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AHA has created a readmissions penalty calculator for hospital leaders to assess the impact of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program on their organizations. The calculator is designed so that you enter your hospital's CMS Certification Number; the calculator will then estimate your…
AHA has created a Medicare operating DSH calculator for hospital leaders to estimate hospitals’ operating DSH payments – both the empirical portion as well as the uncompensated care payment amounts. The calculator is designed so that you enter your hospital's CMS Certification Number; the…
Please join us Tuesday, May 22, at 3:30 p.m. ET for a special Town Hall Webcast on veterans’ health.
The Department of Health and Human Services, May 14, issued a policy statement and request for information (RFI) on ways to lower drug prices and reduce out-of-pocket costs for consumers.
Please urge your representative to cosponsor the Rural Emergency Medical Center Act (H.R. 5678)
The Rural Emergency Medical Center Act of 2018 (H.R. 5678) would establish a new rural facility designation under the Medicare program, allowing facilities meeting certain requirements to provide 24/7…
Making Charges Transparent: Things to Consider
Present charge information in a way that is understandable to and usable by the general public.
People deserve meaningful information about the price of their hospital care. Hospitals are committed to sharing information that will help people make important decisions about their health care. Sharing pricing information, however, is more challenging because hospital care is unique.
The National Fire Protection Association has published NFPA 3000: Standards for an Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response (ASHER) Program. The new standard provides communities with a tool to develop a coordinated response to community active shooter and hostile events.
MACRAmania - Moving into Year 2 of Physician Quality Payment Program - Listen