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

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

We write to you as leading participants in the prescription drug supply chain – i.e., manufacturers, distributors, payers, physicians, pharmacies, testing laboratories, treatment providers – as

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

As a member of the Hospital Based Physicians Caucus, SHM is included in this final comment letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

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.

Along with IDSA, ACEP, and SCCM, SHM collaborated on a letter discussing concerns around a sepsis quality measure.

SHM submitted comments regarding the pain management questions in the HCAHPS survey to Medicare in the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule.

SHM sends suggestions to the SFC’s chronic care working group.