HIT Consultant

JANUARY 6, 2022

near field communication/contactless) mobile payments at least one time. Half of all smartphone users are expected to use contactless mobile payments by 2025. Additionally, on a global basis, the number of digital wallet users is expected to jump by nearly 74% between 2020 and 2025. In 2020, 92.3 million U.S.

COVID-19 98

COVID-19 Payment Systems 98

HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In fact, by 2025, more than 70 million U.S. The Advancing American Kidney Health Executive Order put forth ambitious targets for increased use of home dialysis, which resulted in CMS introducing new payment models to incentivize home dialysis. patients – more than 26% of the population – will benefit from some kind of RPM.

Patient Satisfaction 119

Patient Satisfaction COVID-19 Doctors Payment Systems 119

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.

Nurses 40

Nurses COVID-19 Vaccine COVID-19 Medicare 40

Hall Render

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

This change comes in response to concerns about reporting all payer/all patient data via the APP due to the cost of necessary system-wide infrastructure for data aggregation. Standards for benchmarking and data completeness for the Medicare CQM collection type will mirror the MIPS benchmarking and scoring policies.

Medicare 40

Medicare Medicare Nurses Payment Systems 40

HIT Consultant

JULY 15, 2024

– The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule outlining changes to Medicare payments under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) for services furnished and other Medicare Part B issues on or after January 1, 2025. RFI on additional payment policies recognizing advanced primary care services.

Medicare 52

Medicare Medicare Payment Systems Medicaid 52

Hall Render

JULY 5, 2023

On June 30, 2023, CMS released the CY 2024 Proposed Rule that would increase the payment rates for freestanding End Stage Renal Disease (“ESRD”) facilities and hospital-based facilities by 1.6% and 2.6%, respectively, and the ESRD Prospective Payment System (“PPS”) base rate to $269.99.

Payment Systems 40

Payment Systems Hospitals 40

Hall Render

APRIL 12, 2024

On April 10, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (“IPPS”) Proposed Rule (“Proposed Rule”).

Medicare 40

Medicare Medicare Payment Systems Hospitals 40

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.

Medicare 40

Medicare Medicare Hospitals Medicaid 40

Hall Render

AUGUST 10, 2023

On August 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued its Final Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (“IPPS”) and Long-Term Care Hospital (“LTCH”) PPS rule for fiscal year (“FY”) 2024 (“Final Rule”). The Final Rule increases the rate for IPPS payments by 3.3%

Hospitals 40

Hospitals Medicare Medicare Medicaid 40

Hall Render

APRIL 18, 2023

Background The Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (“IPPS”) is designed to pay hospitals for services provided to Medicare beneficiaries based on a national standardized amount adjusted for the patient’s condition and related treatment.

Medicare 40

Medicare Medicare Hospitals Payment Systems 40

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.

Medicare 52

Medicare Medicare Payment Systems Governance 52

Redox

OCTOBER 12, 2023

By 2025, the compound annual growth rate of healthcare data will reach 36%—6% faster than manufacturing, 10% faster than financial services, and 11% faster than media and entertainment. Three out of four C-suite executives believe that if they don’t scale AI in the next five years, they risk going out of business entirely.

FDA 69

FDA Hospitals Medicare Medicare 69

Medisys Compliance

AUGUST 4, 2022

Proposed ESRD Payment System. This rule also proposes an update to the Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) dialysis payment rate for renal dialysis services furnished by ESRD facilities for calendar year (CY) 2023. Direct nursing services include registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, technicians, social workers, and dietitian.

Medical Billing 59

Medical Billing Medical Billing Outsourcing Payment Systems Medicare 59

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. Do those patterns appear strategic?

Medicare 40

Medicare Medicare Payment Systems Medicaid 40

Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

NATIONAL 988 suicide hotline adds support for American Sign Language 3 Takeaways from Physician Compensation Trends Adventist Health completes merger with Montebello’s ailing Beverly Hospital AHA-supported bill to protect health care workers introduced in Senate AHA weighs in on CMS’ proposed ASC payment system AHA submits comments on CY 2024 (..)

US Department of Health and Human Services 40

US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes COVID-19 Nurses 40

Hall Render

MARCH 15, 2024

assisted technology for colonoscopies Sanford Health found non-compliant in nine areas according to ND agency Sanford Ambulance reports high call volume, worries about workforce retention OHIO Christ Hospital Foundation taps a new president following Rick Kammerer’s retirement Cincinnati Children’s awarded $2.6

US Department of Health and Human Services 40

US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals 40