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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) April 19 released draft revised guidance to clarify its ligature risk policy, which pertains to environmental safeguards for patients at risk of harm to self or others.
On Oct. 24, 2018, President Trump signed into law the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-271).
April 8, the US Government designated Iran’s IRGC as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Throughout 2018 and 2019, malicious cyber actors used desktop sharing software to facilitate a range of network intrusion activities, using both authorized and unauthorized installations to gain control of victim systems and access to otherwise inaccessible files. Desktop sharing…
The FBI continues to observe U.S. businesses’ reporting significant losses caused by cyber insider threat actors.
A variety of public policy proposals to expand health coverage and contain costs have been suggested that are often characterized as “single payer” approaches. The most popular is often referred to as “Medicare for All.” Moreover, “Medicare for All” is a term that is used interchangeably, and could…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 23 issued its hospital inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) and long-term care hospital PPS proposed rule for fiscal year (FY) 2020.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued the skilled nursing facility (SNF) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment systems (PPS) proposed rules for fiscal year (FY) 2020.
AHA Take: As finalized in last year’s rulemaking, a redesigned SNF PPS payment…
The Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 22 announced a new Primary Cares Initiative.
Many health systems are grappling with how to evolve their care delivery models, and which payment models can support their transformation goals. As hospitals develop a patient-centered value culture to achieve their transformation vision, they need to answer these 23 questions.