Advisory
AHA Advisories provide urgent information for AHA members and the health care field, and actions they may need to take.
On July 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued its fiscal year 2020 final rule for the inpatient rehabilitation facility prospective payment system. The final rule will take effect Oct. 1.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Aug. 2 issued its hospital inpatient prospective payment system and long-term care hospital PPS final rule for fiscal year 2020.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 29 issued a proposed rule that would update physician fee schedule payments for calendar year (CY) 2020.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 29 issued its calendar year 2020 outpatient prospective payment system/ambulatory surgical center proposed rule.
On July 11, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued its calendar year 2020 proposed rule for the home health prospective payment system.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 30 issued a final rule for the inpatient psychiatric facility prospective payment system (PPS) for fiscal year 2020.
Maternal health is a high priority for the 黑料正能量 Association (AHA). Through the Better Health for Mothers and Babies Initiative, the AHA is pursuing the goal of eliminating maternal mortality and reducing severe morbidity.
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n an effort to ensure correct payment for services furnished in off-campus provider-based departments of hospitals, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services soon will be enacting changes for outpatient prospective payment system providers that have multiple locations.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently released proposed guidelines around hospital co-location arrangements. The draft guidance seeks to clarify how CMS and state surveyors will evaluate co-location arrangements for compliance with the Medicare conditions of participation.