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The One-Year Extension for Complying with HIPAA's Standards for Electronic Transactions: How Does it Affect You?
Overview of the New Law
KEEPING OUR MEDICAL PRIVACY PROMISES
Fact Sheet on the Practical Effects of the Original Rule -- and How Proposed Modifications Will Make It More Effective for Patients and Providers
Hospitals welcome proposed changes to medical privacy rules because we care for an
AHA Response to the Dececember 2018 HIPAA RFI (December 12, 2019)
AHA/AHIMA Webinar: Engaging Patients Through Access to Their Medical Records (November 15, 2016)
Reducing Hospital-Acquired Clostridium difficile Transmission Rates
U.S. hospitals provided 9.1 billion in uncompensated care in 2009, according to the latest data from the AHA's Annual Survey of Hospitals.
Information obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request cannot provide the basis for the personal knowledge private individuals must have in order to pursue a False Claims Act case, the AHA argues in the amicus brief filed December 6, in the U.S. Supreme Court.
This report discusses the process of conducting a Health Impact Assessment and proposes a business case for the enhanced role of HIAs in the community health promotion.
Given economic and industry trends related to the worldwide financial markets, the nation's economy, and U.S. health care reform, access to external capital has become more important than ever for hospitals nationwide.
Melinda Hatton, general counsel and senior vice president of the AmericanHospital Association provides feedback on the impact of the antitrust laws on ournation's hospital, and hospitals' efforts to improve the quality and efficiency of care.