Letter/Comment
The latest advocacy letters and comments from the American Hospital Association.
The recently released EHR Meaningful Use in 2014 Flexibility regulation addressed challenges in FY 2014. However, for hospitals, the challenges will remain in place at the start of FY 2015 (Oct. 1, 2014), when hospitals will be expected to meet all of the program requirements for the entire fiscal…
The undersigned organizations write to express immediate concerns confronting our respective members’ ability to successfully participate in the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program in 2015 and we offer recommendations on increasing program flexibility.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is pleased to support H.R. 5227, the “Making the Education of Nurses Dependable for Schools Act (MEND).” This legislation is critical to ensuring the viability of our nation’s hospital-based nursing education programs and a robust supply of nurses to provide…
The AHA applauds the work of the Committee to fight fraud, waste and abuse, and your work on this legislation specifically. While we generally support the efforts of this bill, we appreciate your seeking our input so we can identify some potential unintended consequences or areas where additional…
The AHA supports CMS’s proposal to eliminate the requirement that a face-to-face encounter include the narrative explanation, which will facilitate smoother transitions for hospitals discharging patients to home care and for hospital-based HH agencies initiating services.
AHA Comments on USP Proposed General Chapter <800> Hazardous Drugs - Handling in Healthcare Settings
The AHA urges USP to revise its proposals to allow for alternative approaches that keep health care personnel safe and minimize the need to make major renovations to the health care facility.
The AHA strongly supports the conference agreement on H.R. 3230, the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 and to urge its quick passage by Congress.
The AHA supports the proposed changes to the redetermination and re-enrollment process for qualified health plans (QHPs) sold through the health insurance exchanges. The proposed changes will ensure greater continuity of coverage as the next open enrollment period begins Nov. 15.
We recommend that the proposed risk-based regulatory framework and strategy for health IT leverage and support existing safety reporting requirements and initiatives and not create a new incident reporting silo labeled “Health IT Safety.”
CMS’s proposal to change the thresholds that apply to LTCH interrupted stays is unwarranted and should not be implemented.