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H.R.3991 would amend the Social Security Act to remove the condition of payment but leave the condition of participation intact. A physician would not be required to state that the patient will be discharged or transferred in less than 96 hours in order for the CAH to be paid on that particular…
The undersigned organizations write to express immediate concerns confronting our respective members’ ability to comply with the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ambiguous policy regarding observation stays leaves hospitals in an untenable position, the AHA said in a friend-of-the-court brief filed yesterday in the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
This webinar highlighted innovative approaches from two health care systems that have successfully deployed intergenerational management strategies.
AHA today joined the Kansas Hospital Association, Texas Hospital Association and Texas Nurses Association in a friend-of-the-court brief supporting Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, KS, in a National Labor Relations Board case challenging the confidentiality of peer review activities.
A new member of the health care team is helping to improve clinical outcomes and patient experience at a low cost. Care guides were introduced on care teams at clinics operated by Allina Health, a not-for-profit health care system with 12 hospitals and more than 90 clinics serving Minnesota and…
America’s hospitals strongly oppose a proposal to cut funding for seniors’ Medicare to pay for an extension of the debt limit. While we do not oppose the extension of the debt limit, we do oppose using Medicare reductions to pay for non-Medicare related spending.
We would like to highlight two issues of particular concern and provide context for reviewing the detailed comments: 1) minimizing unnecessary burden and expense for multi-hospital systems that utilize centralized credentialing by allowing for a single query regarding a physician on behalf of all…