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COVID-19 Is Ushering in a Consumer Revolution in Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Terry Rowinski, President & CEO of Health Payment Systems, Inc. We’ve collectively journeyed from shelter-in-place, to cautious reopening, to varying levels of comfort with (and adherence to) public health practices designed to keep us safe while we figure out […].

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

Hall Render

Hall Render blog posts and articles are intended for informational purposes only. The post Nursing Home Update: CMS Unwinds Vaccine Mandate and More Regulations as Public Health Emergency End Nears appeared first on Law Firm | Health Care Law Firm in the USA | Hall Render.

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Bonus Features – November 12, 2023 – 93% of clinicians use RPM in cardiac care rehab, telehealth flexibilities remain in place until the end of 2024, plus 25 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Healthcare management services company Care About selected Innovaccer for population health management. Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. 1, 2024.

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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. Hall Render blog posts and articles are intended for informational purposes only. The F-Tag associated with this regulation is F-884.

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Uncompensated Care and DSH (Medicare disproportionate share hospitals)

AIHC

Background on the IPPS and LTCH PPS CMS pays acute care hospitals (with a few exceptions specified in the law) for inpatient stays under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS). LTCHs are paid under the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS).