Quality Measures
AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ request for information on reducing administrative burden. As we have expressed to CMS, the regulatory burden faced by hospitals is substantial and unsustainable. In 2017, the AHA released an analysis showing that providers…
With its sizable national footprint and broad scope of services, Ascension has a rich history of partnering with and acquiring other mission- focused hospitals and health systems.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued the inpatient/long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system (PPS) final rule for fiscal year (FY) 2020. The inpatient PPS rule provisions are discussed in a separate Special Bulletin.
On July 11, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued its calendar year 2020 proposed rule for the home health prospective payment system.
AHA applauds the House Ways and Means Committee for considering legislation to improve the quality of and access to critical services for Medicare beneficiaries, help train the physician workforce of the future and reduce the administrative burden on rural hospitals.
The White House June 24 released an executive order on “improving price and quality transparency in American health care.” The executive order focuses on five policies:
AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) hospital inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule for fiscal year (FY) 2020.
AHA comments on the LTCH provisions in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ fiscal year 2020 proposed rule for the inpatient and LTCH prospective payment systems.
AHA's comment on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ fiscal year 2020 proposed rule on the SNF prospective payment system.
AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ fiscal year 2020 proposed rule for the IRF prospective payment system.