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COVID-19: MASK GUIDANCE FOR VACCINATED PEOPLE CDC CMS COVID-19. New Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations no longer require people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to wear a mask or physically distance, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial regulations. The May 13 guidance also exempts fully vaccinated people from testing CMS RELEASES FY 2022 IPPS PROPOSED RULE On April 27, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed fiscal year (FY) 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) rule, which includes payment and quality reporting provisions.Outlined below are the major provisions proposed in this rule. In a statement, America’s Essential Hospitals applauded CMS for its focus on health care equity and its withdrawalof
OMB ISSUES RFI ON EQUITY ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) May 5 published a request for information (RFI) on methods and leading practices for advancing equity and support for underserved communities through government.. Several executive orders released January 2021 charged the federal government with identifying effective methods for assessing whether agency policies and actions equitably serve OPPS FINAL RULE CONTINUES 340B, SITE-NEUTRAL CUTS OPPS Final Rule Continues 340B, Site-Neutral Cuts. The Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule for calendar year (CY) 2021 continues cuts to hospitals in the 340B Drug Pricing Program and off-campus provider-based departments (PBDs), and updates the overall hospital star ratings methodology, effective Jan. 1, 2021. BRUCE SIEGEL, MD, MPH Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH. President and CEO. With an extensive background in health care management, policy, and public health, Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH, has the blend of experience necessary to lead America’s Essential Hospitals and its members through the changing health care landscape and into a THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH: HOMELESSNESS AND While unemployment is not exclusive to homeless patients, it is a common issue associated with many other social determinants of health, such as food insecurity, poor social capital, and unstable housing. Stable employment can enable individuals to live healthier lives by residing in safer neighborhoods, affording better health care,providing
IMPROVING OBSTETRIC CARE FOR BLACK MATERNITY PATIENTS IN 5 Management Plan. Identify staff, partners, and collaborators and their respective roles and responsibilities within the initiative. Describe potential risks or challenges and how you intend to HOME - AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALSACTION PUBLIC POLICYQUALITY IMPROVING OUR HOSPITALSEDUCATION TRAINING HEALTH CARE LEADERS America’s Essential Hospitals is the leading association and champion for hospitals and health systems dedicated to high-quality care for all, including the most vulnerable. Since 1981, America’s Essential Hospitals has initiated, advanced, and preserved programs and policies that help these hospitals ensure access to care. NEW DATA SHOW ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS’ LIMITED RESOURCES AS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Statement attributable to: Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH President and CEO America’s Essential Hospitals. WASHINGTON—In the year before they led the nation’s costly response to COVID-19, essential hospitals operated with margins a third that of other U.S. hospitals and provided a disproportionate amount of charity care, new data from America’s Essential Hospitals show. COVID-19: VIRUS TRANSMISSION; PFIZER VACCINE AUTHORIZED The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) May 7 updated a science brief with new information about transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.. In the update, the agency includes three potential modes of transmission: inhalation, deposition of virus on exposed mucous membranes, and touching mucous membranes with soiledhands.
COVID-19: MASK GUIDANCE FOR VACCINATED PEOPLE CDC CMS COVID-19. New Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations no longer require people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to wear a mask or physically distance, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial regulations. The May 13 guidance also exempts fully vaccinated people from testing CMS RELEASES FY 2022 IPPS PROPOSED RULE On April 27, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed fiscal year (FY) 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) rule, which includes payment and quality reporting provisions.Outlined below are the major provisions proposed in this rule. In a statement, America’s Essential Hospitals applauded CMS for its focus on health care equity and its withdrawalof
OMB ISSUES RFI ON EQUITY ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) May 5 published a request for information (RFI) on methods and leading practices for advancing equity and support for underserved communities through government.. Several executive orders released January 2021 charged the federal government with identifying effective methods for assessing whether agency policies and actions equitably serve OPPS FINAL RULE CONTINUES 340B, SITE-NEUTRAL CUTS OPPS Final Rule Continues 340B, Site-Neutral Cuts. The Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule for calendar year (CY) 2021 continues cuts to hospitals in the 340B Drug Pricing Program and off-campus provider-based departments (PBDs), and updates the overall hospital star ratings methodology, effective Jan. 1, 2021. BRUCE SIEGEL, MD, MPH Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH. President and CEO. With an extensive background in health care management, policy, and public health, Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH, has the blend of experience necessary to lead America’s Essential Hospitals and its members through the changing health care landscape and into a THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH: HOMELESSNESS AND While unemployment is not exclusive to homeless patients, it is a common issue associated with many other social determinants of health, such as food insecurity, poor social capital, and unstable housing. Stable employment can enable individuals to live healthier lives by residing in safer neighborhoods, affording better health care,providing
IMPROVING OBSTETRIC CARE FOR BLACK MATERNITY PATIENTS IN 5 Management Plan. Identify staff, partners, and collaborators and their respective roles and responsibilities within the initiative. Describe potential risks or challenges and how you intend to OSHA ISSUES EMERGENCY TEMPORARY STANDARD ON COVID-19 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an emergency temporary standard (ETS) to protect health care workers from contracting COVID-19.. The COVID-19 ETS aims to protect workers facing the highest COVID-19 hazards — those working in health care settings where suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients are treated. OPPS FINAL RULE CONTINUES 340B, SITE-NEUTRAL CUTS The Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule for calendar year (CY) 2021 continues cuts to hospitals in the 340B Drug Pricing Program and off-campus provider-based departments (PBDs), and updates the overall hospital star ratings methodology, effective Jan. 1, 2021. In a statement, America’s Essential Hospitals strongly objected to CMS’ decision to continue payment FEATURED FAN: DIANE EWING A Trusted Community Voice: A Conversation with Premier Health’s Diane Ewing Each quarter, we feature a Federal Action Network (FAN) member leading the charge on Capitol Hill to protect essential hospitals. This quarter, we spoke with Diane Ewing, chief liaison to the CEO and vice president of government affairs at Premier Health, inDayton, Ohio.
OUR MEMBERS BY STATE View alphabetically» Alabama DCH Regional Health System (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) DCH Regional Medical Center (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) Fayette Medical Center (Fayette, Ala.) Northport Medical Center (Northport, Ala.) East Alabama Medical Center (Opelika, Ala.) East Alabama Medical Center – Lanier (Valley, Ala.) USA Health (Mobile, Ala.) USA Health University Hospital (Mobile, Ala.) USA Health IN IT FOR THE LONG HAUL: UW MEDICINE LAUNCHES POST-COVID During the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services granted several telehealth flexibilities — including an expanded list of reimbursable telehealth services and waivers for geographic and site-of-service restrictions on ESSENTIALHOSPITALS.ORG AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS 401 essentialhospitals.org AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS 401 Ninth St NW Ste 900 Washington DC 20004 . 202 585 0101 contact@essentialhospitals.org EMERGENCE OF PUBLIC HOSPITALS: 1860 –1930 The American hospital as we know it today emerged over the course of about 60 years, beginning around the time of the Civil War. Physician-staffed hospitals, with professional nursing and specialized departments and services, were products of urbanization and economic expansion during the Second Industrial Revolution—together with massive immigration and rapid strides in medicine itself. ON THE HILL: CMS NOMINEE ADVANCES; ASSOCIATION HOSTS The Senate voted to advance the nomination of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator; a full Senate vote could take place this week. America's Essential Hospitals hosted a virtual Capitol Hill briefing in VIRTUAL ICUS HELP ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS IMPROVE ACCESS The virtual intensive care unit (eICU) is one such program. While eICUs do not replace the traditional bedside ICU nurse, these programs add an additional layer of support to the care team. Using technology — including two-way audio/visual devices and software that uses algorithms to predict patient status — bedside nurses andintensivists
IMPROVING OBSTETRIC CARE FOR BLACK MATERNITY PATIENTS IN 2 I. Introduction This funding opportunity will support up to 10 members of America’s Essential Hospitals with existing initiatives to improve obstetric outcomes for Black pregnant individuals with afocus on
HOME - AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALSACTION PUBLIC POLICYQUALITY IMPROVING OUR HOSPITALSEDUCATION TRAINING HEALTH CARE LEADERS America’s Essential Hospitals is the leading association and champion for hospitals and health systems dedicated to high-quality care for all, including the most vulnerable. Since 1981, America’s Essential Hospitals has initiated, advanced, and preserved programs and policies that help these hospitals ensure access to care. NEW DATA SHOW ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS’ LIMITED RESOURCES AS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Statement attributable to: Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH President and CEO America’s Essential Hospitals. WASHINGTON—In the year before they led the nation’s costly response to COVID-19, essential hospitals operated with margins a third that of other U.S. hospitals and provided a disproportionate amount of charity care, new data from America’s Essential Hospitals show. COVID-19: VIRUS TRANSMISSION; PFIZER VACCINE AUTHORIZED The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) May 7 updated a science brief with new information about transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.. In the update, the agency includes three potential modes of transmission: inhalation, deposition of virus on exposed mucous membranes, and touching mucous membranes with soiledhands.
