Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The first is focused on protecting access to care via the telehealth flexibilities that have enabled broad expansion and uptake of virtual care since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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YouCompli

MARCH 29, 2023

In this article, she discusses several issues that hospitals and health systems need to consider as a result of the scheduled end of the COVID-19 public health emergency. population previously received at least one COVID-19 vaccination. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) reports that 80% of the U.S.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 13, 2024

However, rural residents were more open to entirely remote primary care (36%) compared to urban counterparts (19%). The waivers introduced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in response to COVID-19, allowing for in-home hospital-level care, are set to expire at the end of 2024.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 30, 2023

The COVID-19 public health emergency came to an end on May 11. This also happens to coincide with the World Health Organization declaring an end to the COVID-19 global health emergency. This also happens to coincide with the World Health Organization declaring an end to the COVID-19 global health emergency.

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Healthcare Law Today

JANUARY 4, 2023

million omnibus spending bill that became law December 29, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) extended, through December 31, 2024, the Acute Hospital Care at Home (H@H) initiative whereby individual hospitals may seek waivers to operate H@H programs. As part of the $1.7

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 26, 2022

Representative Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, the bill would address the so-called post-PHE telehealth cliff by removing geographic requirements and expanding originating sites for virtual care services through the end of 2024. The American Medical Association is also a fan. " ON THE RECORD.

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Innovaare Compliance

APRIL 7, 2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) officially announced capitation rates for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans for CY 2025 – average increase of 3.7% or $16 billion in 2025 over 2024 in expected MA payments. The base beneficiary premium (BBP) will be capped at 6% from prior year from 2024 to 2029 [3].

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Hall Render

JULY 14, 2023

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. in June 2022.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 15, 2024

What You Should Know: – The US healthcare industry, after weathering a storm of inflation, labor shortages, and lingering COVID-19 impacts in 2023, is now showing signs of a promising rebound, according to a new repor t by McKinsey & Company. This shift fuels a 5% CAGR for payer profit pools, reaching $78 billion by 2027.

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Innovaare Compliance

APRIL 7, 2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) officially announced capitation rates for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans for CY 2025 – average increase of 3.7% or $16 billion in 2025 over 2024 in expected MA payments. The base beneficiary premium (BBP) will be capped at 6% from prior year from 2024 to 2029 [3].

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American Medical Compliance

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

During the COVID-19 pandemic, most medical providers transitioned into online consultations with patients using Telehealth with the help of Medicare. In an effort to continue the policies, the introduction of this bill will support these services to provide accessible care through 2024. New Regulations. Schnell, M.

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Medisys Compliance

APRIL 1, 2024

After December 31st, 2024, new POS codes specifically for telehealth will be implemented: POS 02 – Telehealth (originating site is not the patient’s home) POS 10 – Telehealth (patient’s home is the originating site) HCPCS Codes These codes identify specific telehealth services beyond a standard visit.

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Health Law Attorney

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services ( CMS ) recently released the 2021 Outpatient Prospective Payment System ( OPPS ) and Ambulatory Surgical Center ( ASC ) Final Rule, which may be accessed here. CMS will be phasing the IPO list out over the next three years, with the IPO being completely phased out by CY 2024.

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C&M Health Law

JANUARY 25, 2023

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a number of waivers and flexibilities to help healthcare providers manage the influx of patients during the Public Health Emergency (PHE).

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 23, 2023

government passed the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2022, which allows Medicare patients access to telehealth services, including audio-only services, through 2024. Further, telehealth services are becoming more accessible, which is driving greater adoption. For example, the U.S.

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Compliance Now

AUGUST 10, 2023

During the recent public health emergency declared as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, state agencies did not terminate individuals’ Medicaid or CHIP coverage. CMS has separately announced a temporary Exchange special enrollment period for individuals to enroll in coverage any time between March 31, 2023, through July 31, 2024.

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Healthcare Law Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

On February 13, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the revised List of Telehealth Services for Calendar Year (CY) 2023 (List). The List includes the services that are payable under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule when furnished via telehealth.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 2, 2023

“The drop [in life expectancy] was primarily due to increases in COVID-19 and drug overdose deaths,” the CDC summarized in the reports’ release. “Covid-19 and drug overdoses drive US life expectancy to lowest level in 25 years, CDC reports,” i n CNN. This is the largest fall in U.S.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 15, 2022

In late September, the Senate Finance Committee released a bipartisan discussion draft bill that aims to address the nation’s crippling behavioral healthcare crisis by providing funding for 4,000 Medicare Graduate Medical Education psychiatry residencies over the next decade. Through telemedicine.

