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Benefits to Communities
The mission of all hospitals and health systems, regardless of size and type of ownership, is to care for their patients and communities. In addition to providing financial assistance to those in need, hospitals have programs that are responsive to their community’s needs. These community benefits include help with housing, accessing healthy food, educational programs, health screenings, transportation to ensure patients arrive at needed medical appointments, vaccination clinics and other programs to address the many other needs that affect the community’s health and well-being.
CMS Finalizes SNF Disclosure of Ownership Rules, Applies Definitions to Hospital Enrollment
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 15 issued a final rule requiring the disclosure of ownership, managerial and other information for skilled-nursing facilities (SNFs) and nursing facilities (NFs).
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.
Focus on Compliance
Top eight physical environment standards identified by TJC that are frequently cited during surveys of hospitals and other health care facilities.
Hospital Associations and Hospitals File Lawsuit Challenging Federal Rule That Ties Providers’ Hands
The American Hospital Association (AHA), joined by the Texas Hospital Association, Texas Health Resources, and United Regional Health Care System, today sued the federal government to bar enforcement of an unlawful, harmful, and counterproductive rule that has upended hospitals’ and health systems’ ability to share health care information with the communities they serve, analyze their own websites to enhance accessibility, and improve public health.
USP Chapters <797> and <800> New and Revised Compounding Standards
Advocacy
The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) in June 2019 released several new and revised pharmacy compounding standards.
Business Occupancy Survey Simplification Tool
Use this self-assessment tool to prepare your non-hospital business occupancies for survey by accreditations organizations.
Health Care Facilities Management Data Nomenclature Standards
Classification schemas are designed to provide health care planners, designers, and operators
with a common nomenclature, and to generate these benefits for health care facilities departments.
340B Advocacy Alliance Bulletin - October 19, 2023
Report: 340B tax-exempt hospitals provided more than $84 billion benefits to communities in 2020
Tax-Exempt Status
Not-for-profit community hospitals do more than care for the injured and infirm; they promote and protect the health and well-being of their communities. Not-for-profit hospitals are distinguished by certain charitable obligations that have evolved over time as they work to meet the changing health needs of their communities.