American Hospital Association (AHA) news and information

The advent of recovery auditing in Medicare has led to a sharp increase in administrative appeals by hospitals, creating administrative logjams but not necessarily leading to victories for providers complaining about denied payments.
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A year ago, few people outside of the pharmacy sector knew much about drug compounding. Now the industry is at the center of legal and regulatory action.
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The hospital industry says Medicare's retrospective program of auditing hospital bills challenges too many claims that later turn out to be justified. But a report by HHS' Office of the Inspector General found that the Medicare recovery audit program is more accurate than hospital lobbyists...
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Federal officials for more than a decade have let hospitals charge Medicare varying rates for certain emergency department overhead and staffing costs called “facility” fees—a controversial policy some critics believe invites overcharges.
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Amid all the anger aimed at the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, no aspect of that wide-ranging statute has drawn more ire than the Independent Payment Advisory Board.
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The American Hospital Association posted an $8.7 million surplus in fiscal 2012, thanks in part to increased member activity coming from uncertainty surrounding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, officials from the trade group said Thursday.
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The American Hospital Association posted an $8.7 million surplus in fiscal 2012, thanks in part to increased member activity coming from uncertainty surrounding the reform law.
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The American Hospital Association wrote to Modern Healthcare last week, “Leapfrog tool 'seriously flawed', unhappy with Leapfrog Group's calculator that helps purchasers identify the millions of dollars in...
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Dr. Donald Berwick, a former CMS chief, likes to remind people he is an advocate and wants to pursue his agenda as a candidate for governor of Massachusetts. He might add the title of preacher, too.
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The American Hospital Association and its members are committed to providing safe, high-quality healthcare. A major part of that effort is to provide reliable information to patients and their families so that they can make the best decisions about their...
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