CMS Issues Memo on Violence in Hospitals, Expectations
A new memorandum from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is reinforcing the agency’s role in enforcing regulatory expectations that patients and hospital...
HHS Releases Resources to Respond to Pediatric Viral Surge
The Health and Human Services Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response launched a website to help address the current pediatric surge in respiratory illnesses that is...
2021-2022 Federal Bills Impacting Hospice/Palliative Care: What To Watch
This year, several bills were introduced at the federal level that would impact hospice and/or palliative care delivery/reimbursement. Below is a summary of their...
Healthy Communities and the Role Hospital Play: A Message from AHA President & ...
President and CEO of the American Hospital Association recently provided a message to members on the importance of healthy communities and the role hospitals...
CMS Updates: Medicare Enrollment and Coverage Changes, CY 2023 Final Rules
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule updating Medicare enrollment and eligibility rules to strengthen coverage and ease enrollment, as required...
CMS Approves HCPCS Codes for Chaplains
According to a regulatory alert released by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), CMS has approved Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS)...
HHS Invests $13 Million to Grow and Strengthen the Nursing Workforce
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded $13 million to bolster nursing education...
CMS Updates Staff Vaccination Requirements
​On October 26, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released Memo QSO-23-02-All revising its guidance and survey procedures for all healthcare provider...
Surgeon General Releases Framework for Workplace Mental Health, Well-being
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D., recently released a framework outlining recommended policies, processes and practices to support mental health and well-being in the...
Agencies Urge Action to Protect Against Ransomware Gang
The FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Department of Health and Human Services recently alerted U.S. organizations to a cybercrime group targeting the...
