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Member Advisory: Updated Star Ratings and List of HAC-penalized Hospitals Coming this Month
As part of the February refresh of Hospital Compare, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to update its hospital overall star ratings. In addition, we expect CMS will release the performance results from the fiscal year (FY) 2019 Hospital-acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program, including the list of penalized hospitals. The release of these data could generate interest from the media.
AHA, Others Urge CMS to Delay Release of its Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings
The AHA and three other national hospital groups today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to postpone the February publication of its Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings on the Hospital Compare website.
AHA Special Bulletin: CMS Releases FY 2019 Hospital Inpatient PPS Proposed Rule
The CMS April 24 issued its hospital inpatient prospective payment system and long-term care hospital PPS proposed rule for fiscal year (FY) 2019.
AHRQ: Hospital acquired-conditions decline by nearly 1 million
Hospital-acquired conditions declined by 13 percent between 2014 and 2017, preventing an estimated 20,500 deaths and $7.7 billion in health care costs, according to preliminary
AHRQ: HACs declined 17% from 2010 to 2014
Hospitals are making “substantial progress in improving safety,” according to a new report fr
CMS alerts hospitals to error in HAC hospital-specific reports
The Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services today
Reminder: Sept. 30 deadline for FY 2017 HAC review and corrections period
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is conducting through Sept.
AHA's HRET, others receive contracts to continue HAC, readmissions progress
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today awarded $347 million