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Hospitals continue to appeal Recovery Audit Contractor claim denials, according to the latest report from the AHA's quarterly RACTrac survey. Hospitals participating in the fourth-quarter 2015 survey report appealing 49% of all RAC claim denials, and 60% of claims reviewed in the fourth quarter…
The AHA and American Medical Group Association are offering a new fellowship to help member hospitals and health systems with employed physicians move to a more integrated system of care to manage population health and succeed in new physician payment models coming in 2019 under the Medicare…
Seventeen companies that make an estimated 90% of the electronic health record (EHR) products used by hospitals have pledged to help providers share health information for care whenever permitted by law, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced Feb. 29.
They also pledged…
By Shellie Byrum The Class of 2018 profiles the women and men who joined the AHA board this year.The hospital and health system field faces significant transformation, with a tectonic shift in focus from episodic care to promoting community health and wellness, AHA board member Carmela Coyle…
In a letter yesterday to the Department of Justice, the AHA further elaborated on why Anthem’s proposed acquisition of Cigna “would irreparably harm competition and consumers” by reducing the ability of other health insurers to compete with Blues plans.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response has released a new comprehensive resource on Zika virus for clinicians and emergency response personnel.
Seventeen companies that make an estimated 90% of the electronic health record products used by hospitals have pledged to help providers share health information for care whenever permitted by law, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced yesterday.
AHA today voiced support for the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (S. 524), bipartisan legislation being considered this week by the Senate to address the nation’s opioid epidemic. “Hospitals see firsthand the effects of opioid abuse, addiction, and overdoses in the communities…
The AHA today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to ensure that quality measures for the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System and alternative payment models for physicians align with national priorities for the entire health care system.
In a case that has ramifications for states’ efforts to create all-claims databases, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-2 today that the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 preempts a Vermont law requiring that claims from a self-funded employer plan be reported to the…