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Interoperability in Action: ONC Informs CMS Ruling on Hospital Measures

HealthIT Answers

By Alex Baker & Elisabeth Myers - This is the second blog post in a two-part series that examines how policies finalized by CMS in the 2023 Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule are advancing the use of interoperable health IT.

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Nursing Home Update: CMS Unwinds Vaccine Mandate and More Regulations as Public Health Emergency End Nears

Hall Render

CMS expects all providers to be in compliance with the requirements for PASARR with all admissions taking place after May 11, 2023. The CMS Memo provides that this means that all new SNF stays beginning on or after May 12, 2023 will require a qualifying hospital stay before Medicare coverage. Benefit Period Blanket Waiver.

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Weekly Health Care Real Estate Briefing: CMS Proposes New Post-Acute Payment Model I Report on Nonprofit Charity Contributions I Lease Accounting Guidance

Hall Render

Friends – Here is my Monday morning health care real estate briefing: 1. CMS issued a proposal to overhaul the payment system for post-acute care providers (IRFs, LTACHs, SNFs and home health agencies). Payments under the plan would be based on the cost of care and patient needs per Fierce Healthcare.

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Home Health PPS Proposed Rule for CY 2024: Broad Rule Has Something for Everyone

Hall Render

On Friday, June 20, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) posted a pre-publication copy of the Calendar Year (“CY”) 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update (“PPS Rule”), which has since been published in the Federal Register and is currently open for comment.

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Key Areas of Focus for Skilled Nursing Facilities as the Public Health Emergency Ends

Hall Render

On January 30, 2023, the Biden Administration announced the COVID public health emergency (“PHE”) will expire and end on May 11, 2023. There are several key areas of focus for SNFs to assess what will change and what will not change as May 11, 2023 approaches. The F-Tag associated with this regulation is F-884.

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Home Health PPS Final Rule for CY 2024: CMS Steps Back from the Brink

Hall Render

On November 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) posted a pre-publication copy of the Calendar Year (“CY”) 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update Final Rule (“2024 Final Rule”), which has since been filed in the Federal Register. or $140 million in 2024.