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FDA Proposes to Regulate Laboratory Developed Tests as Medical Devices
The AHA strongly urges the FDA to work with Congress to enact an updated version of the Verifying Accurate Leading-Edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act. This legislation would establish a diagnostic-specific, risk-based framework that recognizes the essential role of clinical laboratories in preserving and fostering innovation and maintaining access to critical testing services that physicians and patients rely on every day.
Hospitals and Health Systems Benefit Communities in Many Ways; Prepare to Tell Your Community Benefit Story
New resources and communications opportunities available as AHA prepares to release annual community b
AHA Responds to CMS’ Requirement to Report Telehealth Provider Home Addresses
Waivers allowed practitioners to render telehealth services from their home without having to report their home address on Medicare enrollment or claims forms. Beginning Jan. 1, 2024, these providers will be required to report their home address on enrollment and claims forms.
AHA Expresses Concerns with Veterans Affairs’ Third-party Audit and Appeals Process
AHA members have expressed significant concerns about Cotiviti’s audit and appeals process, including its inadequate appeals procedures, the scope of audits being performed and the untenable timelines that are being executed. Therefore, we urge the VA to issue proposed rulemaking not only to allow for public input but also to formalize clear standards and expectations governing the audit and appeals processes.
AHA Responds to Senate RFI on Health Data Privacy
AHA comments on the Senate request for information on data privacy and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
Fact Sheet: Physician Self-referral to Physician-owned Hospitals
Some members of Congress propose weakening significantly Medicare’s prohibition on physician self-referral to new physician-owned hospitals and loosening restrictions on the growth of grandfathere
FGI Seeking Comments on Proposed Changes to the Guidelines for Design and Construction
The Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI) has issued a call for public comments on proposed updates to the 2026 edition of the FGI Guidelines.
Advocacy Alert: Pressure relationship between operating rooms and other areas
Action Alert
Executive Summary
ASHE has heard reports of surveyors issuing findings regarding the pressure relationship of operating rooms (ORs) and sterile storage rooms and the restricted areas of o
AHA Comments on IRS' Elective Payment of Applicable Credit Proposed Rule
The IRA, through the transferability provisions under Section 6418 and, in particular, the elective direct pay provisions of Section 6417, has provided new opportunities for the healthcare sector to engage in important clean energy initiatives.