CMS Updates Overall Hospital Star Ratings
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services​ (CMS) updated the overall hospital quality star ratings at Hospital Compare and data.medicare.gov on January 29th as part of...
ONC Release of Interoperability and Information Blocking Final Rules
At the annual meeting the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) mentioned that the final rules on interoperability and information...
Administration Announces Transformative Medicaid Healthy Adult Opportunity
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the Healthy Adult Opportunity (HAO), which is an optional demonstration initiative.
The HAO initiative​ is designed...
CMS Compare: Providers and Care Settings
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced​ that the eight different "compare" sites which includes Hospital, Nursing Home, Home Health, Dialysis Facility, Long-term...
U.S. DHHS Sued on Clinic Payment Cuts
The American Hospital Association (AHA) recently filed a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Joined by the Association of American...
AHA Member Advisory on CMS Star Ratings Refresh
As part of the January refresh of Hospital Compare later this month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to update its...
Reporting Requirements for Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule Delayed One Year
In accordance with recent legislation, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has delayed data reporting for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests that are not advanced diagnostic...
CMS Renewal Notices
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), has renewed several notices to include the Important Message...
Don’t be a Victim of Social Security Phone Scams
​The Inspector General of Social Security, Gail S. Ennis, is warning the public that telephone scammers may send faked documents by email to convince...
Hospitals and Health Systems Should be Vigilant for Potential Cyberattacks from Iran, Middle East
Cyber Alert from the American Hospital Association (AHA):
A U.S.-led airstrike Jan. 3 in Iraq eliminated Qassem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard...
