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AHA calls for NCVHS action to accelerate use of HIPAA transaction standards
The National Committee on Vital Health Statistics should investigate barriers to greater use of adopted Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act transaction standards and identify soluti
AHA testifies at HHS advisory committee hearing on administrative simplification
The AHA yesterday urged the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics to adopt a proposed electronic transaction standard for claims attachments, but with certain conditions to help ensure
Firefighters help hospital prevent readmissions
Every year the Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA), like many other state, metropolitan and regional hospital associations across the country, releases an annual report that describes the many
Studies look at surgical readmissions, outcomes in quality improvement program
Nearly all unplanned readmissions after surgery are associated with new postoperative complications that surface after discharge, according to a
Report, hospital leaders make case for revamping readmissions penalties
A new AHA TrendWatch report calls for refinements in Medicare’s Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) that achieve the goal of
Hospital leaders, report make case for changing readmissions penalties
At an AHA-sponsored briefing today on Capitol Hill, hospital leaders called for changes in Medicare’s Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.
Study: Hospital readmissions following hip or knee replacement down sharply
Unplanned hospital readmissions following elective hip and knee replacements fell 20% and 23%, respectively, between 2009 and 2013 among adults aged 50-84 enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans provi
Readmissions Facts
Readmissions are falling fast thanks to the hard work of America’s hospitals to improve care, provide better discharge instructions to patients and partner with patients and others in their communi
AHASTAT blog reviews hospital readmissions facts
In an AHASTAT blog post today, AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack responds to a recent Wall Street Journal