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Hospital Compare: CMS Suspends Display of Hospital-Acquired Conditions Data

Advisory
Hospital Compare: CMS Suspends Display of Hospital-Acquired Conditions Data

Special Fraud Alert: Physician-Owned Entities

Advisory
This Special Fraud Alert focuses on the specific attributes and practices of PODs that OIG believes produce substantial fraud and abuse risk and pose dangers to patient safety.

Announcement of GUDID Release 2.2 Deployment and Document Updates

Advisory
An announcement of GUDID Release 2.2 deployment and document updates.
Member

Long-term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System Final Rule for FY 2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) August 1 issued its fiscal year (FY) 2024 final rule for the inpatient and long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system (PPS). The LTCH policies of the rule are covered in this regulatory advisory, while the inpatient PPS content is summarized in a separate advisory.
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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.
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FDA Proposes to Regulate Laboratory Developed Tests as Medical Devices

The AHA strongly urges the FDA to work with Congress to enact an updated version of the Verifying Accurate Leading-Edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act. This legislation would establish a diagnostic-specific, risk-based framework that recognizes the essential role of clinical laboratories in preserving and fostering innovation and maintaining access to critical testing services that physicians and patients rely on every day.
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Hospitals and Health Systems Benefit Communities in Many Ways; Prepare to Tell Your Community Benefit Story

New resources and communications opportunities available as AHA prepares to release annual community b
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Government Funding Talks Continue, Hospitals and Health Systems Should Monitor Situation

There are nine days until the end of the federal fiscal year, and none of the 12 annual appropriations bills necessary to fund the federal government have been enacted.

CMS Releases Final Rules for CY 2011 Hospital Outpatient/ASC Payment System, Physician Fee Schedule and Home Health Payment System

Advisory
An overview of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' three final rules for calendar year 2011 the outpatient prospective payment system and ambulatory surgical center rule, the Me

Measuring the Correlation between Cost, Quality, and Outcomes in Healthcare

Advisory
Executive Summary Today’s healthcare environment is rapidly changing.