Hospital Compare: CMS Suspends Display of Hospital-Acquired Conditions Data

By AHA, Federation of American Hospitals (FAH), AHRMM
Quality advisory in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announcement that it has suspended plans to add data on hospital-acquired conditions (HAC) to Hospital Compare, citing an error in the agency's data file used to calculate the HAC measures.

Related Resources

Advisory
Special Fraud Alert: Physician-Owned Entities
This Special Fraud Alert focuses on the specific attributes and practices of PODs that OIG believes produce substantial fraud and abuse risk and pose…
Advisory
CMS Releases Final Rules for CY 2011 Hospital Outpatient/ASC Payment System, Physician Fee Schedule and Home Health Payment System
An overview of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' three final rules for calendar year 2011 the outpatient prospective payment
Request for Proposals (RFP)
CT Scanner RFP
A sample of a CT scanner RFP covering all the basics. Download the document and tailor it to your needs.
Issue Brief
Alarm Safety Management
This learning lab covers alarm safety management in the health care supply chain field.
Advisory
CMS Releases Proposed Rule for Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a VBP program t
Letter/Comment
Global Unique Device Identification Database (GUDID) Draft Guidance for Industry
This page provides information about submitting data to the database for device Labelers, entities responsible for providing the data to the GUDID.