OMB ISSUES RFI ON EQUITY ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) May 5 published a request for information (RFI) on methods and leading practices for advancing equity and support for underserved communities through government.. Several executive orders released January 2021 charged the federal government with identifying effective methods for assessing whether agency policies and actions equitably serve CMS RELEASES FY 2022 IPPS PROPOSED RULE On April 27, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed fiscal year (FY) 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) rule, which includes payment and quality reporting provisions.Outlined below are the major provisions proposed in this rule. In a statement, America’s Essential Hospitals applauded CMS for its focus on health care equity and its withdrawalof
CMS CHANGES WAGE INDEX RECLASSIFICATION RULES The changes are effective for wage index reclassifications for fiscal year (FY) 2023, for which applications are due Sept. 1, 2021. CMS also will apply the new policy to appeals of reclassification decisions for FY 2022 that were made under the old policy. Comments on the interim final rule are due June 28. Contact Senior Director of Policy BRUCE SIEGEL, MD, MPH Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH. President and CEO. With an extensive background in health care management, policy, and public health, Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH, has the blend of experience necessary to lead America’s Essential Hospitals and its members through the changing health care landscape and into a THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH: HOMELESSNESS AND While unemployment is not exclusive to homeless patients, it is a common issue associated with many other social determinants of health, such as food insecurity, poor social capital, and unstable housing. Stable employment can enable individuals to live healthier lives by residing in safer neighborhoods, affording better health care,providing
FDA EXTENDS IV FLUID EXPIRATION DATES FDA Extends IV Fluid Expiration Dates. To mitigate an intravenous (IV) fluid solution shortage, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a shelf life extension for eight IV solution products manufactured by Baxter Healthcare Corporation. The critical shortage comes as the United States fights a severe flu epidemic and as PuertoRico
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Functional Acute Care Tests & Measures Page 19 Timed Up & Go Test Purpose: Developed as a quick, clinical test of functional gait abilities for the elderly.1 Modifications: Having patient perform TUG with usual gait speed and at a face pace is one modification. HOME - AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALSACTION PUBLIC POLICYQUALITY IMPROVING OUR HOSPITALSEDUCATION TRAINING HEALTH CARE LEADERS America’s Essential Hospitals is the leading association and champion for hospitals and health systems dedicated to high-quality care for all, including the most vulnerable. Since 1981, America’s Essential Hospitals has initiated, advanced, and preserved programs and policies that help these hospitals ensure access to care. NEW DATA SHOW ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS’ LIMITED RESOURCES AS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Statement attributable to: Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH President and CEO America’s Essential Hospitals. WASHINGTON—In the year before they led the nation’s costly response to COVID-19, essential hospitals operated with margins a third that of other U.S. hospitals and provided a disproportionate amount of charity care, new data from America’s Essential Hospitals show. COVID-19: VIRUS TRANSMISSION; PFIZER VACCINE AUTHORIZED The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) May 7 updated a science brief with new information about transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.. In the update, the agency includes three potential modes of transmission: inhalation, deposition of virus on exposed mucous membranes, and touching mucous membranes with soiledhands.
OMB ISSUES RFI ON EQUITY ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) May 5 published a request for information (RFI) on methods and leading practices for advancing equity and support for underserved communities through government.. Several executive orders released January 2021 charged the federal government with identifying effective methods for assessing whether agency policies and actions equitably serve CMS RELEASES FY 2022 IPPS PROPOSED RULE On April 27, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed fiscal year (FY) 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) rule, which includes payment and quality reporting provisions.Outlined below are the major provisions proposed in this rule. In a statement, America’s Essential Hospitals applauded CMS for its focus on health care equity and its withdrawalof
CMS CHANGES WAGE INDEX RECLASSIFICATION RULES The changes are effective for wage index reclassifications for fiscal year (FY) 2023, for which applications are due Sept. 1, 2021. CMS also will apply the new policy to appeals of reclassification decisions for FY 2022 that were made under the old policy. Comments on the interim final rule are due June 28. Contact Senior Director of Policy BRUCE SIEGEL, MD, MPH Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH. President and CEO. With an extensive background in health care management, policy, and public health, Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH, has the blend of experience necessary to lead America’s Essential Hospitals and its members through the changing health care landscape and into a THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH: HOMELESSNESS AND While unemployment is not exclusive to homeless patients, it is a common issue associated with many other social determinants of health, such as food insecurity, poor social capital, and unstable housing. Stable employment can enable individuals to live healthier lives by residing in safer neighborhoods, affording better health care,providing
FDA EXTENDS IV FLUID EXPIRATION DATES FDA Extends IV Fluid Expiration Dates. To mitigate an intravenous (IV) fluid solution shortage, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a shelf life extension for eight IV solution products manufactured by Baxter Healthcare Corporation. The critical shortage comes as the United States fights a severe flu epidemic and as PuertoRico
TIMED UP GO TEST
Functional Acute Care Tests & Measures Page 19 Timed Up & Go Test Purpose: Developed as a quick, clinical test of functional gait abilities for the elderly.1 Modifications: Having patient perform TUG with usual gait speed and at a face pace is one modification. COVID-19: VIRUS TRANSMISSION; PFIZER VACCINE AUTHORIZED The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) May 7 updated a science brief with new information about transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.. In the update, the agency includes three potential modes of transmission: inhalation, deposition of virus on exposed mucous membranes, and touching mucous membranes with soiledhands.
COVID-19: MASK GUIDANCE FOR VACCINATED PEOPLE The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated its emergency use authorization (EUA) for use of bamlanivimab and etesevimab together to treat patients ages 12 and older with mild to moderate COVID-19 who are at high risk of progressing to severe COVID-19. The updated EUA expands the definition of high risk for disease progression to include additional medical conditions and risk factors. COVID-19: NATIONAL MONTH OF ACTION; MODERNA FILES FOR President Biden announced a National Month of Action to enable 70 percent of U.S. adults to get at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot before July 4. To date, 63 percent of U.S. adults have been vaccinated. Among initiatives during the National Month of Action, KinderCare and LearningCare, along with more than 500 YMCA facilities across the country, will offer no-cost, drop-in child care for OPPS FINAL RULE CONTINUES 340B, SITE-NEUTRAL CUTS OPPS Final Rule Continues 340B, Site-Neutral Cuts. The Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule for calendar year (CY) 2021 continues cuts to hospitals in the 340B Drug Pricing Program and off-campus provider-based departments (PBDs), and updates the overall hospital star ratings methodology, effective Jan. 1, 2021. IN IT FOR THE LONG HAUL: UW MEDICINE LAUNCHES POST-COVID AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS 401 Ninth St. NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20004 202.585.0100 info@essentialhospitals.org CMS UPDATES INTERPRETIVE GUIDANCE FOR SURVEYORS The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated its State Operations Manual (SOM) for surveyors with interpretive guidelines that reflect revised conditions of participation in the September 2019 discharge planning and burden reduction final rules.. While most provisions of these rules were effective Nov. 29, 2019, changes regarding hospital antibiotic stewardship programs andESSENTIAL DATA
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CMS RELEASES Q&A DOCUMENT ON WORKSHEET S-10 CMS Releases Q&A Document on Worksheet S-10. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Dec. 27 released a Questions and Answers (Q&A) document providing guidance on worksheet S-10 of the Medicare cost report. Hospitals use the worksheet S-10 to report uncompensatedcare data to CMS.
