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AHA Advocacy Agenda 2024
Explore the AHA's 2024 Advocacy Agenda focusing on healthcare policy and advocacy priorities. Download the PDF for detailed information.
FDA Issues Final Rule to Regulate Laboratory Developed Tests as Medical Devices
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on April 29 issued a final rule that will phase out, over four years, its general enforcement discretion approach for in vitro diagnostic tests (IVDs), which include laboratory developed tests (LDTs).
Advisory: AHE Member Communication Regarding Ongoing CRE Outbreak Investigation
Advisory
Two very important updates regarding CRE and Shigella sonnei outbreak investigations.
Advisory: Immediate Need for Healthcare Facilities to Review Procedures
Advisory
As a follow-up to a health update entitled HAN 00382 and distributed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on September 11, 2015, the CDC and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are providing this update to rescind the following recommendation.
Advisory: Hand and Environmental Hygiene: Preventing Pathogen Transmission
Advisory
Recent outbreaks of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) and adenovirus among children have raised questions about ways to prevent transmission when those affected are admitted to a health care facility. This advisory offers information regarding AFM, viruses that are currently implicated, modes of transmission and measures of prevention.
Announcement of GUDID Release 2.2 Deployment and Document Updates
Advisory
An announcement of GUDID Release 2.2 deployment and document updates.
Leapfrog Updates Hospital Safety Grade Methodology
Following a public comment period, the Leapfrog Group finalized updates to the scoring methodology used to calculate Hospital Safety Grades. New grades are expected in early November. See AHA's Member Advisory for more information.
Upcoming Article Expected to Examine Emergency Department Readiness to Treat Children
An article examining emergency department (ED) readiness to treat pediatric patients is expected to be published soon in a national news outlet.
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule for CY 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) July 13 issued its physician fee schedule proposed rule for calendar year (CY) 2024.
Hospital Outpatient, Ambulatory Surgical Center Proposed Rule for CY 2024
The AHA is deeply concerned that CMS is proposing a CY 2024 outpatient hospital payment update of only 2.8% despite persistent financial headwinds facing the hospital field.