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DOJ announces task force on health care monopolies and collusion
The Department of Justice May 9 announced the formation of a task force focusing on competition concerns in health care.
AHA blog counters myth that hospitals are not reporting enough data
“Imagine if the government required health insurance and drug companies to account for every dollar they spent, audit those data, and publicly report those numbers,” write AHA’s Bharath Krishnamurthy, director of health analytics and policy, and Aaron Wesolowski, vice president of research strategy and policy communications.
Costs Rising? A Strategic Partnership Can Offer Solutions
Read a sponsored blog from Owens & Minor to learn how strategic partnerships can help hospitals lower costs, improve supply chain resilience, and improve operational efficiency.
Providers won over 7 in 10 NSA payment disputes in first half of 2023, CMS data show
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Feb. 15 released to the public as required by law certain data submitted by disputing parties and certified independent dispute resolution entities to the No Surprises Act federal IDR portal for the first two quarters of reporting year 2023.
AHA Transformation Talks: Improve health care through a hyperpersonalized consumer experience
Learn how hospital and health system leaders such as Neil Gomes, system senior vice president of digital and human experiences at CommonSpirit Health, are synthesizing and applying consumer experience data insights for improved patient loyalty and outcomes.
AHA #HealthCareInnovation blog: Telling a story with data to improve health equity.
Though most hospitals and health systems are collecting patient demographic data, by using layers of additional data sets, investigating patterns in health disparities, tailoring interventions and aligning priorities with identified community needs, organizations can advance health equity, writes Mital Patel, senior director of market intelligence, AHA Center for Health Innovation.
HHS issues updated COVID-19 data reporting guidance
The Department of Health and Human Services updated its guidance to hospitals on the reporting of COVID-19-related data.
CMS finalizes rule amending risk adjustment data validation program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a final rule amending the Department of Health and Human Services’ Risk Adjustment Data Validation program, which validates the data that health insurers submit to HHS to determine risk adjustments based on the individuals they enroll.
CMS will not update hospital star ratings, quality data in January
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will not update the overall hospital quality star ratings at Hospital Compare in January to allow time to review public comment and finalize proposed changes to the star ratings methodology, the agency announced.
Appeals court dismisses FCA qui tam suit based on statistics
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit affirmed a district court decision dismissing a False Claims Act lawsuit brought by data analysis company Integra Med Analytics against Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health for allegedly using inflated codes to bill Medicare.