Advisory
AHA Advisories provide urgent information for AHA members and the health care field, and actions they may need to take.
The Department of Health and Human Services \(HHS\) in the July 14 Federal Register proposed certain modifications to the privacy, security and enforcement requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 \(HIPAA\), largely to implement changes necessitated by the…
On June 25, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) released its physician fee schedule proposed rule for calendar year \(CY\) 2011.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) finalized revisions to the Medicare hospital cost report in the April 30 Federal Register.
On July 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the outpatient prospective payment system \(OPPS\) and ambulatory surgical center \(ASC\) proposed rule for calendar year 2011.
On July 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) released the outpatient prospective payment system \(OPPS\) and ambulatory surgical center \(ASC\) proposed rule for calendar year \(CY\) 2011. In addition to updating OPPS and ASC payment weights and rates, the proposed rule…
On June 24, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology \(ONC\) published in the Federal Register a final rule establishing a temporary certification program for health information technology. The rule, available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-14999.pdf…
In late March, President Obama enacted the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 \(PPACA\). The law contains a number of grants and contract opportunities for states, hospitals and other health care entities.
The Department of Labor \(DOL\) in the May 20 Federal Register published a final rule implementing the requirement of Executive Order 13496 \(E.O. 13496\) for federal contractors and subcontractors to post notices informing employees of their rights under federal labor laws.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration \(OSHA\) recently issued a Request for Information \(RFI\) on occupational exposure to infectious diseases in health care settings.