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Reminder: CMS call Dec. 3 on disclosure of hospital negotiated rates
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a Dec. 3 call on its final rule requiring hospitals to disclose payer-specific negotiated rates effective Jan. 1, 2021.
Health Care 20 Years After ‘To Err is Human’ Report
Jonathan Perlin, M.D., president of clinical services and chief medical officer at HCA Healthcare and former chairman of the AHA Board of Trustees, and Nancy Foster, AHA vice president for quality and patient safety, discuss the landmark Institute of Medicine report and progress to build a safer health care system.
Patient safety 20 years after ‘To Err Is Human’
In this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Jay Bhatt, D.O., AHA senior vice president and chief medical officer, and Robyn Begle
Key insights from an AHA roundtable on the future of workforce
Catherine Carruth, executive director at AHA’s American Society for Health Care Human Resources Administration, and Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of AHA’s Physician Alliance, share six key takeaways from HR thought leaders.
VA: Veterans’ use of telehealth services up 17% in FY 2019
More than 900,000 veterans used the Department of Veterans Affairs’ telehealth services in fiscal year 2019.
Direct contracting model applications available; letters of intent due Dec. 10
CMS is accepting applications to participate in the Primary Care Initiative’s professional and global direct contracting options in calendar year 2020.
Reminder: Dec. 2 deadline for CAHs to apply for EHR hardship exception
Critical access hospitals that did not achieve meaningful use of certified electronic health record technology in the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program for the 2018 reporting period can apply through Dec. 2 for a hardship exception to avoid a 2018 payment adjustment.
Palliative Care for Today’s Patient Needs
So what is palliative care? It’s specialized medical care for people living with a serious illness. And, it’s based on the needs of the patient, not on the patient’s prognosis. In today’s health care environment, more and more hospitals and health systems are forming and training multidisciplinary teams to offer human-centric, palliative care services so seriously ill patients can live better.