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Fact Sheet: Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule (MFAR)

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in November 2019 issued the Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation (MFAR) that would significantly change state Medicaid program financing and supplemental payments for providers.
Resources
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USP <800> Checklist for Hospital and Health System Leadership

A list of items to consider in preparing to comply with new standards for the handling of hazardous drugs set forth in USP general Chapter 800.
News
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Replay Available of Feb. 3 AHA Call with CDC Official on Coronavirus

The AHA today hosted a call for hospital and health system leaders featuring Michael Bell, M.D., deputy director of the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion in CDC's National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases. Bell provided an update on the latest information on the issue and shared what hospitals and health systems should do if they encounter a patient meeting clinical criteria for novel coronavirus infection. He also answered questions from members.
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AHA Executive Forum: Addressing Disruption Through Value and Innovation

Please join the American Hospital Association (AHA), expert thought leaders and your executive peers to explore how hospitals and health systems are innovating to enhance value and address new entrants to the health care field. The transition to value-based care, the rise of consumerism and the new digital economy are forcing massive transformations in the health care field — making it ripe for disruptive innovations in the way health care is delivered.
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Surprise Billing and Price Transparency Member Resources

Over the past year, there has been considerable public and policymaker focus on the issues of surprise medical billing and health care price transparency. The AHA supports protecting patients from surprise medical bills and improving patient access to meaningful pricing information. The following resources provide more information on the AHA’s position, including in response to regulatory and legislative proposals.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

Removing Health Care Inefficiencies One Link at a Time

Blockchain is a term that describes a system in which data are maintained and shared across a peer-to-peer network, rather than by a single authority. It’s most known as the technology underpinning cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, but it’s beginning to be used to improve significant inefficiencies in health care.
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Watch Replay of AHA Webcast with CMS Administrator

AHA members can watch a replay of today’s Town Hall webcast featuring Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma. AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack and Verma discussed two proposed rules released last week to modernize the Stark Law and Anti-kickback Statute.
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Fact Sheet: Frontier Community Health Integration Project (FCHIP) Demonstration

The Frontier Community Health Integration Project (FCHIP) Demonstration tests several new models of health care delivery for rural Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the most sparsely populated states.