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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Feb. 11 issued proposed rules that would promote patient access to health information in Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and federally facilitated…
As part of the February refresh of Hospital Compare, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to update its hospital overall star ratings. In addition, we expect CMS will release the performance results from the fiscal year (FY) 2019 Hospital-acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction…
Behavioral Health Update February 2019
2019 Section new leaders, learning opportunities, advocacy and regulatory update, and more news on behavioral health issues.
The AHA and three other national hospital groups today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to postpone the February publication of its Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings on the Hospital Compare website.
Identifying and engaging in the most effective clinical partnerships for improving care through bundled payment models redesign are crucial to success in driving better outcomes.
Health care affordability is a key issue for consumers, hospitals and health systems. While health care leaders have been tackling the issue head on – redesigning care and implementing operational efficiencies – solving this complex challenge will require us all to think differently and more…