AHA Recommends CMS Extend Moratorium on Direct Supervision Enforcement

The American Hospital Association has asked CMS to extend the critical access hospital enforcement moratorium on outpatient therapy direct supervision for at least one more year.

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AHA commented that enforcing the rule at rural hospitals is unnecessary and will reduce Medicare beneficiaries’ access to care.

AHA also asked CMS not to adopt four 2014 outpatient quality measures it believes are not feasible or well-tested enough for hospital use, according to a news release.

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