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Healthcare Law Blog

MAY 16, 2022

On April 29, 2022 , the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”), issued the final rule on Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs (the “Final Rule”). With a few exceptions, the Final Rule is a wholesale codification of the proposed rule.

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Health Care Law Brief

DECEMBER 22, 2021

On November 2, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued its Calendar Year (CY) 2022 Physician Fee Schedule (“PFS”) Final Rule. This will result in lower rates of Medicare payment on a unit of service basis (while the inflation rate is above 7%). Medicare Shared Services Program (“MSSP”). Telehealth.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Growth of Remote Patient Monitoring for Chronic Conditions While the technology has been around for a while, RPM became more commonplace during the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to ensure that people with chronic health conditions could be supported, even if they were unable to attend in-person office visits.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 21, 2023

Inflation, the COVID-19 pandemic, and healthcare staffing shortages have reshaped the industry landscape. Introduced to Congress on April 3 the “Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act,” is intended to help Medicare payments keep pace with economic challenges like inflation.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 11, 2023

On August 7, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a final rule (“Final Rule”) that updated Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities (“SNFs”) under the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (“SNF PPS”) for fiscal year (“FY”) 2024.

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Hall Render

MAY 2, 2023

COVID Regulations Impacted CMS issued several interim final rules during the PHE. COVID Testing Requirements. COVID Vaccine Education. The CMS Memo confirms that this requirement will remain in effect until May 21, 2024 unless additional regulatory action is taken. COVID Staff Vaccine.

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Hall Render

MAY 30, 2023

On April 4, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a proposed rule (“Proposed Rule”) that would update Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities (“SNFs”) under the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (“SNF PPS”) for fiscal year 2024.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Regarding telepsychiatry, she says in 2024: 1. The first of your three predictions for telepsychiatry in 2024 concerns access. As the public health emergency of COVID is ending, state regulations are changing and fortunately telepsychiatry will still exist as part of a hybrid model. Your third prediction concerns medication.

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Jane Sarashon

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Weaving these ideas together is my mission in preparing a session to deliver at the upcoming AHIP 2024 conference in June, I’m thinking a lot about the evolving nature of health insurance, plans, and the organizations that provide them. Retail health-meets-Medicare. These trends began to take hold in the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 28, 2023

"Before COVID-19, Geisinger already had been thinking for a long time about improving participation in cardiac rehab, a Class I recommendation for eligible patients," said Alex Zimmerman, DNP, RN, vice president of the Heart & Vascular Institute at Geisinger. This was especially true in cardiac rehab. " The U.S.

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

operating margin, $1B net gain halfway through its first year Illinois public health officials warn of “rising COVID-19 activity” St. ALABAMA American Family Care opens new health care center in Northeast Birmingham doctors secure $13.9M

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 4, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We believe that trend will accelerate further in 2024 as obesity medication options and supply grow. In 2024, nurse leaders will drive the paradigm shift toward AI-enabled virtual nursing.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Many of these were already in motion before the COVID-19 pandemic emerged; the public health crisis exacerbated several of them. Aside from care for COVID-19, volumes are down except for services related to mental and behavioral health (with rates of mental health prescribing increasing for antidepressant and anti-anxiety drugs).

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 10, 2022

On January 6, 2022 , the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued the proposed rule on Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs (the “Proposed Rule”). Refining Definitions for Fully Integrated and Highly Integrated D-SNPs (§§ 422.2

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 22, 2023

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently announced that in 2021, the nation spent $4.3 As we pass the two-year anniversary of the federal price transparency rule and enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, I foresee five trends emerging in the industry.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. In 2024, this will be a continued shift toward seeking an increased level of health literacy and proactive health choices that will reduce preventable conditions.

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Hall Render

APRIL 19, 2024

George’s hospital nears groundbreaking on new tower after landing millions from state Maryland program for specialist physicians reports initial Medicare savings Why private equity is investing in Maryland’s emergency departments Why the long wait? health system seeking $150M from state to jumpstart hospital project Pr.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

healthcare spending, with curves moving up and to the right, and the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund moving into the opposite direction toward insolvency by 2033. For this discussion, I’ll pick six exhibits from the Report’s roughly 140 exhibits — starting with the big picture of the unsustainable nature of U.S.

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