IHA hires Abhay Nadipuram as chief legal officer. IHA President and CEO Chris Mitchell announced IHA has hired Abhay Nadipuram as chief legal officer for the organization.

HHS webinar to review new COVID-19 data tracker. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced it is transitioning from the Teletracking system to the National Healthcare Safety Network for mandated hospital COVID-19 data reporting.

Type of billing frequency code updated beginning January. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services provided information about appropriate billing for "type of billing" frequency codes included with patient discharge status codes.

Register now for public health emergency webinar. There’s still time to register for the upcoming COVID-19 Public Health Emergency webinar. A Dorsey and Whitney team of presenters are addressing the most-relevant blanket waivers issued for hospitals by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and which waivers are expected to be extended.

75 hospitals sign DEI pledge. More than two-thirds of Iowa hospitals have signed IHA’s Pledge to Champion Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity.

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