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Accountable Care Organizations Case Studies

Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have been heralded as a promising model for improving the quality of care and reducing
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AHA Model Letters Re: ACO-related Fraud & Abuse and Antitrust Issues

On March 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the much-anticipated proposed regulation for the Medicare Shared Savings Program, which encourages the voluntary formation of accountable care organizations (ACOs).

Supporting workflow using restorative design practices

Three studies showcase the power of design in supporting resilience and well-being among health care staff

OHA builds on 22 years of sustainability

The Ohio Hospital Association's newest partnership will help member hospitals create and execute decarbonization strategies

HHS releases cybersecurity strategy for health care sector

The Department of Health and Human Services Dec. 6 released a concept paper outlining its cybersecurity strategy for the health care sector, which builds on a national strategy President Biden released last year.

AHA podcast: Embedding an Organizational Culture of Wellness

Kristine Olson, M.D., chief wellness officer at Yale New Haven Hospital, discusses how the hospital is working to develop wellness and well-being across the organization and the positive results.

Letter to the editor: Article on hospital charity care misleads

A recent Modern Healthcare article suggests that hospitals’ charity care as a share of expenses declined between 2020 and 2023, but the authors’ own data tell a different story, write AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack and Catholic Health Association President and CEO Sr. Mary Haddad.

AHA urges House leadership to remove site-neutral cuts from transparency bill

AHA Dec. 6 voiced support for a provision in the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (H.R. 5378) that would suspend for two years the Medicaid disproportionate share hospital reductions scheduled to go into effect on Oct. 1, but urged House leaders to reject another provision that would permanently implement reductions to Medicare payments for drug administration services in off-campus hospital outpatient departments.

CMS urged to correct 2024 outpatient payment rate for hyperbaric oxygen therapy

AHA Dec. 6 expressed concern that the outpatient prospective payment system final rule for calendar year 2024 contains an error that reduces reimbursement for hyperbaric oxygen therapy by over 40%, and urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue a correction establishing an accurate payment before Jan. 1.
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AHA Responds to the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (H.R. 5378)

AHA comments regarding provisions in the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (H.R. 5378).