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Member Advisory: Update on Health IT Rules That Are Expected to be Released Soon

Recent press reports have highlighted concerns from various health care stakeholders regarding the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s proposed rule (released in March 2019), which would implement the “information blocking” provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act.
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Special Bulletin: United States Pharmacopeia Delays Official Effective Dates of New and Revised Compounding Standards

The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) today notified stakeholders that it is postponing the official effective dates of several new and revised standards pertaining to pharmaceutical handling until further notice while it reviews appeals to the standards.
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Amicus Brief - Public Charge Rule

The AHA and five other national hospital groups today filed a friend-of-the court brief (LINK) urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit to affirm a district court decision blocking the Department of Homeland Security’s public charge rule from taking effect while legal challenges to the rule proceed.
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AHA Statement on Proposals to Achieve Universal Health Care Coverage

Statement  of the  American Hospital Association  for the  Committee on Energy and Commerce 

What health care is learning from startup culture

Health care can borrow from the startup playbook, embrace new mindsets and leverage the ingenuity and compassion that define our field’s connection to purpose, writes Andy Shin, chief operating officer for the AHA Center for Health Innovation.
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Fact Sheet: 96-Hour Certification Requirement

In order for a Critical Access Hospital (CAH) to receive payment under Medicare Part A, Medicare currently requires physicians to certify that patients will be reasonably discharged or transferred to another hospital within 96 hours.
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Voices on Value: A Conversation with William Shrank, M.D.

Priya Bathija, vice president of AHA’s The Value Initiative, talks with William Shrank, M.D., senior vice president and chief medical officer, Humana, to get his insights on health care affordability, value and the strategies that Humana is using to disrupt health care delivery.
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Workforce Capacities

An aging population, a rise in chronic diseases and increased behavioral health conditions contribute to the need to strategically p