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HOME - AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALSACTION PUBLIC POLICYQUALITY IMPROVING OUR HOSPITALSEDUCATION TRAINING HEALTH CARE LEADERS America’s Essential Hospitals is the leading association and champion for hospitals and health systems dedicated to high-quality care for all, including the most vulnerable. Since 1981, America’s Essential Hospitals has initiated, advanced, and preserved programs and policies that help these hospitals ensure access to care. NEW DATA SHOW ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS’ LIMITED RESOURCES AS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Statement attributable to: Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH President and CEO America’s Essential Hospitals. WASHINGTON—In the year before they led the nation’s costly response to COVID-19, essential hospitals operated with margins a third that of other U.S. hospitals and provided a disproportionate amount of charity care, new data from America’s Essential Hospitals show. OMB ISSUES RFI ON EQUITY ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) May 5 published a request for information (RFI) on methods and leading practices for advancing equity and support for underserved communities through government.. Several executive orders released January 2021 charged the federal government with identifying effective methods for assessing whether agency policies and actions equitably serve PRESENTATIONS ARCHIVE A padlock symbol denotes presentations available only to members of America’s Essential Hospitals. If you are a member and would like to access these presentations, please sign in to the website to unlock these presentations and additional members-only content. BRUCE SIEGEL, MD, MPH Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH. President and CEO. With an extensive background in health care management, policy, and public health, Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH, has the blend of experience necessary to lead America’s Essential Hospitals and its members through the changing health care landscape and into a CMS UPDATES INTERPRETIVE GUIDANCE FOR SURVEYORS The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated its State Operations Manual (SOM) for surveyors with interpretive guidelines that reflect revised conditions of participation in the September 2019 discharge planning and burden reduction final rules.. While most provisions of these rules were effective Nov. 29, 2019, changes regarding hospital antibiotic stewardship programs and THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH: HOMELESSNESS ANDSOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH DEFINITION While unemployment is not exclusive to homeless patients, it is a common issue associated with many other social determinants of health, such as food insecurity, poor social capital, and unstable housing. Stable employment can enable individuals to live healthier lives by residing in safer neighborhoods, affording better health care,providing
CMS REVISES LIGATURE RISK GUIDANCE The agency has updated chapter 2 section 2728G of the SOM with processes for both deemed and nondeemed hospitals to request ligature risk extension requests. CMS seeks input on the draft guidance by June 17; submit comments to HospitalSCG@cms.hhs.gov. The agency will review submitted comments before finalizing a policy memo, appendix A, and CMS RELEASES Q&A DOCUMENT ON WORKSHEET S-10 CMS Releases Q&A Document on Worksheet S-10. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Dec. 27 released a Questions and Answers (Q&A) document providing guidance on worksheet S-10 of the Medicare cost report. Hospitals use the worksheet S-10 to report uncompensatedcare data to CMS.
FDA EXTENDS IV FLUID EXPIRATION DATES FDA Extends IV Fluid Expiration Dates. To mitigate an intravenous (IV) fluid solution shortage, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a shelf life extension for eight IV solution products manufactured by Baxter Healthcare Corporation. The critical shortage comes as the United States fights a severe flu epidemic and as PuertoRico
HOME - AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALSACTION PUBLIC POLICYQUALITY IMPROVING OUR HOSPITALSEDUCATION TRAINING HEALTH CARE LEADERS America’s Essential Hospitals is the leading association and champion for hospitals and health systems dedicated to high-quality care for all, including the most vulnerable. Since 1981, America’s Essential Hospitals has initiated, advanced, and preserved programs and policies that help these hospitals ensure access to care. NEW DATA SHOW ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS’ LIMITED RESOURCES AS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Statement attributable to: Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH President and CEO America’s Essential Hospitals. WASHINGTON—In the year before they led the nation’s costly response to COVID-19, essential hospitals operated with margins a third that of other U.S. hospitals and provided a disproportionate amount of charity care, new data from America’s Essential Hospitals show. OMB ISSUES RFI ON EQUITY ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) May 5 published a request for information (RFI) on methods and leading practices for advancing equity and support for underserved communities through government.. Several executive orders released January 2021 charged the federal government with identifying effective methods for assessing whether agency policies and actions equitably serve PRESENTATIONS ARCHIVE A padlock symbol denotes presentations available only to members of America’s Essential Hospitals. If you are a member and would like to access these presentations, please sign in to the website to unlock these presentations and additional members-only content. BRUCE SIEGEL, MD, MPH Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH. President and CEO. With an extensive background in health care management, policy, and public health, Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH, has the blend of experience necessary to lead America’s Essential Hospitals and its members through the changing health care landscape and into a CMS UPDATES INTERPRETIVE GUIDANCE FOR SURVEYORS The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated its State Operations Manual (SOM) for surveyors with interpretive guidelines that reflect revised conditions of participation in the September 2019 discharge planning and burden reduction final rules.. While most provisions of these rules were effective Nov. 29, 2019, changes regarding hospital antibiotic stewardship programs and THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH: HOMELESSNESS ANDSOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH DEFINITION While unemployment is not exclusive to homeless patients, it is a common issue associated with many other social determinants of health, such as food insecurity, poor social capital, and unstable housing. Stable employment can enable individuals to live healthier lives by residing in safer neighborhoods, affording better health care,providing
CMS REVISES LIGATURE RISK GUIDANCE The agency has updated chapter 2 section 2728G of the SOM with processes for both deemed and nondeemed hospitals to request ligature risk extension requests. CMS seeks input on the draft guidance by June 17; submit comments to HospitalSCG@cms.hhs.gov. The agency will review submitted comments before finalizing a policy memo, appendix A, and CMS RELEASES Q&A DOCUMENT ON WORKSHEET S-10 CMS Releases Q&A Document on Worksheet S-10. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Dec. 27 released a Questions and Answers (Q&A) document providing guidance on worksheet S-10 of the Medicare cost report. Hospitals use the worksheet S-10 to report uncompensatedcare data to CMS.
FDA EXTENDS IV FLUID EXPIRATION DATES FDA Extends IV Fluid Expiration Dates. To mitigate an intravenous (IV) fluid solution shortage, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a shelf life extension for eight IV solution products manufactured by Baxter Healthcare Corporation. The critical shortage comes as the United States fights a severe flu epidemic and as PuertoRico
NEW DATA SHOW ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS’ LIMITED RESOURCES AS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Statement attributable to: Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH President and CEO America’s Essential Hospitals. WASHINGTON—In the year before they led the nation’s costly response to COVID-19, essential hospitals operated with margins a third that of other U.S. hospitals and provided a disproportionate amount of charity care, new data from America’s Essential Hospitals show. COVID-19: NATIONAL MONTH OF ACTION; MODERNA FILES FOR President Biden announced a National Month of Action to enable 70 percent of U.S. adults to get at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot before July 4. To date, 63 percent of U.S. adults have been vaccinated. Among initiatives during the National Month of Action, KinderCare and LearningCare, along with more than 500 YMCA facilities across the country, will offer no-cost, drop-in child care for NEWSROOM - AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS America’s Essential Hospitals welcomes media inquiries about the association, its members, and policymaking that affects health care for vulnerable people. We can provide a national perspective on Medicaid and Medicare, the nation’s health care safety net, hospital quality improvement, research on care for the underserved, health care disparities, reform, and other topics. PRESENTATIONS ARCHIVE A padlock symbol denotes presentations available only to members of America’s Essential Hospitals. If you are a member and would like to access these presentations, please sign in to the website to unlock these presentations and additional members-only content. STATES RESPOND TO COVID-19: BUDGETS INCLUDE PANDEMIC As of June 2021, 21 states have enacted budgets for fiscal year 2022 and several include line items related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In Florida, the state budget includes $326 million to continue Florida’s response efforts for COVID-19. The budget also includes an additional $208.4 million for a one-time relief payment of $1,000 tofirst responders.
