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The ban on physician referral to hospitals in which they have an ownership interest helps ensure hospitals are able to care for their communities, AHA President and CEO Rich Umbdenstock explains in an opinion piece today in The Hill. 鈥淯nfortunately, today some in Congress want to鈥
The Colorado Supreme Court yesterday upheld the governor鈥檚 authority to exercise the opt out of Medicare鈥檚 physician supervision requirement for certified registered nurse anesthetists. The decision, applauded by the Colorado Hospital Association, allows CRNAs to practice in rural and鈥
Watch this video on Fairview Youth Grief Serviuces.
The AHA today urged leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee not to reduce outlier payments to long-term care hospitals to pay for certain exceptions to the moratorium on new LTCH beds and facilities.
The AHA today expressed support for five Medicare Advantage bills to be marked up tomorrow: H.R. 2505, 2506, 2507, 2579 and 2581.
Senate Committee on Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) today released his mark of the Audit & Appeal Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms on Medicare Act of 2015. The bill will be marked up on Wednesday, June 3 at 10 a.m. ET.
The United States Pharmacopeial Convention should relegate its proposed general chapter on hazardous drug handling in health care settings to a 鈥渂est practice鈥 rather than an enforceable standard, AHA told the organization in comments submitted today.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released 2013 data on average charges and payments for hospitals, physicians and other suppliers under Medicare Parts A and B.
Fairview Youth Grief Services offers support groups and education for families rocked by profound loss.
Minneapolis-based Fairview Health started the program 15 years ago in response to an identified community need to support grieving children and families in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.
The AHA today urged the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to finalize proposals in the 2015 Edition rule to increase the transparency and reliability of certified health IT through robust testing, increased surveillance of products in the field and increased鈥