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A report by Jones Day, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association & AmericanSociety for Healthcare Human Resources Administration
The economy is taking its toll on the patients and communities hospitals serve. For the majority of hospitals: The proportion of emergency department patients without insurance is increasing. A higher proportion of patients are unable to pay for care and many hospitals are seeing more patients…
Data from the 2008 AHA Annual Survey – which would have only picked up the very beginnings of the economic crisis – show a marked deterioration in the financial health of hospitals. Data from subsequent AHA surveys in 2009 indicate challenges continue.
The HHS recently released an interim final rule updating the enforcement rule for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 \(HIPAA\). These updates were necessitated by the passage of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act \(HITECH\).
Spreadsheet Comparing 2010 to 2009 OPPS Payment Rates
On September 14, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) released the end-stage renal disease \(ESRD\) prospective payment system \(PPS\) proposed rule
President Obama Saturday declared a national emergency in response to the spreading H1N1 influenza pandemic, an action that is supported by the AHA and others involved in tracking how hospitals are faring during the growing pandemic.
Executive Summary of Economic Analysis of Healthcare Cost Studies Commissioned by Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Report: Economic Analysis of Healthcare Cost Studies Commissioned by Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Feb. 25, 2009