CMS ANNOUNCES $80M IN GRANT FUNDING FOR NAVIGATORS The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on June 4 issued $80 million in grant funding for navigators in states using the federal insurance marketplace for the 2022 plan year.. Navigators are trained individuals who help consumers review their health coverage options and complete eligibility and enrollment forms. OPPS FINAL RULE CONTINUES 340B, SITE-NEUTRAL CUTS OPPS Final Rule Continues 340B, Site-Neutral Cuts. The Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule for calendar year (CY) 2021 continues cuts to hospitals in the 340B Drug Pricing Program and off-campus provider-based departments (PBDs), and updates the overall hospital star ratings methodology, effective Jan. 1, 2021.GAGE AWARDS
Through the Gage Awards, America’s Essential Hospitals recognizes member hospitals and health systems for successful projects to improve the quality of care and population health. The awards promote the spread of best practices and innovative programs to other organizations and support the association’s research, policy, and advocacy work by sharing member success stories with external DELIVERY SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION In the wake of the Affordable Care Act, hospitals and other health care providers have undertaken delivery system transformation as a way to reduce costs, improve quality and patient experience, and improve the health of populations. Through research, education, and leadership training, Essential Hospitals Institute aims to support members of America’s Essential Hospitals as they BARRIERS TO SUCCESS IN POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT, VALUE Major teaching hospitals in academic health systems are widely recognized for their ability to handle the most acute and complex cases. Known for their specialty and subspecialty care, they are frequently considered the regional, national, and even global brand for particular procedures or treatments.. But with today’s growing emphasis on population health management and value-based HOME - AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALSACTION PUBLIC POLICYQUALITY IMPROVING OUR HOSPITALSEDUCATION TRAINING HEALTH CARE LEADERS America’s Essential Hospitals is the leading association and champion for hospitals and health systems dedicated to high-quality care for all, including the most vulnerable. Since 1981, America’s Essential Hospitals has initiated, advanced, and preserved programs and policies that help these hospitals ensure access to care. NEW DATA SHOW ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS’ LIMITED RESOURCES AS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Statement attributable to: Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH President and CEO America’s Essential Hospitals. WASHINGTON—In the year before they led the nation’s costly response to COVID-19, essential hospitals operated with margins a third that of other U.S. hospitals and provided a disproportionate amount of charity care, new data from America’s Essential Hospitals show. OMB ISSUES RFI ON EQUITY ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) May 5 published a request for information (RFI) on methods and leading practices for advancing equity and support for underserved communities through government.. Several executive orders released January 2021 charged the federal government with identifying effective methods for assessing whether agency policies and actions equitably serve PRESENTATIONS ARCHIVE A padlock symbol denotes presentations available only to members of America’s Essential Hospitals. If you are a member and would like to access these presentations, please sign in to the website to unlock these presentations and additional members-only content. BRUCE SIEGEL, MD, MPH Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH. President and CEO. With an extensive background in health care management, policy, and public health, Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH, has the blend of experience necessary to lead America’s Essential Hospitals and its members through the changing health care landscape and into a CMS UPDATES INTERPRETIVE GUIDANCE FOR SURVEYORS The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated its State Operations Manual (SOM) for surveyors with interpretive guidelines that reflect revised conditions of participation in the September 2019 discharge planning and burden reduction final rules.. While most provisions of these rules were effective Nov. 29, 2019, changes regarding hospital antibiotic stewardship programs and THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH: HOMELESSNESS ANDSOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH DEFINITION While unemployment is not exclusive to homeless patients, it is a common issue associated with many other social determinants of health, such as food insecurity, poor social capital, and unstable housing. Stable employment can enable individuals to live healthier lives by residing in safer neighborhoods, affording better health care,providing
CMS REVISES LIGATURE RISK GUIDANCE The agency has updated chapter 2 section 2728G of the SOM with processes for both deemed and nondeemed hospitals to request ligature risk extension requests. CMS seeks input on the draft guidance by June 17; submit comments to HospitalSCG@cms.hhs.gov. The agency will review submitted comments before finalizing a policy memo, appendix A, and CMS RELEASES Q&A DOCUMENT ON WORKSHEET S-10 CMS Releases Q&A Document on Worksheet S-10. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Dec. 27 released a Questions and Answers (Q&A) document providing guidance on worksheet S-10 of the Medicare cost report. Hospitals use the worksheet S-10 to report uncompensatedcare data to CMS.
FDA EXTENDS IV FLUID EXPIRATION DATES FDA Extends IV Fluid Expiration Dates. To mitigate an intravenous (IV) fluid solution shortage, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a shelf life extension for eight IV solution products manufactured by Baxter Healthcare Corporation. The critical shortage comes as the United States fights a severe flu epidemic and as PuertoRico
HOME - AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALSACTION PUBLIC POLICYQUALITY IMPROVING OUR HOSPITALSEDUCATION TRAINING HEALTH CARE LEADERS America’s Essential Hospitals is the leading association and champion for hospitals and health systems dedicated to high-quality care for all, including the most vulnerable. Since 1981, America’s Essential Hospitals has initiated, advanced, and preserved programs and policies that help these hospitals ensure access to care. NEW DATA SHOW ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS’ LIMITED RESOURCES AS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Statement attributable to: Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH President and CEO America’s Essential Hospitals. WASHINGTON—In the year before they led the nation’s costly response to COVID-19, essential hospitals operated with margins a third that of other U.S. hospitals and provided a disproportionate amount of charity care, new data from America’s Essential Hospitals show. OMB ISSUES RFI ON EQUITY ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) May 5 published a request for information (RFI) on methods and leading practices for advancing equity and support for underserved communities through government.. Several executive orders released January 2021 charged the federal government with identifying effective methods for assessing whether agency policies and actions equitably serve PRESENTATIONS ARCHIVE A padlock symbol denotes presentations available only to members of America’s Essential Hospitals. If you are a member and would like to access these presentations, please sign in to the website to unlock these presentations and additional members-only content. BRUCE SIEGEL, MD, MPH Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH. President and CEO. With an extensive background in health care management, policy, and public health, Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH, has the blend of experience necessary to lead America’s Essential Hospitals and its members through the changing health care landscape and into a CMS UPDATES INTERPRETIVE GUIDANCE FOR SURVEYORS The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated its State Operations Manual (SOM) for surveyors with interpretive guidelines that reflect revised conditions of participation in the September 2019 discharge planning and burden reduction final rules.. While most provisions of these rules were effective Nov. 29, 2019, changes regarding hospital antibiotic stewardship programs and THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH: HOMELESSNESS ANDSOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH DEFINITION While unemployment is not exclusive to homeless patients, it is a common issue associated with many other social determinants of health, such as food insecurity, poor social capital, and unstable housing. Stable employment can enable individuals to live healthier lives by residing in safer neighborhoods, affording better health care,providing
CMS REVISES LIGATURE RISK GUIDANCE The agency has updated chapter 2 section 2728G of the SOM with processes for both deemed and nondeemed hospitals to request ligature risk extension requests. CMS seeks input on the draft guidance by June 17; submit comments to HospitalSCG@cms.hhs.gov. The agency will review submitted comments before finalizing a policy memo, appendix A, and CMS RELEASES Q&A DOCUMENT ON WORKSHEET S-10 CMS Releases Q&A Document on Worksheet S-10. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Dec. 27 released a Questions and Answers (Q&A) document providing guidance on worksheet S-10 of the Medicare cost report. Hospitals use the worksheet S-10 to report uncompensatedcare data to CMS.
FDA EXTENDS IV FLUID EXPIRATION DATES FDA Extends IV Fluid Expiration Dates. To mitigate an intravenous (IV) fluid solution shortage, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a shelf life extension for eight IV solution products manufactured by Baxter Healthcare Corporation. The critical shortage comes as the United States fights a severe flu epidemic and as PuertoRico
NEW DATA SHOW ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS’ LIMITED RESOURCES AS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Statement attributable to: Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH President and CEO America’s Essential Hospitals. WASHINGTON—In the year before they led the nation’s costly response to COVID-19, essential hospitals operated with margins a third that of other U.S. hospitals and provided a disproportionate amount of charity care, new data from America’s Essential Hospitals show. COVID-19: NATIONAL MONTH OF ACTION; MODERNA FILES FOR President Biden announced a National Month of Action to enable 70 percent of U.S. adults to get at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot before July 4. To date, 63 percent of U.S. adults have been vaccinated. Among initiatives during the National Month of Action, KinderCare and LearningCare, along with more than 500 YMCA facilities across the country, will offer no-cost, drop-in child care for NEWSROOM - AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS America’s Essential Hospitals welcomes media inquiries about the association, its members, and policymaking that affects health care for vulnerable people. We can provide a national perspective on Medicaid and Medicare, the nation’s health care safety net, hospital quality improvement, research on care for the underserved, health care disparities, reform, and other topics. PRESENTATIONS ARCHIVE A padlock symbol denotes presentations available only to members of America’s Essential Hospitals. If you are a member and would like to access these presentations, please sign in to the website to unlock these presentations and additional members-only content. STATES RESPOND TO COVID-19: BUDGETS INCLUDE PANDEMIC As of June 2021, 21 states have enacted budgets for fiscal year 2022 and several include line items related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In Florida, the state budget includes $326 million to continue Florida’s response efforts for COVID-19. The budget also includes an additional $208.4 million for a one-time relief payment of $1,000 tofirst responders.
