Advisory
AHA Advisories provide urgent information for AHA members and the health care field, and actions they may need to take.
This Regulatory Advisory highlights CMS's proposed rule to revise the existing Medicare and Medicaid Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for hospitals and critical access hospitals.
In the August 5 Federal Register, CMS published its fiscal year (FY) 2012 final rule for the inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF)
In the August 18 Federal Register, CMS published its fiscal year (FY) 2012 final rule for the inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) PPS. This advisory covers the LTCH provisions in the final rule regulation...
On October 20, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the much-anticipated final regulation for the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), which encourages the voluntary formation of accountable care organizations (ACOs).
On October 20, CMS released a final regulation (ACO rule) governing the creation of accountable care organizations (ACOs) under the Medicare Shared Savings Program (ACO program). This rule is described in detail in a companion regulatory advisory.
On September 14, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a final regulation for the new Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor program. The final rule was published in the September 16 Federal Register.
On September 6, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published in the Federal Register a final rule with changes to the Physician Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program.
On August 23, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) unveiled its Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in the August 8 Federal Register published the fiscal year (FY) 2012 final rule for the skilled nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system (PPS).
Requirements of the NLRB's Final Rule: The NLRB issued on August 30 a final rule to require that all employers subject to the National Labor Relations Act post a notice informing employees of their rights under the Act.