Regulatory Compliance: News & Advisories (2010)

December 2010

• 12/17/10
  Advisory - NEW MEDICARE PHYSICIAN CERTIFICATION RULES FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES
• 12/10/10
  Advisory - 2009-2010 Key Healthcare Legislation
• 12/07/10
  Advisory HHS - Percentage of Dues Related to Lobbying

November 2010

• 11/09/10
  MHA's Anuj Goel and Karen Granoff Honored by Massachusetts Health Information Management Association

September 2010

• 09/23/10
  ADVISORY -- Members' Conference Call on Construction Contract Law -- Oct. 20
• 09/17/10
  Advisory - Medical Record Copying Fees
• 09/17/10
  Advisory - PFAC Annual Report Template

July 2010

• 07/26/10
  PATRICK-MURRAY ADMINISTRATION CELEBRATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

June 2010

• 06/16/10
  Advisory - Medical Record Retention Updates

May 2010

• 05/27/10
  Advisory - DSH Updates

April 2010

• 04/12/10
  ANOTHER STERILIZATION OPTION FOR HOSPITALS
• 04/12/10
  FORUM LOOKS AT OPIOID ABUSE

March 2010

• 03/29/10
  State Booklet on Unexpected Outcomes
• 03/25/10
  Advisory - CMS Restraint and Seclusion Reporting Forms
• 03/17/10
  Advisory - Ingenix and Pharmacy Class Action Settlements

February 2010

• 02/22/10
  THE FINE DETAILS OF THE APRIL 1 CENSUS COUNT
• 02/17/10
  Advisory - Massachusetts Department of Public Health Acute Care Hospital Unannounced Survey Visits for Infection Prevention and Control
• 02/16/10
  Advisory - U.S. Census Guidance
• 02/11/10
  Advisory - IRS 990 and Massachusetts Community Benefits Guidance
• 02/08/10
  MORE TIME TO PHASE-OUT SS1 SYSTEM
• 02/03/10
  UPDATE TO JAN. 26 MHA ADVISORY RE: SS1 AND ETHYLENE OXIDE USE IN HOSPITALS
• 02/01/10
  STERILIZATION DEVICE MUST GO

January 2010

• 01/26/10
  Advisory - FDA NOTIFIES PROVIDERS OF CONCERNS WITH THE STERIS SYSTEM 1 (SS1) PROCESSOR
• 01/25/10
  TJC and High-Reliability Hospitals
• 01/08/10
  Advisory HHS - IRS 990 Guidance