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On July 17, the Hospital Compare Web site (www.HospitalCompare.hhs.gov) will be
updated to contain new and refreshed information on several conditions. For the first time,
30-day mortality data for pneumonia patients will be available and, for some hospitals, two
clinical measures on pediatric…
Where we stand as Congress goes into recess.
An analysis of regional and state organizing activity in health care, based on National Labor Relations Board \(NLRB\) data about representation \(RC\) petitions filed and RC elections held.
CMS issued in May three regulations on long-term care hospitals \(LTCH\). Two of the regulations are interim final rules implementing the LTCH provisions authorized by Congress in the Medicare, Medicaid, and S-CHIP Extension Act \(MMSEA\), enacted December 2007.
Rollout Out the RAC Program: Getting Your Members ReadyJanuary 24, 2008 MeetingMeeting Agenda
AHA Critical Access Hospital Member Call on Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors
Discussion of emerging practices in hospital billing and collections and to discuss AHA's principles and guidelines on this topic.
Late yesterday House Democratic and Republican leaders and the White House came to an agreement on an Iraq war spending bill.
CMS on April 25 in the Federal Register published the inpatient rehabilitation facility \(IRF\) prospective payment system proposed rule for fiscal year \(FY\) 2009. In addition to standard annual updates, the rule would implement the following IRF provisions authorized by Congress in the 2007…
CMS May 7 in the Federal Register published the skilled nursing facility \(SNF\) prospective payment system proposed rule for fiscal year \(FY\) 2009. In addition to standard annual updates, the rule would implement a significant cut to offset payment increases resulting from a 2006 policy change…