Advisory
On July 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) released the outpatient prospective payment system \(OPPS\) and ambulatory surgical center \(ASC\) proposed rule for calendar year \(CY\) 2011. In addition to updating OPPS and ASC payment weights and rates, the proposed rule…
On June 24, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology \(ONC\) published in the Federal Register a final rule establishing a temporary certification program for health information technology. The rule, available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-14999.pdf…
In late March, President Obama enacted the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 \(PPACA\). The law contains a number of grants and contract opportunities for states, hospitals and other health care entities.
The Department of Labor \(DOL\) in the May 20 Federal Register published a final rule implementing the requirement of Executive Order 13496 \(E.O. 13496\) for federal contractors and subcontractors to post notices informing employees of their rights under federal labor laws.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration \(OSHA\) recently issued a Request for Information \(RFI\) on occupational exposure to infectious diseases in health care settings.
On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The following week, the President signed into law H.R. 4872, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, which made modifications to H.R. 3590. Both bills are referred to as…
On April 19, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) issued its hospital inpatient and long-term care hospital prospective payment system \(PPS\) proposed rule for federal fiscal year \(FY\) 2011.
AHA Regulatory Advisory on Interim Final Rule on Mental Health Parity