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In mid-December 2020, it was widely reported that a highly sophisticated, large-scale, supply chain cyberattack was conducted against the SolarWinds Orion network management platform which likely impacted almost 18,000 customers.
AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2022.
To help advance the public’s confidence and trust in the safety of COVID-19 vaccines and their distribution, the AHA continues to develop and collate resources that hospitals and health systems can use as COVID-19 vaccines become available in their communities.
AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ hospital outpatient prospective payment system and ambulatory surgical center payment system final rule with comment period for calendar year 2021.
ARGUED AND SUBMITTED ON OCTOBER 15, 2020 In the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ___________ No. 20-5193 THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, ET AL., APPELLANTS v. ALEX M. AZAR II, SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, APPELLEE ___________ REPLY IN SUPPORT OF…
AHA statement on court delay of most favored nation model interim final rule from Executive Vice President Tom Nickels.
The AHA submitted comments to a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services request for information on regulatory relief to support economic recovery. Specifically, AHA urged the agency to take additional action to remove certain regulatory barriers standing in the way of efficiency and innovation…
The House and Senate last night approved the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The legislation includes roughly $900 billion in COVID-19 relief, including a number of provisions beneficial to hospitals and health systems, and $1.4 trillion in spending that will fund the federal government…
The COVID-19 Vaccine Communications Toolkit was developed as a guide through the steps involved in planning, designing and executing a vaccine communications plan and campaign.