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AHA Comments on the CMS’ Proposed Conditions of Participation for Rural Emergency Hospitals and CAHs
AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed conditions of participation (CoPs) for rural emergency hospitals (REHs) and CAHs.
Webpage Shows Hospitals Affirming Their Commitment to AHA’s Patient Billing Guidelines
As trusted sources of health care in the community, America’s hospitals and health systems are committed to providing high quality and safe care to all individuals, as well as delivering a care experience that meets patients’ needs and expectations from scheduling through billing.
Hospitals Work in Many Ways to Help Create Healthy Communities
Beyond administering life-saving medical care to individual patients, all hospitals provide incomparable value to their communities by opening their doors to everyone who needs care, as well as working in partnership with others to improve and sustain the health of all of those in their communities.
AHA Says Wall Street Journal Article on Hospitals’ Charity Care is ‘Shortsighted'
The AHA today published a blog post responding to a July 25 Wall Street Journal article examining hospitals’ charity care.
CMS Proposes Conditions of Participation for Rural Emergency Hospitals, Updates for Critical Access Hospitals
The CMS yesterday released a proposed rule seeking comment on potential Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for certain rural and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) seeking to convert from their current status to be designated as a Rural Emergency Hospital (REH). In
AHA Launches Digital Campaign Reinforcing the Crucial Role of Hospitals in Serving Their Communities
As part of our initiative to balance the narrative and seize the conversation about the crucial role hospitals play, the AHA calls on all hospitals to join this concerted effort to tell the hospital story. With hospitals and health systems serving every corner of this nation, we urge you to raise your voice and share your story with your communities.
CMS Issues Final Hospital Co-Location Guidance
Summary of CMS’ final revised guidance on hospitals’ co-location agreements
AHA Urges OCR to Expedite Regulatory Relief For Certain Cybersecurity Practices
The AHA urges the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights to quickly initiate rulemaking for a legislative provision (H.R. 7898) enacted by Congress this year to recognize certain recommended security practices when making determinations related to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act audits, fines and resolution agreements.
Letter on Guidance Documents Implementing No Surprises Act’s Provisions on Notice and Consent and Public Disclosure
This letter provides comment on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ guidance documents implementing the No Surprises Act’s provisions related to notice and consent and public disclosure.
Updated AHA Guidance on Hospital Price Transparency Rule That Took Effect Jan. 1
The Hospital Price Transparency rule has been in effect since Jan. 1, 2021, requiring hospitals to disclose all of their privately negotiated rates with health plans, in addition to self-pay and chargemaster rates. Hospitals are also required to provide an online patient cost estimator tool or negotiated rate information for at least 300 “shoppable” services.