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CMS issues FY 2024 proposed rule for long-term care hospitals

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a proposed rule for the long-term care hospital prospective payment system for fiscal year 2024. CMS estimates its proposals would decrease aggregate payments to LTCHs by approximately $24 million relative to FY 2023.

CMS issues hospital IPPS proposed rule for FY 2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a proposed rule that would increase Medicare inpatient prospective payment system rates by a net 2.8% in fiscal year 2024, compared with FY 2023, for hospitals that are meaningful users of electronic health records and submit quality measure data.

AHA Statement on FY 2024 Proposed IPPS & LTCH Payment Rule

The AHA is deeply concerned with CMS’ woefully inadequate proposed inpatient hospital payment update of 2.8% given the near decades-high inflation and increased costs for labor, equipment, drugs and supplies.
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Once-unmanageable Backlog of Hospitals’ Medicare Appeals Tamed by AHA-led Lawsuit

After an over 9-year legal odyssey, AHA and three of its member hospitals succeeded in taming an immense backlog of Medicare appeals that the government had ignored despite the real threat it posed of widespread hospital insolvencies.

Water Management Program Development Workshop | May 2023 | ASHE Academy

Water Management Program Development Workshop | ASHE Academy | Develop a basic working water management program for your facility or improve your current program.

Certified Health Care Facility Manager Exam Review Course (CHFM) | May 2023 | ASHE Academy

Certified Health Care Facility Manager Exam Review Course (CHFM) | ASHE Academy: Designed to give you an edge in preparation for the Certified Healthcare Facility Manager (CHFM) Exam, this online course will help you gain confidence in the five key competency areas of the CHFM test. Through a combination of informative slides, CHFM-formatted practice test questions, and study materials, you will feel more prepared to take the CHFM exam and also learn best practices for taking a computer-based test.

Certified Health Care Constructor (CHC) Exam Review Course | May, 2023 | ASHE Academy

Certified Health Care Constructor (CHC) Exam Review Course | May, 2023 | ASHE Academy| Designed to give you the tools for passing the Certified Healthcare Constructor (CHC) Exam, this course provides test taking tips, key topics, and sample questions identified in the CHC content outline (as listed in the CHC Candidate Handbook). This course will also offer a short exam simulation which will allow participants to answer sample questions.

Door Inspection and Maintenance Workshop | May 2023 | ASHE Academy

Door Inspection and Maintenance Workshop | ASHE Academy | Show that you have been trained to inspect and maintain doors. Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) are looking at door maintenance programs in new and different ways. Although the code does not require anyone to have special training to inspect or maintain facility doors, this program will help ensure you are in compliance when surveyed, and will help you confidently discuss your door maintenance program when surveyors visit.

Managing Infection Prevention in Health Care Facilities | May 2023 | ASHE Academy

Managing Infection Prevention in Health Care Facilities | ASHE Academy | Proactively prevent infection in health care facilities during maintenance, renovation, and construction. Designed for individuals directly involved in the construction, renovation, and operation of health care facilities, this program identifies the infection prevention issues that every contractor, facility manager, architect, and engineer must address on the job.

Health Care Construction Workshop | May 2023 | ASHE Academy

Health Care Construction Workshop | ASHE Academy: This program offers education with a comprehensive risk management approach to critical topics in health care construction, including: the health care planning, design, and construction process; Life Safety Code® compliance; construction risk assessment (including general risks and a special focus on infection risks); mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems (MEP); medical gas systems; medical technology; and project expectations.