CMS ANNOUNCES $80M IN GRANT FUNDING FOR NAVIGATORS The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on June 4 issued $80 million in grant funding for navigators in states using the federal insurance marketplace for the 2022 plan year.. Navigators are trained individuals who help consumers review their health coverage options and complete eligibility and enrollment forms. OPPS FINAL RULE CONTINUES 340B, SITE-NEUTRAL CUTS OPPS Final Rule Continues 340B, Site-Neutral Cuts. The Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule for calendar year (CY) 2021 continues cuts to hospitals in the 340B Drug Pricing Program and off-campus provider-based departments (PBDs), and updates the overall hospital star ratings methodology, effective Jan. 1, 2021.GAGE AWARDS
Through the Gage Awards, America’s Essential Hospitals recognizes member hospitals and health systems for successful projects to improve the quality of care and population health. The awards promote the spread of best practices and innovative programs to other organizations and support the association’s research, policy, and advocacy work by sharing member success stories with external DELIVERY SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION In the wake of the Affordable Care Act, hospitals and other health care providers have undertaken delivery system transformation as a way to reduce costs, improve quality and patient experience, and improve the health of populations. Through research, education, and leadership training, Essential Hospitals Institute aims to support members of America’s Essential Hospitals as they BARRIERS TO SUCCESS IN POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT, VALUE Major teaching hospitals in academic health systems are widely recognized for their ability to handle the most acute and complex cases. Known for their specialty and subspecialty care, they are frequently considered the regional, national, and even global brand for particular procedures or treatments.. But with today’s growing emphasis on population health management and value-based HOME - AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALSACTION PUBLIC POLICYQUALITY IMPROVING OUR HOSPITALSEDUCATION TRAINING HEALTH CARE LEADERS America’s Essential Hospitals is the leading association and champion for hospitals and health systems dedicated to high-quality care for all, including the most vulnerable. Since 1981, America’s Essential Hospitals has initiated, advanced, and preserved programs and policies that help these hospitals ensure access to care. NEW DATA SHOW ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS’ LIMITED RESOURCES AS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Statement attributable to: Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH President and CEO America’s Essential Hospitals. WASHINGTON—In the year before they led the nation’s costly response to COVID-19, essential hospitals operated with margins a third that of other U.S. hospitals and provided a disproportionate amount of charity care, new data from America’s Essential Hospitals show. OMB ISSUES RFI ON EQUITY ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) May 5 published a request for information (RFI) on methods and leading practices for advancing equity and support for underserved communities through government.. Several executive orders released January 2021 charged the federal government with identifying effective methods for assessing whether agency policies and actions equitably serve PRESENTATIONS ARCHIVE A padlock symbol denotes presentations available only to members of America’s Essential Hospitals. If you are a member and would like to access these presentations, please sign in to the website to unlock these presentations and additional members-only content. BRUCE SIEGEL, MD, MPH Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH. President and CEO. With an extensive background in health care management, policy, and public health, Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH, has the blend of experience necessary to lead America’s Essential Hospitals and its members through the changing health care landscape and into a CMS UPDATES INTERPRETIVE GUIDANCE FOR SURVEYORS The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated its State Operations Manual (SOM) for surveyors with interpretive guidelines that reflect revised conditions of participation in the September 2019 discharge planning and burden reduction final rules.. While most provisions of these rules were effective Nov. 29, 2019, changes regarding hospital antibiotic stewardship programs and THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH: HOMELESSNESS ANDSOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH DEFINITION While unemployment is not exclusive to homeless patients, it is a common issue associated with many other social determinants of health, such as food insecurity, poor social capital, and unstable housing. Stable employment can enable individuals to live healthier lives by residing in safer neighborhoods, affording better health care,providing
CMS REVISES LIGATURE RISK GUIDANCE The agency has updated chapter 2 section 2728G of the SOM with processes for both deemed and nondeemed hospitals to request ligature risk extension requests. CMS seeks input on the draft guidance by June 17; submit comments to HospitalSCG@cms.hhs.gov. The agency will review submitted comments before finalizing a policy memo, appendix A, and CMS RELEASES Q&A DOCUMENT ON WORKSHEET S-10 CMS Releases Q&A Document on Worksheet S-10. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Dec. 27 released a Questions and Answers (Q&A) document providing guidance on worksheet S-10 of the Medicare cost report. Hospitals use the worksheet S-10 to report uncompensatedcare data to CMS.
FDA EXTENDS IV FLUID EXPIRATION DATES FDA Extends IV Fluid Expiration Dates. To mitigate an intravenous (IV) fluid solution shortage, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a shelf life extension for eight IV solution products manufactured by Baxter Healthcare Corporation. The critical shortage comes as the United States fights a severe flu epidemic and as PuertoRico
HOME - AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALSACTION PUBLIC POLICYQUALITY IMPROVING OUR HOSPITALSEDUCATION TRAINING HEALTH CARE LEADERS America’s Essential Hospitals is the leading association and champion for hospitals and health systems dedicated to high-quality care for all, including the most vulnerable. Since 1981, America’s Essential Hospitals has initiated, advanced, and preserved programs and policies that help these hospitals ensure access to care. NEW DATA SHOW ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS’ LIMITED RESOURCES AS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Statement attributable to: Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH President and CEO America’s Essential Hospitals. WASHINGTON—In the year before they led the nation’s costly response to COVID-19, essential hospitals operated with margins a third that of other U.S. hospitals and provided a disproportionate amount of charity care, new data from America’s Essential Hospitals show. OMB ISSUES RFI ON EQUITY ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) May 5 published a request for information (RFI) on methods and leading practices for advancing equity and support for underserved communities through government.. Several executive orders released January 2021 charged the federal government with identifying effective methods for assessing whether agency policies and actions equitably serve PRESENTATIONS ARCHIVE A padlock symbol denotes presentations available only to members of America’s Essential Hospitals. If you are a member and would like to access these presentations, please sign in to the website to unlock these presentations and additional members-only content. BRUCE SIEGEL, MD, MPH Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH. President and CEO. With an extensive background in health care management, policy, and public health, Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH, has the blend of experience necessary to lead America’s Essential Hospitals and its members through the changing health care landscape and into a CMS UPDATES INTERPRETIVE GUIDANCE FOR SURVEYORS The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated its State Operations Manual (SOM) for surveyors with interpretive guidelines that reflect revised conditions of participation in the September 2019 discharge planning and burden reduction final rules.. While most provisions of these rules were effective Nov. 29, 2019, changes regarding hospital antibiotic stewardship programs and THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH: HOMELESSNESS ANDSOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH DEFINITION While unemployment is not exclusive to homeless patients, it is a common issue associated with many other social determinants of health, such as food insecurity, poor social capital, and unstable housing. Stable employment can enable individuals to live healthier lives by residing in safer neighborhoods, affording better health care,providing
CMS REVISES LIGATURE RISK GUIDANCE The agency has updated chapter 2 section 2728G of the SOM with processes for both deemed and nondeemed hospitals to request ligature risk extension requests. CMS seeks input on the draft guidance by June 17; submit comments to HospitalSCG@cms.hhs.gov. The agency will review submitted comments before finalizing a policy memo, appendix A, and CMS RELEASES Q&A DOCUMENT ON WORKSHEET S-10 CMS Releases Q&A Document on Worksheet S-10. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Dec. 27 released a Questions and Answers (Q&A) document providing guidance on worksheet S-10 of the Medicare cost report. Hospitals use the worksheet S-10 to report uncompensatedcare data to CMS.
FDA EXTENDS IV FLUID EXPIRATION DATES FDA Extends IV Fluid Expiration Dates. To mitigate an intravenous (IV) fluid solution shortage, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a shelf life extension for eight IV solution products manufactured by Baxter Healthcare Corporation. The critical shortage comes as the United States fights a severe flu epidemic and as PuertoRico
NEW DATA SHOW ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS’ LIMITED RESOURCES AS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Statement attributable to: Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH President and CEO America’s Essential Hospitals. WASHINGTON—In the year before they led the nation’s costly response to COVID-19, essential hospitals operated with margins a third that of other U.S. hospitals and provided a disproportionate amount of charity care, new data from America’s Essential Hospitals show. COVID-19: NATIONAL MONTH OF ACTION; MODERNA FILES FOR President Biden announced a National Month of Action to enable 70 percent of U.S. adults to get at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot before July 4. To date, 63 percent of U.S. adults have been vaccinated. Among initiatives during the National Month of Action, KinderCare and LearningCare, along with more than 500 YMCA facilities across the country, will offer no-cost, drop-in child care for NEWSROOM - AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS America’s Essential Hospitals welcomes media inquiries about the association, its members, and policymaking that affects health care for vulnerable people. We can provide a national perspective on Medicaid and Medicare, the nation’s health care safety net, hospital quality improvement, research on care for the underserved, health care disparities, reform, and other topics. PRESENTATIONS ARCHIVE A padlock symbol denotes presentations available only to members of America’s Essential Hospitals. If you are a member and would like to access these presentations, please sign in to the website to unlock these presentations and additional members-only content. STATES RESPOND TO COVID-19: BUDGETS INCLUDE PANDEMIC As of June 2021, 21 states have enacted budgets for fiscal year 2022 and several include line items related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In Florida, the state budget includes $326 million to continue Florida’s response efforts for COVID-19. The budget also includes an additional $208.4 million for a one-time relief payment of $1,000 tofirst responders.
