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AHA: CMS sticks to 'antiquated' medical staff structure

The American Hospital Association (AHA) quietly applauded the final rule to the Conditions of Participation , in which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week eased up on more than...

MLR final rule: Insurers must disclose healthcare spending

Even if insurers meet the medical-loss ratio (MLR) threshold, they will still have to explain to consumers how their premium dollars are spent under the final MLR rule released Dec. 2 by the

CMS: We'll publish our 'Meaningful Use' final rule by July 14

Many dates have been thrown around regarding when CMS plans to publish its final rule for meaningful use. This highly anticipated regulation, of course, will spell out how providers and

CMS releases regs for shared on-call coverage

CMS has issued final rules that clarify how hospitals need to manage shared on-call arrangements under EMTALA. Under the final rule, a "community plan"--two or more hospitals coordinating on-call