Standards, Surveys, Accreditation
Requiring critical access hospitals that are less than 15 miles from another hospital to revert to the hospital prospective payment system would generate modest savings for Medicare but likely be disruptive to the communities that depend on these hospitals for their health care, according to a…
Sens. Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Jon Tester (D-MT) today introduced a Senate companion to the Critical Access Hospital Relief Act (S. 258/H.R. 169), AHA-supported legislation that would remove the 96-hour physician certification requirement as a condition of payment for critical access hospitals.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published in the May 12 Federal Register a final rule to revise and clarify certain Conditions of Participation and Conditions for Coverage for hospitals, critical access hospitals and other providers, including long-term care facilities, ambulatory…
New Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) became fully effective Oct.16.
Section 1311(h) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) describes several new patient safety and quality improvement requirements for certain hospitals and health care providers that wish to contract with Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) in the new Health Insurance Marketplaces.
AHA Regulatory Advisory regarding CMS Finalizes Rebilling and Inpatient Admissions Criteria Policies
ACA Unclear on Whether Hospitals Must Participate in a Patient Safety Organization