Standards, Surveys, Accreditation

New Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) became fully effective Oct.16.
Section 1311(h) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) describes several new patient safety and quality improvement requirements for certain hospitals and health care providers that wish to contract with Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) in the new Health Insurance Marketplaces.
AHA Regulatory Advisory regarding CMS Finalizes Rebilling and Inpatient Admissions Criteria Policies
On Feb. 7, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to revise and clarify certain existing Medicare regulations.
This Regulatory Advisory highlights CMS's proposed rule to revise the existing Medicare and Medicaid Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for hospitals and critical access hospitals.