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IRFs and LTCHs can review quality data through Jan. 2
Inpatient rehabilitation facilities and long-term care hospitals have until Jan. 2 to review confidential provider reports based on quality data from second-quarter 2017 to first-quarter 2018 before updated performance is publicly reported on the IRF Compare and LTCH Compare websites in March 2019.
Hospital Leadership Is Vital to Protect Patient Safety, Avoid Infections
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a reminder of how far we’ve come — and how far we still must go — to keep patients safe from infections.
How hospitals are addressing community social needs to improve health
Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Bronson Healthcare houses homeless persons and coordinates their care to treat their needs holistically, and Greenville (S.C.) Health System helps Latino families access needed social resources.
Report: 28 AHPs active under 2018 final rule
About 34 association health plans have launched under a 2018 final rule that made it easier for employers to participate in AHPs, 28 of which are active, according to a new report by AssociationHealthPlans.com.
HHS: Proposed rules on Stark, anti-kickback laws could come this year
Proposed rules that would make changes to the Stark Law and anti-kickback statute are working their way through the federal review process and could be released this year, Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan said yesterday at a Brookings Institution event.
Study: For-profit insurers more likely to exercise market power
For-profit insurers are more likely than not-for-profit insurers to exercise market power when they have it, according to a new study by Harvard Business School professor Leemore Dafney.
Agency updates agenda for U.S. emergency medical services system
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Emergency Medical Services today released an updated agenda for the nation’s EMS system.
VA issues proposed rule for urgent community care
The Department of Veterans Affairs today published a proposed rule implementing urgent care provisions of the AHA-supported MISSION Act of 2018, which requires the agency to establish a new Veterans Community Care Program by this June.
CMS proposes additional 2020 payment changes for MA, Part D plans
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday proposed additional changes to Medicare Advantage and Part D payment policies beginning in calendar year 2020.
Perspective: Moving Rural Health Care Forward
The AHA’s goal is to improve the health care of every American, no matter where they live…big city, small town, frontier or somewhere in between.