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AHA Report Shows How Hospitals Meet Their Communities’ Unique Needs

U.S. hospitals go above and beyond to advance health, according to a new report released today by the AHA and Catholic Health Association of the United States.
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AHA Comments on PTAC Total Cost of Care Model Proposal

AHA comments on PTAC Total Cost of Care Model Proposal.

Special Locking Arrangements Tool

This tool helps determine the appropriate special locking arrangement to permit compliant egress in the event of a fire alarm activation.

HIPAA

There are three types of standards created by HIPAA: privacy, security and administrative simplification (e.g., transaction standards).

Environmental Rounding Tool

This tool helps facilities managers apply the tactics of building system maintenance to infection control by identifying opportunities for infection risk during rounding.
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Regulatory Relief

Every day, hospitals, health systems and post-acute care providers confront the daunting task of complying with a growing number of federal regulations.

Advocacy Issue: Tax-Exempt Status

Every single hospital and health system provides benefits to their communities that far outstrip any other sector in health care. Some hospitals are exempt from federal and some state and local taxes. Hospitals more than earn their tax exemption, in part because of the immense benefits they provide to the communities they serve.
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CMS Issues Updated Guidance on Immediate Jeopardy

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 21 issued updated guidance, effective immediately, for surveyors, hospitals, and other providers and suppliers on identifying and citing instances of noncompliance with health and safety regulations that rise to the level of “immediate jeopardy.”
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CMS Releases Interpretive Guidance on Hospital Respiratory Data Condition of Participation

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday released interpretive guidance providing additional details for the hospital respiratory data condition of participation (CoP).
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CDC Provides Updates on New Hospital Respiratory Data Condition of Participation

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in an Oct. 16 webinar, provided updates on the new hospital respiratory data condition of participation (CoP).