CMS ANNOUNCES $80M IN GRANT FUNDING FOR NAVIGATORS The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on June 4 issued $80 million in grant funding for navigators in states using the federal insurance marketplace for the 2022 plan year.. Navigators are trained individuals who help consumers review their health coverage options and complete eligibility and enrollment forms. OPPS FINAL RULE CONTINUES 340B, SITE-NEUTRAL CUTS OPPS Final Rule Continues 340B, Site-Neutral Cuts. The Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule for calendar year (CY) 2021 continues cuts to hospitals in the 340B Drug Pricing Program and off-campus provider-based departments (PBDs), and updates the overall hospital star ratings methodology, effective Jan. 1, 2021.GAGE AWARDS
Through the Gage Awards, America’s Essential Hospitals recognizes member hospitals and health systems for successful projects to improve the quality of care and population health. The awards promote the spread of best practices and innovative programs to other organizations and support the association’s research, policy, and advocacy work by sharing member success stories with external DELIVERY SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION In the wake of the Affordable Care Act, hospitals and other health care providers have undertaken delivery system transformation as a way to reduce costs, improve quality and patient experience, and improve the health of populations. Through research, education, and leadership training, Essential Hospitals Institute aims to support members of America’s Essential Hospitals as they BARRIERS TO SUCCESS IN POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT, VALUE Major teaching hospitals in academic health systems are widely recognized for their ability to handle the most acute and complex cases. Known for their specialty and subspecialty care, they are frequently considered the regional, national, and even global brand for particular procedures or treatments.. But with today’s growing emphasis on population health management and value-based HOME - AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALSACTION PUBLIC POLICYQUALITY IMPROVING OUR HOSPITALSEDUCATION TRAINING HEALTH CARE LEADERS America’s Essential Hospitals is the leading association and champion for hospitals and health systems dedicated to high-quality care for all, including the most vulnerable. Since 1981, America’s Essential Hospitals has initiated, advanced, and preserved programs and policies that help these hospitals ensure access to care. NEW DATA SHOW ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS’ LIMITED RESOURCES AS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Statement attributable to: Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH President and CEO America’s Essential Hospitals. WASHINGTON—In the year before they led the nation’s costly response to COVID-19, essential hospitals operated with margins a third that of other U.S. hospitals and provided a disproportionate amount of charity care, new data from America’s Essential Hospitals show. OMB ISSUES RFI ON EQUITY ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) May 5 published a request for information (RFI) on methods and leading practices for advancing equity and support for underserved communities through government.. Several executive orders released January 2021 charged the federal government with identifying effective methods for assessing whether agency policies and actions equitably serve PRESENTATIONS ARCHIVE A padlock symbol denotes presentations available only to members of America’s Essential Hospitals. If you are a member and would like to access these presentations, please sign in to the website to unlock these presentations and additional members-only content. BRUCE SIEGEL, MD, MPH Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH. President and CEO. With an extensive background in health care management, policy, and public health, Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH, has the blend of experience necessary to lead America’s Essential Hospitals and its members through the changing health care landscape and into a CMS UPDATES INTERPRETIVE GUIDANCE FOR SURVEYORS The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated its State Operations Manual (SOM) for surveyors with interpretive guidelines that reflect revised conditions of participation in the September 2019 discharge planning and burden reduction final rules.. While most provisions of these rules were effective Nov. 29, 2019, changes regarding hospital antibiotic stewardship programs and THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH: HOMELESSNESS ANDSOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH DEFINITION While unemployment is not exclusive to homeless patients, it is a common issue associated with many other social determinants of health, such as food insecurity, poor social capital, and unstable housing. Stable employment can enable individuals to live healthier lives by residing in safer neighborhoods, affording better health care,providing
CMS REVISES LIGATURE RISK GUIDANCE The agency has updated chapter 2 section 2728G of the SOM with processes for both deemed and nondeemed hospitals to request ligature risk extension requests. CMS seeks input on the draft guidance by June 17; submit comments to HospitalSCG@cms.hhs.gov. The agency will review submitted comments before finalizing a policy memo, appendix A, and CMS RELEASES Q&A DOCUMENT ON WORKSHEET S-10 CMS Releases Q&A Document on Worksheet S-10. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Dec. 27 released a Questions and Answers (Q&A) document providing guidance on worksheet S-10 of the Medicare cost report. Hospitals use the worksheet S-10 to report uncompensatedcare data to CMS.
FDA EXTENDS IV FLUID EXPIRATION DATES FDA Extends IV Fluid Expiration Dates. To mitigate an intravenous (IV) fluid solution shortage, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a shelf life extension for eight IV solution products manufactured by Baxter Healthcare Corporation. The critical shortage comes as the United States fights a severe flu epidemic and as PuertoRico
HOME - AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALSACTION PUBLIC POLICYQUALITY IMPROVING OUR HOSPITALSEDUCATION TRAINING HEALTH CARE LEADERS America’s Essential Hospitals is the leading association and champion for hospitals and health systems dedicated to high-quality care for all, including the most vulnerable. Since 1981, America’s Essential Hospitals has initiated, advanced, and preserved programs and policies that help these hospitals ensure access to care. NEW DATA SHOW ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS’ LIMITED RESOURCES AS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Statement attributable to: Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH President and CEO America’s Essential Hospitals. WASHINGTON—In the year before they led the nation’s costly response to COVID-19, essential hospitals operated with margins a third that of other U.S. hospitals and provided a disproportionate amount of charity care, new data from America’s Essential Hospitals show. OMB ISSUES RFI ON EQUITY ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) May 5 published a request for information (RFI) on methods and leading practices for advancing equity and support for underserved communities through government.. Several executive orders released January 2021 charged the federal government with identifying effective methods for assessing whether agency policies and actions equitably serve PRESENTATIONS ARCHIVE A padlock symbol denotes presentations available only to members of America’s Essential Hospitals. If you are a member and would like to access these presentations, please sign in to the website to unlock these presentations and additional members-only content. BRUCE SIEGEL, MD, MPH Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH. President and CEO. With an extensive background in health care management, policy, and public health, Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH, has the blend of experience necessary to lead America’s Essential Hospitals and its members through the changing health care landscape and into a CMS UPDATES INTERPRETIVE GUIDANCE FOR SURVEYORS The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated its State Operations Manual (SOM) for surveyors with interpretive guidelines that reflect revised conditions of participation in the September 2019 discharge planning and burden reduction final rules.. While most provisions of these rules were effective Nov. 29, 2019, changes regarding hospital antibiotic stewardship programs and THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH: HOMELESSNESS ANDSOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH DEFINITION While unemployment is not exclusive to homeless patients, it is a common issue associated with many other social determinants of health, such as food insecurity, poor social capital, and unstable housing. Stable employment can enable individuals to live healthier lives by residing in safer neighborhoods, affording better health care,providing
CMS REVISES LIGATURE RISK GUIDANCE The agency has updated chapter 2 section 2728G of the SOM with processes for both deemed and nondeemed hospitals to request ligature risk extension requests. CMS seeks input on the draft guidance by June 17; submit comments to HospitalSCG@cms.hhs.gov. The agency will review submitted comments before finalizing a policy memo, appendix A, and CMS RELEASES Q&A DOCUMENT ON WORKSHEET S-10 CMS Releases Q&A Document on Worksheet S-10. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Dec. 27 released a Questions and Answers (Q&A) document providing guidance on worksheet S-10 of the Medicare cost report. Hospitals use the worksheet S-10 to report uncompensatedcare data to CMS.
FDA EXTENDS IV FLUID EXPIRATION DATES FDA Extends IV Fluid Expiration Dates. To mitigate an intravenous (IV) fluid solution shortage, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a shelf life extension for eight IV solution products manufactured by Baxter Healthcare Corporation. The critical shortage comes as the United States fights a severe flu epidemic and as PuertoRico
NEW DATA SHOW ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS’ LIMITED RESOURCES AS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Statement attributable to: Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH President and CEO America’s Essential Hospitals. WASHINGTON—In the year before they led the nation’s costly response to COVID-19, essential hospitals operated with margins a third that of other U.S. hospitals and provided a disproportionate amount of charity care, new data from America’s Essential Hospitals show. COVID-19: NATIONAL MONTH OF ACTION; MODERNA FILES FOR President Biden announced a National Month of Action to enable 70 percent of U.S. adults to get at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot before July 4. To date, 63 percent of U.S. adults have been vaccinated. Among initiatives during the National Month of Action, KinderCare and LearningCare, along with more than 500 YMCA facilities across the country, will offer no-cost, drop-in child care for NEWSROOM - AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS America’s Essential Hospitals welcomes media inquiries about the association, its members, and policymaking that affects health care for vulnerable people. We can provide a national perspective on Medicaid and Medicare, the nation’s health care safety net, hospital quality improvement, research on care for the underserved, health care disparities, reform, and other topics. PRESENTATIONS ARCHIVE A padlock symbol denotes presentations available only to members of America’s Essential Hospitals. If you are a member and would like to access these presentations, please sign in to the website to unlock these presentations and additional members-only content. STATES RESPOND TO COVID-19: BUDGETS INCLUDE PANDEMIC As of June 2021, 21 states have enacted budgets for fiscal year 2022 and several include line items related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In Florida, the state budget includes $326 million to continue Florida’s response efforts for COVID-19. The budget also includes an additional $208.4 million for a one-time relief payment of $1,000 tofirst responders.
