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While we support a number of the inpatient PPS proposed rule’s provisions, we have serious concerns about certain aspects of the Hospital-acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program proposals, the Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) program proposals and the proposed changes to the cost report…
Building off the 2013 HPOE guide on value-based contracting this guide provides additional financial resources.
The webinar discussed the HPOE guide produced in conjunction with ASHE, 'Environmental Sustainability in Hospitals: The Value of Efficiency.'
The marketplace for health insurance has become increasingly consumer-driven, with important implications for the way care is paid for and delivered.
AHA urges the Committee on Veterans' Affairs to retain and strengthen language in both the House and Senate bill that would enable hospitals to maintain the ability to contract directly with their local Veterans Administration (VA) facilities rather than requiring hospitals to go through a managed…
The AHA is disappointed that most of the proposed measures – especially the patient experience survey and EHR use measures – provide limited insight on the quality of the behavioral health and substance abuse treatments and services at the center of IPF care.
The AHA encourages CMS and Acumen to factor in the findings and recommendations of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) related to improving the SNF PPS.
The AHA, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, and U.S. Chamber of Commerce today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to bar civil monetary penalties under the False Claims Act that irrationally exceed the harm actually suffered by the government.
Here's the promising news: About 95 percent of hospitals and health care systems collect data on patients' race, ethnicity and primary language. The not-so-good news is only 22 percent of hospitals and systems are using that data to identify disparities in treatment or outcomes between racial or…
The AHA strongly supports retaining the current National Labor Relations Board standards for employee access to employer-provided email systems and other forms of electronic communications, the association said in a friend-of-the-court brief (insert link) filed yesterday in a case before the Board.