MedTrainer

JANUARY 12, 2024

Healthcare compliance is the process of following the laws, regulations, and ethical standards that govern the healthcare industry. Medicare and Medicaid (1960s): The introduction of government-funded healthcare programs brought about increased scrutiny and regulation. What is Healthcare Compliance?

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Resilient Healthcare Employs Extensive Data Analytics Resilient Healthcare provides in-home care for conditions that have traditionally required a hospital stay. The pandemic has significantly boosted in-home hospital care, just as it did telemedicine. Samuel says that before the pandemic, there were just three hospitals in the U.S.

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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 Administrator Seema Verma indicated there would be less micromanagement from the government regarding such decisions.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 14, 2022

Patient engagement vendor GetWell reported that patients diagnosed with COVID-19 using the company’s care management product had a 32% lower hospitalization rate. The study published by Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin also found that patients who were hospitalized has stays that 2.7 Health Payment Systems, Inc.

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AIHC

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Hospital reimbursement also changed. In 1983 Medicare shifted to the inpatient Prospective Payment System (PPS) and DRGs (Diagnostic Related Groups) and only paying a limited number of days to the hospital regardless of the actual length of stay. VBC is the current attempt to undo the perfect storm in healthcare.

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AIHC

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Hospital reimbursement also changed. In 1983 Medicare shifted to the inpatient Prospective Payment System (PPS) and DRGs (Diagnostic Related Groups) and only paying a limited number of days to the hospital regardless of the actual length of stay. VBC is the current attempt to undo the perfect storm in healthcare.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 28, 2023

.” The standard playbook for success in the medical facility industry focuses on factors like identifying and delivering in-demand services, establishing a strong brand and building relationships with local hospitals and physicians to create a referral network. But mergers and acquisitions can lead to major headaches for AP processes.

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Redox

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Primarily, CMS covers AI reimbursement with AI-specific Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes created by the American Medical Association CPT Editorial Panel or by establishing New Technology Add-on Payments (NTAPs) for AI devices. Seven AI Pitfalls That Hospitals Should Avoid.” AI’s net savings for U.S. Sources Adams, Katie.

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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 (..)

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Hall Render

JANUARY 26, 2024

NATIONAL 55% of rural hospitals don’t offer obstetric care: Report Academic health systems are scooping up hospitals AHA says Medicare payments to long-term care hospitals are inadequate AHA Warns Hospitals of IT Help Desk Social Engineering Scheme Amazon Pharmacy connects with One Medical Biden administration reinforces reproductive health obligations (..)

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Electronic Health Reporter

MAY 17, 2018

Many government rules have been written to address the […]. Federal healthcare organizations, such as CMS, have spent billions of dollars over the years trying to bridge the gap between medical data and quality patient care with interoperability requirements and data integration, the mesh used to try and bridge the gap.

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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% 1 CMS final rule boosts Medicare hospice payments by 3.1% To Address SDOH Needs U.S. To Address SDOH Needs U.S. To Address SDOH Needs U.S.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 29, 2024

billion has been provided to safety net hospitals and federally qualified health centers that serve high-risk patients and communities. The Washington State Hospital Association ( WSHA ) has also been contacted by its members who have expressed concern about the notification requirements after reading OCR’s letter. 40% of the $3.3

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Ransomware US Department of Health and Human Services HIPAA Hospitals 95

The Digital Health Corner

APRIL 28, 2017

ACOs require scaling which small hospitals cannot provide. The costs for EHR and other technology acquisition and maintenance are too costly for smaller hospitals, and pressures of decreased payment rates are increasing on the provider side. Younger physicians prefer associations with larger enterprises.

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Health Populi

JULY 6, 2018

Key elements to consider here are examining how risk-adjustment accounts for clinical and social risk — or not; fair and efficient resource allocation to safety net, rural, and community hospitals; and, getting real about disparate impacts on particular communities. This raises the issue of the U.S.

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Hall Render

APRIL 21, 2023

NATIONAL 6 health systems using GPT and AI tools 100,000 nurses left industry during the pandemic, report finds AHA backs bill to delay Medicaid DSH cuts by 2 years AHA launches info hub for healthcare quality leaders AHA opposes MedPAC recommendations to Congress on site-neutral, Part B drug, wage index policies AHA ramps up 340B protection efforts (..)

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 29, 2023

Understanding ASCs Regulatory Changes and Their Billing Practices Outpatient surgery centers (ASCs) perform many surgical procedures outside of hospitals. Medicare Payment Resources CMS implemented an Ambulatory Payment Classification-based payment methodology in 2008. ASC billing compliance has many benefits.

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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.

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 16, 2019

Remember, this is the federal government, so getting almost halfway through the throat-clearing phase of fleshing out an idea in about six months or so really is a sprint.) healthcare “system.” Hey, coordinated care is a good idea. ” (Let’s just say here that the jury is still out. We can all agree on that.

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 16, 2019

Remember, this is the federal government, so getting almost halfway through the throat-clearing phase of fleshing out an idea in about six months or so really is a sprint.) healthcare “system.” Hey, coordinated care is a good idea. ” (Let’s just say here that the jury is still out. We can all agree on that.

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Kaiser Health News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Biden’s calls for bipartisanship to extend health programs like pandemic-era subsidies for Affordable Care Act health plans are expected to clash with conservative demands to slash federal government spending. And has the federal government actually been funding gain-of-function research, or do we even know for sure?

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Drug & Device Law

JULY 31, 2023

Since digital files were not “articles” under the statute, the government could not rely on this statute to prevent their importation. Sharp Memorial Hospital , 264 Cal. Sharp Memorial Hospital, Inc. , at 1291-93 (construing 19 U.S.C. Digital files were not “articles,” which must be “material things.” at 1291-92. at 1293-94.

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