Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association urges the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to exercise existing authorities to waive interest or substantially reduce the interest rate on any balance owed on accelerated/advanced payments made under…
the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association (AHA) asks the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to consider additional actions to temporarily suspend certain requirements in order for health care providers to better respond to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association urges the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to use its authority to extend to LTCHs the existing 20% hospital add-on payment for Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with COVID-19.
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association asks the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to consider taking additional actions that would expand the ability of hospitals and health systems to use telehealth in response to the novel…
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AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack provides a statement on the use of the CARES Act.
A statement from the AHA, AMA and ANA on the CDC’s Recommendations for the Public on Cloth Masks
The AHA engaged the law firm Jones Day to provide more in-depth information to hospitals and health systems on a number of the key issues they currently face as employers. Recently enacted federal legislation and its implementation by federal agencies in response to the COVID-19 virus has raised a…
Released April 1, 2020
Nelly Leon-Chisen, RHIA, Director of Coding and Classification, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association discusses the updated ICD-10-CM Official Coding Guidelines related to coding for COVID-19 effective April 1, 2020 and how to apply the new coding guidance for COVID-19 to common…