SHM sends comments to Medicare on the CY 2016 Physician Fee Schedule. (September 8)

The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) is pleased to offer the following recommendations for consideration as CMS develops an Advanced Bundled Payment for Care Improvement Initiative (Advanced

The undersigned medical associations and medical specialty societies are writing to register serious concerns with implementation of the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (Sunshine Act) and to

SHM Signs onto Letter Regarding Backlog of Medicare Appeals Download Letter   Nancy J. Griswold Chief Administrative Law Judge Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals Department of Health &

SHM Submits Comments on the Face-to-Face Encounter and Documentation Requirements for Home Health Services.

SHM Comments on 2016 Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Download Letter   Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health

SHM submitted comments on this proposed rule as it will expend significant requirements onto hospitals if finalized.

Along with the AMA and other organizations, SHM signs onto a letter to CMS asking for funding for measure development and technical assistance.

SHM submits comments on the HCAHPS survey pain communication questions in the 2019 Outpatient Prospective Payment System Rule.

Along with other organizations, SHM signed onto a letter urging CMS to reduce the reporting period for MIPS reporting.