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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday announced the next set of contract suppliers for certain Medicare durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies effective July 1.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will hold two webinars and a national provider call on its recently released proposed rule implementing key provisions of the new physician payment system required by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015. The first
The AHA will host a May 19 webinar on a Department of Health and Human Services Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals pilot project that providers may use to resolve Medicare appeals pending before an administrative law judge.
Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell has named Andrew Bindman, M.D., director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality effective May 2. A primary care physician who has practiced, taught and conducted research at San Francisco General Hospital, Bindman recently served as a…
House Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats, along with the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, today marked the end of National Minority Health Month by holding a forum on “Achieving Health Equity.” The…
As National Hospital Week approaches, the AHA invites member hospitals to submit mobile videos or photos highlighting the important role hospitals play in their communities.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee today approved two additional AHA-supported bills as part of its legislative package to address the opioid epidemic. The bills would establish federal grants to implement co-prescribing of overdose reversal drugs in areas experiencing significant opioid…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today opened registration for a May 12 webinar on its overall hospital quality “star ratings” methodology. During the 90-minute webinar, which begins at 1 p.m. ET, presenters will explain the methodology used to generate the summary rating for…
Rhode Island hospitals contributed more than $6.5 billion to the state's economy in 2014, according to a new report by the Hospital Association of Rhode Island. The hospitals employ nearly 20,000 full-time health care professionals and spend about $1.4 billion a year on goods and services,…
Friday is the final day for all hospitals to submit data to the quarterly RACTrac survey. The free web-based survey helps AHA measure the impact of Medicare's Recovery Audit Contractor program on hospitals and advocate for needed changes. For more information on the RACTrac initiative, visit www.…