Advisory
CMS published its fiscal year (FY) 2017 proposed rule for the hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) and long-term care prospective payment systems on April 18. Major provisions are described in this advisory.
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) recently released Statements on Principles on the responsibility of the primary surgeon during surgery.
CMS Issues Final Rule on Medicaid and CHIP Managed Care
On March 8, CMS proposed to test new models for how Medicare Part B pays for drugs provided in physician offices and hospital outpatient departments.
Cyber criminals are targeting information and other connected systems in every sector of the economy in attempts to gain access to personal information for financial gain and cause as much disruption as possible.
On April 21, CMS will make public an overall hospital quality "star rating" on its Hospital Compare website. The AHA has raised significant concerns about the accuracy and validity of CMS's star rating approach.
The HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response has released a new comprehensive resource on Zika virus for clinicians and emergency response personnel.
CMS Feb. 11 issued a final rule implementing a provision in the Affordable Care Act.