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CMS yesterday issued a proposed rule revising discharge planning requirements for hospitals (including long-term care hospitals and inpatient rehabilitation facilities), critical access hospitals (CAHs) and home health agencies (HHAs) that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
The Senate early this morning passed legislation to raise the nation's debt limit and set spending targets for the federal budget for the next two fiscal years. Details and what it means for hospitals are outlined in this Special Bulletin and Frequently Asked Questions document.
Held October 22, 2015
On behalf of the American Hospital Association Section for Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Services, I invite you to join a small group of your executive colleagues for a webinar and discussion on Telepsychiatry -- an effective solution to improving access to timely care for…
AHA Members-only Webinar: Hospital Challenges with the Use of Electronic Health Records to Generate Clinical Quality Measures
The AHA will host a free 60-minute webinar, Hospital Challenges with the Use of Electronic Health Records to Generate Clinical Quality Me
Chairman Nunes, Ranking Member Schiff, Members of the Committee, thank you for the invitation to offer this Statement for the Record. My statement reflects the collective insights of the Intelligence Community’s extraordinary men and women, whom I am privileged and honored to lead. We in the…
On October 6, CMS released a final rule with comment period modifying the reporting period for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Programs in 2015 to a 90-day period to align with the calendar year and providing additional flexibilities.
Finding in favor of hospitals, a federal judge late yesterday rejected CMS's arguments that it met all legal requirements for rulemaking when the agency cut hospitals inpatient payments by 0.2 percent in conjunction with its "two-midnight" policy.