OPPS Final Rule Finalizes Changes for Meaningful Use
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) addressed in the OPPS final rule updates to the requirements for eligible hospitals and critical access...
CMS Awarded New Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced its new Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors. Three contractors will perform post-payment review of Part A and...
BLS: Health care industry adds 31,000 jobs in October
The latest job numbers show that health care employment rose by 31,000 jobs in October.
New data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows...
AAMC: Number of women enrolling in medical school reaches 10-year high
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) says the number of women who enrolled in medical school this year rose by 6.2 percent to...
Marketplace opens for health insurance enrollment
The Health Insurance Marketplace opens today for its fourth open enrollment, offering every American the opportunity to sign up for health coverage under the...
Your PAC dollars at work
U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem. R-South Dakota, recently was presented with a $2,500 AHAPAC check from SDAHO board member Paul Hanson, CEO of Sanford USD...
CMS issues CY 2017 final rule for home health PPS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the calendar year 2017 final rule for the home health prospective payment system (PPS).
The...
AHA offering MACRA webinar
The American Hospital Association is holding a MACRA Webinar titled "The New Medicare Physician Payment System: What hospitals and their clinician partners need to...
AHA launches MACRA 101 video series
The American Hospital Association (AHA) on Thursday launched the first two installments of its MACRA 101 video series to educate hospitals, clinicians and trustees...
Webinar offered on final MACRA rule
SDAHO is offering an educational webinar on the final MACRA rule.
"The MACRA Final Rule: Evaluating the Impact and Opportunities for Critical Access Hospitals," planned...
