HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Its use has increased over the past decade, but still, only about 13% of dialysis patients currently take advantage of in-home dialysis , despite studies showing that it has similar outcomes to in-patient treatment, greater patient satisfaction and reduced Medicare costs. About Lucienne Ide, MD, Ph.D. Lucienne Marie Ide, M.D.,

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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

AUGUST 1, 2022

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. Proposed REH Payments. CMS ultimately proposed a monthly facility payment of $268,294 (just over $3.2 5 Percent OPPS Increase. million per year) for 2023.

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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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Hall Render

MAY 10, 2024

On April 10, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced its plan to implement the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (“TEAM”), a new mandatory alternative payment model unveiled as part of the 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule.

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Medisys Compliance

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Several significant updates affecting wound care billing took effect in January 2024. Here’s a breakdown of three key wound care billing updates for 2024 that you need to know: 3 Key Wound Care Billing Updates for 2024 1. This change aims to improve transparency and ensure appropriate reimbursement for these devices.

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Hall Render

MARCH 20, 2024

The Final Rule also imposes additional reporting requirements under the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program for eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals and for eligible clinicians reporting under the Promoting Interoperability performance category of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System.

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Hall Render

MAY 2, 2023

The CMS Memo confirms that this requirement will remain in effect until May 21, 2024 unless additional regulatory action is taken. In 2020, CMS issued an interim final regulation to require SNFs to electronically report to the CDC information about COVID in each SNF in a form specified by CMS through the National Healthcare Safety Network.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

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.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

We provided key information about that proposed rule on our website here. Then, on January 17, 2024, CMS issued a final rule, titled CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization (“Final Rule”), which affirms CMS’ commitment to advancing interoperability and improving prior authorization processes. STU 1 at 45 CFR 170.215(d)(1).

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 9, 2024

Health care is not one single system, but multiple systems offering a bewildering variety of diagnostic and treatment options, backed by a plethora of payment systems that vary from patient. This is key for companies using AI to gain trust from healthcare administrators.

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Hall Render

MARCH 28, 2023

Section 4113 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 reset these extended services through December 31, 2024. As a result, SNFs need to continue to educate and offer COVID vaccination to staff and residents past the end of the PHE and at least until May 2024. This interim final rule did provide for an ending date.

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C&M Health Law

AUGUST 10, 2022

Moreover, CMS itself had initially proposed a decrease of $320 million in aggregate Medicare Part A payments to SNFs during FY 2023, although the decrease was partially as a means to offset the unintended increase in payments of approximately $1.7 If you have any questions about the impact of the above, please reach out to the below.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 4, 2023

1 CMS final rule boosts Medicare hospice payments by 3.1% 1 CMS final rule boosts Medicare hospice payments by 3.1% 1 CMS final rule boosts Medicare hospice payments by 3.1% To Address SDOH Needs U.S. sues UnitedHealth over ‘thousands’ of denied claims What’s a fair price for a prescription drug?

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Hall Render

JANUARY 26, 2024

Children’s National Hospital taps Clearway to deliver $2.8M Children’s National Hospital taps Clearway to deliver $2.8M

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Atiq Durrani, voids $4.6

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Hall Render

APRIL 21, 2023

That may be about to change. into cutting opioids in hospitals ISU and University of Utah partnership aims to combat Idaho’s mental health crisis Presbyterian-UnityPoint merger moves forward St. Mississippi Dept.

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Hall Render

MARCH 15, 2024

NATIONAL 3 things to expect from the pharmaceutical supply chain in 2024 Absence of AI hospital rules worries nurses American Academy of Dermatology votes to keep its diversity policies after anti-DEI proposal Are digital health partnerships replacing M&A?

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