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The History of Healthcare Compliance

MedTrainer

Licensing and credentialing were introduced to regulate healthcare professionals and ensure minimum standards of care. Medicare and Medicaid (1960s): The introduction of government-funded healthcare programs brought about increased scrutiny and regulation. Compliance evolved to include performance reporting and quality metrics.

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HHS Publishes Proposed Payments for Rural Emergency Hospitals

Hall Render

The proposed payment policies include an initial monthly facility fee of approximately $268,000 per month, which will adjust in future years based on a market-basket update. REHs would also get a 5 percent add-on to most outpatient payments. Proposed REH Payments. 5 Percent OPPS Increase. million per year) for 2023.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

Nevada, currently the wild west of birthing, is considering licensing midwifery NEW HAMPSHIRE Dartmouth Health opens new 5-story patient pavilion Report: Anthem has yet to process nearly $300 million in N.H. no longer calls for masks at all health care facilities to fight COVID-19, Gov.