AHA Urges OMB to Block Hospital Reporting to CMS About Financial Ties to Doctors

The American Hospital Association (“AHA”) urged the White House Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) in a letter dated January 16, 2009 to prevent the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) from implementing a rule requiring up to 400 randomly selected hospitals (including LTACHs) to report information, supply documents, and make certain legal certifications regarding their relationships with physicians in a Disclosure of Financial Relationships Report (“DFRR”).  Read More...