Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy
AHA today voiced support for several proposed changes to the federal regulation governing the confidentiality of substance use disorder patients’ records that would reduce the burden and delay associated with accessing certain recovery services and add declared disasters to the list of exceptions.
The Department of Health and Human Services today issued a final rule rescinding the standard unique health plan identifier and other entity identifier.
By removing outdated barriers to teamwork, hospitals and doctors will be able to advance health in America.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Sept. 30 published a final rule to modify the discharge planning process requirements for hospitals and certain post-acute care providers. The final rule is effective Nov. 29.
President Trump today issued an executive order calling for policies “to protect and improve the Medicare program by enhancing its fiscal sustainability through alternative payment methodologies that link payment to value, increase choice, and lower regulatory burdens imposed upon providers.”
The Food and Drug Administration last week updated 2017 draft guidance to clarify the categories of clinical and decision support software subject to FDA oversight under the 21st Century Cures Act based on risk.
CMS’ proposal mandating the disclosure of negotiated charges between health plans and hospitals is the wrong approach, exceeds the Administration's legal authority and should be abandoned, AHA told the agency today.
The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) today notified stakeholders that it is postponing the official effective dates of several new and revised standards pertaining to pharmaceutical handling until further notice while it reviews appeals to the standards.
The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) recently finalized revisions to general chapter (Pharmaceutical Compounding and Sterile Preparations). In addition, USP in 2016 finalized a new general chapter, (Hazardous Drugs Handling in Healthcare Settings). Both general chapters have widespread…
The AHA and five other hospital groups today filed a friend-of-the court brief urging the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington to prevent the Department of Homeland Security’s public charge rule from taking effect Oct. 15.