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CMS publishes hospital infection data over AHA objections
Despite opposition from hospitals, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the first data on hospital-acquired conditions and is expected to post the information on the
AHA wants more clarity on hospital-acquired penalties
The American Hospital Association is seeking more clarity regarding guidelines for payment denials related to conditions acquired in a healthcare setting, reports AHA News. Although the Centers for
Clean house on healthcare-acquired conditions
In 2011 the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will stop federal Medicaid payments to states for services related to healthcare-acquired conditions, according to the Kaiser Family
Hospital-acquired conditions: Are your coders catching Medicare no-payment codes?
Hospitals may be receiving Medicare payments they don't deserve under the hospital-acquired condition payment policies established by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, according to a
Study: Medicare has saved virtually nothing through non-payment policy
In theory, Medicare hoped to both improve care and save significant amounts of money on needless illnesses when it instituted a policy of not paying for six hospital-acquired conditions. In reality,
Study: Medicare has saved virtually nothing through non-payment policy
In theory, Medicare hoped to both improve care and save significant amounts of money on needless illnesses when it instituted a policy of not paying for six hospital-acquired conditions. In reality,
