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Organizations invited to apply for 2022 AHA Quest for Quality Prize

The AHA is accepting applications through Oct. 15, 2021 for its 2022 American Hospital Association Quest for Quality Prize.
Letter/Comment
Public

AHA letter to OSHA on COVID-19 Health Care Emergency Temporary Standard

Letter to OSHA requesting a six-month delay of its compliance dates for the recently announced COVID-19 Health Care Emergency Temporary Standard, thus giving hospitals and health systems ample time to implement the policy’s many new requirements.
Special Bulletin
Member

CMS Proposes Updated Payment Parameters for 2022

This Special Bulletin summarizes a proposed rule with additional policies for health insurance issuers and the Health Insurance Marketplaces (or “exchanges”) for plan years 2022 and beyond.
Special Bulletin
Member

CMS Issues CY 2022 Proposed Rule for Home Health Payment System

June 28, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to update the home health (HH) prospective payment system (PPS) for calendar year (CY) 2022. CMS will accept comments on this rule through Aug. 27, 2021.
Advisory
Public

AHA Provides Members with Tools and Resources to Navigate Current Blood Supply Shortage

Member advisory provides tools and resources to navigate current blood supply shortage.
Letter/Comment
Public

AHA, Others Express Concerns About Potential Offsets Included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework

A letter to Senate leaders from America’s Hospitals and Health Systems urging them to forgo to the use of an extension of mandatory sequestration, as well as unspent COVID-19 provider relief funds, as financing sources for any infrastructure package.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

Building a Better Data Connection: Will Big Tech’s Investments Pay Off?

Big tech firms Microsoft and Google have been making significant changes to their health care strategies lately with an eye toward easing the burdens of clinicians and supporting their decision-making.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

There May Be a Generation Gap in Telehealth’s Future

When it comes to telehealth, convenience appears to be king, according to the HIMSS 2021 State of Healthcare Report. Nearly two-thirds of patients surveyed in March said they prefer the convenience of telehealth compared with in-office visits.
News

FDA updates patient and provider fact sheets for mRNA COVID-19 vaccines; revises bronchoscope reprocessing safety recommendations

The Food and Drug Administration June 25 formally updated its patient and provider fact sheets for the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to include warnings about the increased risk of heart inflammation in patients.
News

CMS releases proposed home health PPS for CY 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today released its calendar year 2022 proposed rule for the home health prospective payment system. The proposed rule would set forth routine updates to the home health and home infusion therapy services payment rates in accordance with existing statutory and regulatory requirements.