CMS ANNOUNCES $80M IN GRANT FUNDING FOR NAVIGATORS The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on June 4 issued $80 million in grant funding for navigators in states using the federal insurance marketplace for the 2022 plan year.. Navigators are trained individuals who help consumers review their health coverage options and complete eligibility and enrollment forms. OPPS FINAL RULE CONTINUES 340B, SITE-NEUTRAL CUTS OPPS Final Rule Continues 340B, Site-Neutral Cuts. The Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule for calendar year (CY) 2021 continues cuts to hospitals in the 340B Drug Pricing Program and off-campus provider-based departments (PBDs), and updates the overall hospital star ratings methodology, effective Jan. 1, 2021.GAGE AWARDS
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_Essential Communities_ Essential Hospitals These are the facesand stories behind
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Stroke Survivor Truman Medical Centers (TMC) Caryn Seaton is part of TMC's "chameleon of people," she says. "You see every kind of person at TMC, from the well-insured to the street people. And everyone is treated like a queen."Khoi Luong, DO
Chief Medical Officer, Post-Acute Care NYC Health + Hospitals Khoi Luong got his start in health care when he was in high school, as a medical assistant. The practice where he worked showed him the power of a strong physician-patient relationship. Teresa Barrera-Anderson, MD Medical Director, Brooklyn Park Clinic Hennepin Healthcare “My identity as a physician and a leader has been shaped by my life's journey and exposure to trying events, which have been as important in my development as a doctor as my medical studies,” Susan Ehrlich, MD, MPP CEO Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center Zuckerberg San Francisco General could not hold its unique position in the community without a team that is passionate about patient care and constant improvement, Ehrlich says.David Douhunt
AIDS Patient/Patient Mentor Harris Health System “I was an advocate from day one, really,” David Douhunt says about being diagnosed with AIDS more than 20 years ago. “I’ve lost so many friends,” he notes, “but I believe in the fight.”Deanna Harris, RN
Chief Flight Nurse The MetroHealth System Deanna Harris joined the fire department in high school. “My parents thought I was their watergirl,” she says. Since then, her life has been dedicated to helping others.Andre Yusuf
Executive Chef Truman Medical Centers (TMC) “Hospital food is famously blah,” Andre Yusuf says. He is changing that notion at TMC in part by making everything fresh. “You have to think differently. It changes the whole dynamic of how youcook."
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Trauma Survivor Harris Health System “God wasn’t ready for Marlon yet,” his dad says. Even after being dragged by a train 27 feet, losing a leg, and suffering traumatic brain injury, Marlon White has a lot more life to live. John M. Haupert, FACHE President and CEO Grady Health System Haupert strives to make Grady an enriching environment for learning, an innovator in new and technologically advanced care, a leader in policy, and an advocate for social justice in the community.Kyra Bradley
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CULTIVATING RESILIENT CAREGIVERS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC Jun 4, 2020 || Emily Schweich Essential hospitals The MetroHealth System, Nebraska Medicine, and ChristianaCare share their work to promote staff resilience andwell-being.
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covid 19 , mental health, nebraska medicine
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NEW CMMI MODEL OPTIONS FOR COVID-19 Jun 4, 2020 || Maryellen Guinan The new options are detailed in a comprehensive table for each payment model. Notably, CMS will extend the Next Generation Accountable Care Organization model through December 2021.view more »
alternative payment models, cms
, covid 19
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Research Perspectives FIVE ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS AWARDED PRACTICE GREENHEALTH ENVIRONMENTALEXCELLENCE AWARDS
Jun 4, 2020 || Iti Madan Winners demonstrate environmental stewardship by reducing waste and hazardous chemical use and improving energy efficiency and sustainablefood service.
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harborview medical center,
ronald reagan ucla medical center,
stony brook university hospital,
university of vermont medical centerNews Releases
ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS THANK LAWMAKERS FOR SUPPORTING TARGETED COVID-19AID
Jun 3, 2020 || Staff We wholeheartedly agree with the leaders of the Senate Finance and House Energy and Commerce committees: Emergency aid allocations so far have disadvantaged essential hospitals, and new distributions must target hospitals that care for many Medicaid patients.view more »
congress , covid 19
, medicaid
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STATEMENT ON POLICE-INVOLVED KILLINGS AND PROTESTS Jun 3, 2020 || Staff Recent police-involved killings reflect a legacy of injustice and racism that also poses an urgent public health threat. It is incumbent upon health care professionals and systems to confront this and to overcome the inequities that afflict racial and ethnic minorities.view more »
disparities , healthdisparities ,
violence prevention
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CMS CLARIFIES USE OF COVID-19 MODIFIER, CONDITION CODE Jun 2, 2020 || Maryellen Guinan CMS has issued blanket waivers and flexible options to increase hospital capacity, expand access to COVID-19 testing, promote telehealth, and augment the health care workforce. CMS is clarifying what requires usage of modifier “CR” or condition code “DR” when submitting claims to Medicare.view more »
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Newsline
COVID-19: SURVEYS RESUME, REMDESIVIR DONATION, ANTIBODY TESTING Jun 2, 2020 || Emily Schweich The Joint Commission will resume regular surveys of health care facilities; Gilead Sciences Inc. donates a second round of remdesivir to treat severe COVID-19 cases; CDC issues antibody testingguidelines.
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cdc , cms
, covid 19
, emergency preparedness,
infectious disease
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MEDICAID EXPANSION ON STATE BALLOTS Jun 2, 2020 || Abigail Painchaud Several states, including Missouri and Oklahoma, will vote this year on whether to expand Medicaid. However, the topic of expansion will remain unaddressed in several states this year; for example, plans to include expansion on the 2020 ballot in Florida now have been pushedto 2022.
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, medicaid
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ON THE HILL: PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM FLEXIBILITY Jun 2, 2020 || Nikki Hurt The House passed a bipartisan bill on a 417-1 vote to loosen some restrictions on Paycheck Protection Program relief funds and extend the timeline for businesses to use the funding. The House and Senate are in session this week and will conduct committee work related toCOVID-19.
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ON THE HILL: HOUSE CONTINUES COVID-19 WORK VIA PROXY VOTING May 26, 2020 || Nikki Hurt Voting by proxy for the first time, the House is slated to decide this week on legislation to amend the Paycheck Protection Program to increase the amount of time small businesses have to spend emergencyCOVID-19 aid.
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COVID-19: MEDICARE PAYMENT FOR TESTING; RECOVERY RESOURCES May 26, 2020 || Emily Schweich CMS updates Medicare payment information to capture two new testing codes; FDA updates testing FAQs; CDC issues resources for reopening businesses and organizations.view more »
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, covid 19
, medicare
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HHS DISTRIBUTES PROVIDER RELIEF FUND PAYMENTS TO SNFS, IHS May 26, 2020 || Abigail Painchaud The Department of Health and Human Services announced two distributions from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund, known as the Provider Relief Fund: $4.9 billion for skilled nursing facilities and $500 million for Indian Health Serviceproviders.
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STATES RESPOND TO COVID-19: DISPARITIES; RECOVERY; CARES FUNDING May 26, 2020 || Abigail Painchaud Several states have created task forces to examine racial disparities related to COVID-19. A new tracker shows which states have stay-at-home orders or plans to resume elective procedures. States have authority to allocate CARES Act funding how they see fit, and several states have begun to do so.view more »
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GREATER CHALLENGES, PERSISTENT FINANCIAL PRESSURES CONFRONT ESSENTIALHOSPITALS
May 26, 2020 || Staff Findings from the association’s annual member survey show essential hospitals face high and growing uncompensated costs and care for patient groups that have suffered disproportionally during theCOVID-19 pandemic.
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ESSENTIAL DATA: OUR HOSPITALS, OUR PATIENTS May 26, 2020 || Staff This annual snapshot of America's Essential Hospitals' membership tells a story about the essential people and communities our membersserve.
