HHS Announces Formation of Quality Summit
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan recently announced the formation of the Quality Summit (QS), which will bring together...
CMS Releases CY 2020 Home Health PPS Proposed Rule
SDAHO is currently reviewing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ calendar year (CY) 2020 proposed rule for the home health (HH) prospective payment...
CMS Announces Voluntary Appeals Settlement Options for IRFs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is accepting requests from inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) to settle appeals that were filed for redetermination...
Statement on Executive Order on Improving Price and Quality Transparency
From Rick Pollack, President and CEO of the American Hospital Association.
The AHA appreciates the Administration’s efforts to promote health care transparency on price and...
Senate Health Committee Leaders Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Reduce Health Care Costs
WASHINGTON, June
19, 2019
Senate health committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-Wash.) today introduced S.1895, the Lower Health Care Costs Act of...
CMS to Hold National Provider Calls on Co-location and Ligature Risk in Hospitals
CMS will hold a National Provider Calls on the draft guidance ligature risk in hospitals on Thursday, June 20 at 1 p.m. (CST). CMS revised...
Invest in your Physicians to Reduce the Burnout Epidemic
The physician burnout epidemic is real. Burnout is a long-term stress reaction marked by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and the lack of sense of personal accomplishment. In...
Providers with Multiple Service Locations Urged to Ensure Claims Data Exactly Match Enrollment Information
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will activate billing claims edits for outpatient providers with multiple service locations in July. Once CMS...
CMS Seeks Additional Input on Reducing Administrative Burden
This week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)​ requested new and innovative ideas for reducing administrative burdens for health care providers and...
AHA Webinar on Draft Guidance
As a follow to a previous SDAHO story​ regarding CMS's issued draft guidance regarding co-location or space-sharing arrangements between hospitals and other providers.  The AHA will be...
