Advisory
AHA Advisories provide urgent information for AHA members and the health care field, and actions they may need to take.
On April 24, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published the FY 2019 proposed rule for the long-term care hospital prospective payment system. The AHA Regulatory Advisory below offers a detailed summary of the proposed rule.
On May 8, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published the FY 2019 proposed rule for the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system. The AHA Regulatory Advisory offers a detailed summary of the proposed rule.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) April 24 released its fiscal year (FY) 2019 proposed rule for the hospital inpatient and long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment systems (PPS). A detailed summary of the proposed rule follows in the Regulatory Advisory below.
The National Fire Protection Association has published NFPA 3000: Standards for an Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response (ASHER) Program. The new standard provides communities with a tool to develop a coordinated response to community active shooter and hostile events.
Member Advisory: Patient Safety Awareness Week March 11-17: Opportunity to Share Your Hospital Story
Patient Safety Awareness Week (PSAW) will be March 11-17. Once again, this celebration is sponsored by the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF), which began working together with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) last year.
On February 9, Congress passed and President Trump signed into law the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, a massive budget bill containing a number of priorities important to hospitals and health systems. In addition to funding the government until March 23, the bill also raises the debt ceiling and…
On Nov. 2, the CMS released its final rule for calendar year (CY) 2018 with changes to the Medicare physician fee schedule and other revisions under Medicare Part B.