AHA senior vice president and general counsel, in an AHASTAT blog post today.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services tomorrow will host a call on its proposed star rating system for overall hospital-level quality. The call will review the overall star ratings methodology, Hospital-Specific Reports and lessons learned from the agency’s “dry run” test of the…
An estimated 25.3 million adults (11.2%) suffer from daily pain, according to a new analysis of data from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey. More than half of adults (56%) reported some pain in the three months before the survey. Adults in the two most severe pain groups were likely to…
The AHA has elected seven members to its Board of Trustees for three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, and appointed one member to fill a one-year vacancy.