Standards, Surveys, Accreditation
The data collected through the AHA Annual IT Supplement Survey enables the AHA to address key questions from policymakers, the media, and the public.
The AHA Annual Survey is an important source of provider data and the source for AHA Guide®, Hospital Statistics™ and numerous academic studies.
The Joint Commission June 30 announced a new, streamlined process that removes 714 requirements from its hospital accreditation program.
Americans' assessments of their mental and physical health are the least positive they have been in the history of Gallup’s 24-year poll on the subject, with just 75% and 76% respectively rating their mental and physical health as “excellent” or “good” according its latest survey released March 13.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) Survey Center is responsible for building, disseminating, collecting and supporting several key surveys distributed to the field, including the AHA Annual Survey and the AHA Annual Survey Information Technology Supplement.
Commenting April 12 on a proposed rule to strengthen oversight of accrediting organizations, AHA told the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services it supports requiring accrediting organizations to use Medicare’s Conditions of Participation and Conditions for Coverage as their minimum…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Feb. 8 issued a proposed rule intended to strengthen its oversight of accrediting organizations (AOs) such as The Joint Commission and Det Norske Veritas (DNV). The proposed policies have implications for hospitals and health systems that rely…
Effective Aug. 27, the Joint Commission will eliminate or consolidate over 200 more accreditation standards in its hospital and other accreditation programs as part of an initiative to retire standards that go beyond the Medicare conditions of participation and don’t add value.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today announced the immediate resumption of survey activities for all complaints.
On Jan. 20, 2021, CMS issued guidance limiting hospital surveys for all complaints other than Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) complaints. The suspension period lasted for 30…
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Re: CMS—3346—P, Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Regulatory Provisions To Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction; Proposed Rule (Vol. 83, No. 183), Sept. 20, 2018.