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care
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MORE COVID-19 FUNDING MUST COME QUICKLY FOR ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS May 22, 2020 || Staff We are pleased to see new support for nursing homes, and we urge the administration to move rapidly toward more funding — especially for essential hospitals, which have seen less relief due to methods used to target previous allocations.view more »
covid 19 , infectiousdisease
Research Perspectives ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS RESPOND TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC May 21, 2020 || Emily Schweich A new report details how essential hospitals activated emergency plans and expanded capacity to perform COVID-19 testing, care for sick patients, and meet community needs.view more »
covid 19 , infectiousdisease
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EXECUTIVE ORDER ON REGULATORY RELIEF TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC RECOVERY May 21, 2020 || Abigail Painchaud The president encouraged agency leaders to rescind, modify, waive, or provide exemptions from regulations and other requirements that could inhibit economic recovery in the aftermath of the COVID-19 publichealth crisis.
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JUNE 3 DEADLINE FOR PROVIDER RELIEF FUND DOCUMENTATION May 21, 2020 || Zina Gontscharow Providers have until June 3 to accept terms and conditions and submit necessary documentation to receive additional payments from the Provider Relief Fund to support providers incurring health care–related expenses and lost revenue from response to theCOVID-19 pandemic.
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covid 19 , hhs
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SURVEY: STATES FACE MEDICAID BUDGET CUTS, INCREASED ENROLLMENT May 21, 2020 || Abigail Painchaud Early survey results from the Kaiser Family Foundation show implications of the unexpected pandemic upended previous budget projections as Medicaid enrollment is shown to grow rapidly during economic downturns and uncertainty.view more »
covid 19 , medicaid
State Snapshots
STATE POLICY SNAPSHOT: EMERGENCY MEDICAID FOR COVID-19 TESTING, TREATMENT OF UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS May 21, 2020 || Staff This _State Policy Snapshot_ summarizes how states are turning to emergency Medicaid authority to provide coverage of COVID-19 services for specific populations, such as individuals who would qualify for public assistance if not for their immigration status.view more »
covid 19 , immigration, medicaid
, medicaid expansionNewsline
COVID-19: INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME, SEROLOGY SURVEILLANCE May 19, 2020 || Emily Schweich CDC warns of an inflammatory syndrome in children with COVID-19. The agency also shares its serology surveillance strategy and guidance for resuming care unrelated to COVID-19.view more »
cdc , covid 19
, infectious diseaseOn the Hill
ON THE HILL: HOUSE TAKES ADDITIONAL ACTION ON COVID-19 May 19, 2020 || Nikki Hurt The House passed a resolution temporarily permitting proxy voting and remote committee work, as well as a new stimulus package. Meanwhile, more than 90 representatives signed a letter calling for relief payments for providers seeing a disproportionate number of Medicaid and low-income patients.view more »
congress , covid 19
State Action
STATES MAKE PLANS TO DISTRIBUTE REMDESIVIR May 18, 2020 || Abigail Painchaud HHS has left it up to the states' discretion on how to distribute the investigational antiviral drug. Several states — including Georgia, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Texas — are beginning to release plans on the distribution of the drug.view more »
covid 19 , hhs
COVID-19 GUIDANCE FOR MEDICAID MANAGED CARE DIRECTED PAYMENTS May 18, 2020 || Zina Gontscharow In a new informational bulletin, CMS details temporary flexibility for states to modify provider payment methodologies and capitation rates that direct expenditures under managed care contracts to address impacts of COVID-19.view more »
covid 19 , medicaid
Action Updates
CMS ISSUES PROPOSED IPPS RULE FOR FY 2021 May 18, 2020 || Staff The proposed rule would increase inpatient payment rates by 3.1 percent, reduce Medicare disproportionate share hospital payments by about $0.9 billion compared with fiscal year 2020, and collect median third-party charge data on Medicare cost reports.view more »
ipps , medicare dsh
, quality payment
program
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HEROES ACT OFFERS WELCOME SUPPORT FOR ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS May 15, 2020 || Staff The HEROES Act would take important steps to support the safety-net mission of essential hospitals, which care for the disadvantaged people and underserved communities disproportionately harmed byCOVID-19.
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congress , covid 19
, infectious diseaseNewsline
HOUSE PASSES NEW COVID-19 BILL WITH KEY AID FOR ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS May 15, 2020 || Nikki Hurt The House approved the HEROES Act by a narrow margin. While the bill will not become law, it contains a number of provisions important to essential hospitals and for which the association will advocate in any final COVID-19 supplemental legislation.view more »
congress , covid 19
News Releases
ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS THANK HOUSE MEMBERS FOR LETTER OF SUPPORT May 15, 2020 || Staff More than 90 House members sent a bipartisan letter to the administration calling for targeting of COVID-19 emergency funding to hospitals that serve large numbers of Medicaid and low-incomepatients.
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congress , covid 19
On the Hill
ON THE HILL: MOMENTUM BUILDS FOR HOUSE ACTION ON COVID-19 May 12, 2020 || Nikki Hurt House Democratic leaders released a comprehensive COVID-19 legislative package. The association is calling on member hospitals to ask their representatives to sign a bipartisan letter on targeting COVID-19 emergency funds toward essential providers.view more »
congress , covid 19
Newsline
CMS RELEASES FY 2021 IPPS PROPOSED RULE May 12, 2020 || Abigail Painchaud The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released its proposed fiscal year 2021 Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule, which includes payment and quality reporting provisions.view more »
gme , ipps
, medicare dsh
, quality
measurement
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HHS ANNOUNCES ALLOCATION PLAN FOR DRUG REMDESIVIR May 11, 2020 || Abigail Painchaud Hospitals interested in administering the donated experimental drug should contact their state health department.view more »
covid 19 , hhs
, infectious diseaseState Action
STATES RESPOND TO COVID-19: BUDGET OUTLOOKS AMID THE PANDEMIC May 11, 2020 || Abigail Painchaud As the public health emergency continues, states make unexpected budgetary decisions that could significantly affect health care. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo released an executive order stating hospitals are not allowed to discharge patients to nursing homes unless they test negative for COVID-19.view more »
covid 19 , infectiousdisease
Newsline
COVID-19: HIPAA COMPLIANCE; TESTING REGULATIONS; EQUITY STUDY May 11, 2020 || Emily Schweich HHS clarifies HIPAA rules for media; FDA tightens antibody testing rules and approves a home saliva test; the Missouri Hospital Association studies COVID-19 and race in St. Louis.view more »
covid 19 , equity
, infectious diseaseNewsline
CMS FINALIZES 2021 MARKETPLACE RULE, LETTER TO ISSUERS May 11, 2020 || Zina Gontscharow CMS issued the 2021 final notice of benefit and payment parameters rule and letter to issuers updating regulatory and financial standards for plans offered on the health insurance marketplaces. CMS provides detailed options for issuers to adopt value-based designs formarketplace plans.
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aca , essential communityproviders
,
health care exchanges, qualified
health plans
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HHS EXTENDS PROVIDER RELIEF FUND ATTESTATION DEADLINE May 11, 2020 || Zina Gontscharow Providers now have 45 days, increased from 30 days, to attest and accept the terms and conditions for payments from the Provider Relief Fund to support providers incurring health care–related expenses and lost revenue from response to the COVID-19 pandemic.view more »
covid 19 , hhs
Newsline
ASSOCIATION URGES CMS TO WITHDRAW 340B COST SURVEY May 11, 2020 || Abigail Painchaud America's Essential Hospitals expressed deep concern with the agency's ill-timed launch of the 340B Drug Pricing Program acquisition cost survey during this public health emergency.view more »
340b drug pricing program, cms
, covid 19
, hrsa
Newsline
CMS UPDATES MEDICAID COVID-19 FAQS May 11, 2020 || Zina Gontscharow CMS has updated its Medicaid and CHIP COVID-19 frequently asked questions (FAQ) document, which has been reorganized for greater usability. The new FAQs offer guidance on adjusting upper payment limit demonstrations, supplemental payments, and more to reflectpandemic response.
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covid 19 , infectiousdisease ,
medicaid
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ASSOCIATION URGES CMS TO REOPEN MFAR COMMENT PERIOD May 11, 2020 || Zina Gontscharow In a letter, America's Essential Hospitals urged the agency to reopen the comment period for the Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation to allow stakeholders to address the proposed rule's impact, as the COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally altered the health care and economic landscapes.view more »
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, cms
, medicaid
, medicaid fiscal
accountability regulation mfarAction Updates
CMS, ONC FINALIZE RULES ON INTEROPERABILITY AND INFORMATION BLOCKING May 11, 2020 || Staff The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology have released final rules intended to advance interoperability of health information technology and improve patients’ access to their health information.view more »
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, medicare
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