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.

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.

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.

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

SHM Provides Feedback to CMS about Performance Measures included in the List of Measures Under Consideration December 2013

SHM Submits Comments on Proposals for Implementation of the Sunshine Act, PQRS and the Physician Value-Based Payment Modifier

SHM, joined by other medical societies, signed a letter to CMS about the automation of the prior authorization process. We are concerned automating prior authorization, without focusing on other