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FGI Guidelines Adoption Map | ASHE

FGI Guidelines Adoption Map This map (current as of February 2017) shows which states have adopted which editions of the FGI Guidelines.  

Webinar: Another COVID-19 Risk: Identity Theft and Unemployment Insurance Fraud

[WEBINAR] In the age of COVID-19, cyber criminals have not been hampered by social distancing. In fact, the new online world and massive unemployment insurance claims have only increased cyber criminals opportunities to conduct fraud using stolen identities. False unemployment insurance claims have increased dramatically as the economic impact of COVID-19 forced millions of Americans onto the unemployment rolls – and stolen identities readily circulate on the dark web. This webinar will equip you with the necessary tools needed to protect yourself and your team from the very real threat of unemployment fraud.

AHA podcast: Innovatively reaching women and families

On this AHA podcast, Hyagriv Simhan, M.D., division chief of maternal fetal medicine, and Beth Quinn, program director of women’s services, at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh, discuss innovative strategies the hospital is using to engage women and families through technology.

CMS details financial methodology for Direct Contracting model

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation posted a series of papers explaining the financial methodology for the Direct Contracting Model’s global and professional options, set to begin next April.

AHA advocates for refinements to health professional shortage area scoring

The AHA urged the Health Resources and Services Administration to better support hospitals and health systems in rural communities through refinements to the Health Professional Shortage Area scoring approach.

AHA responds to RAND study on prices paid to hospitals by private health plans

The AHA responded to a RAND Corporation study that found certain prices paid to hospitals by private health plans are high relative to Medicare. The study examined hospital prices for a limited number of employers and health plans from 2016 to 2018.

New CMMI payment model on ESRD announced

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized a new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation payment model aimed at transforming kidney care to ensure patients with chronic kidney disease have access to high quality, coordinated care.

CMS finalizes bundled payment model for radiation oncology

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a final rule setting forth a five-year bundled payment model for radiation oncology, which will be mandatory in certain areas of the country beginning Jan. 1.

CDC: Early COVID-19 facility-wide testing prevents LTC outbreaks

Proactive COVID-19 testing of all long-term care staff and residents, who are usually at higher risk of contracting the virus, may help prevent potential outbreaks, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study.

FDA approves new anesthetic/sedation drug option

The Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug application for propofol injectable emulsion, an intravenous general anesthetic and sedation drug in short supply.