SHM submitted comments on aspects of the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS), including HRRP, HVBP, HAC, IQR, as well as lessening administrative burdens by eliminating observation care.

SHM Public Policy Committee Provides Suggestions to CMS on Implementing the Two-Midnight Rule.

With the upcoming release of the proposed rule regarding implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), we are writing to ensure that activities in the private sector

Along with other organizations, SHM signs onto letter in support of voluntary advance care planning.

Along with other organizations, SHM signs onto a letter to CMS supporting antibiotic stewardship requirements for long term care facilities (LTCFs) in order to participate in Medicare programs.

SHM sent comments to Medicare on their Measure Development Plan for MIPS and APM transition.

SHM comments on the quality improvement section of the proposed Common Rule changes from the Office for Human Resarch Protections (OHRP)

SHM submitted comments on the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule.

SHM submits the following comments on CMS-5516-P Medicare Program; Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Payment Model for Acute Care Hospitals Furnishing Lower Extremity Joint Replacement