Advisory
Standardizing the colors of the wristbands used in hospitals is the sensible approach to improving patient safety, and many state hospital associations have already engaged their hospitals in this effort. As the national advocate for America's hospitals, the AHA is asking all hospitals to consider…
On August 19, the Internal Revenue Service \(IRS\) released final instructionsfor the redesigned Form 990 and 16 related schedules, including Schedule H- Hospitals, designated solely for tax-exempt hospitals.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) in the August 8 Federal Register published the skilled nursing facility \(SNF\) prospective payment system final rule for fiscal year \(FY\) 2009.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) in the August 8 Federal Register published the inpatient rehabilitation facility \(IRF\) prospective payment system \(PPS\) final rule for fiscal year \(FY\) 2009.
On July 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) released its fiscal year \(FY\) 2009 final rule for the hospital inpatient prospective payment system\(PPS\). The final rule was published in the August 19 Federal Register and will take effect October 1.
On July 3, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) released the outpatient prospective payment system \(PPS\) and ambulatory surgical center \(ASC\) proposed rule for calendar year 2009
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) published in the June 27 Federal Register a proposed rule changing the conditions of participation \(CoPs\) and payment provisions for rural health clinics \(RHCs\).
On July 15, Congress voted to override President Bush's veto of H.R. 6331, theMedicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008. President Bushvetoed the legislation earlier that day, citing objections to provisions that wouldcut payments to Medicare Advantage plans, among other reasons.
The Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor \(RAC\) program is authorized by Congress to identify improper Medicare payments - both overpayments and underpayments. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) recently reported that RACs collected 92.7 million in overpayments during the three…