Advisory
AHA Advisories provide urgent information for AHA members and the health care field, and actions they may need to take.
As we all prepare for the U.S. Supreme Court to issue its decision on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in the coming weeks, the AHA is working to ensure that we provide the hospital field with relevant and timely information.
Americas hospitals are committed to protecting the health and well-being of all patients, especially newborns. Research demonstrates that early-term, non-medically necessary deliveries result in higher neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admissions and increased health complications for babies. To…
Section 302 of the 2006 Tax Relief and Health Care Act required the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to implement a nationwide Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program by 2010.
Hospitals are experiencing a significant increase in audit activity by contractors for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
In the May 11 Federal Register, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published its fiscal year 2013 proposed rule for the inpatient prospective payment system and long-term care hospital PPS.
On June 6, 2012, the Leapfrog Group is releasing the results of their first Hospital Safety Scorecard for more than 2,652 hospitals.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requires hospitals to meet specified Conditions of Participation (CoPs) in order to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published its fiscal year 2013 proposed rule for the hospital inpatient and long-term care prospective payment systems in the May 11 Federal Register.
HHS and CMS recently issued three final rules to provide the required framework for a state health insurance exchange established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is facing increasing pressure from the president and Congress to reduce improper provider payments in Medicare and Medicaid.