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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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UnitedHealth Group Confirms Data Stolen in Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack

HIPAA Journal

United Health Group has also confirmed that it has paid out more than $3.3 billion has been provided to safety net hospitals and federally qualified health centers that serve high-risk patients and communities. 40% of the $3.3

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Investigation of Hospitals Hiding Prices from Patients

AIHC

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is the federal agency responsible for enforcement and has been working with the American Hospital Association (AHA) to comply with challenges related to compliance. In the US, hospital prices vary widely but are not visible to patients or the public.

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Gearing up for Immunizations

Redox

Immunization information systems (IIS) have received special focus as part of government health initiatives (Meaningful Use 1 and 2), so every state has one or more: More accurate information about the number of distinct IIS in the US: [link] — Lisa Bari (she/her/hers) (@lisabari) November 17, 2020.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

1 CMS final rule boosts Medicare hospice payments by 3.1% Will Nemours’ Medicaid move leave 10,000 special-needs kids behind? 4 Rankings show average health across Northeast Michigan MINNESOTA Essentia Health Opens $900M Replacement Hospital In Duluth, Minn. To Address SDOH Needs U.S.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

University of Pittsburgh’s annual health care hackathon event for college students returns Why UPMC selected Epic for its EHR Rural Pennsylvania hospital launches $1.5m

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

Louis nursing home endangered residents, report says Man pleads guilty to stabbing employee inside Missouri ASC A Missouri nursing home shut down suddenly. Louis nursing home endangered residents, report says Man pleads guilty to stabbing employee inside Missouri ASC A Missouri nursing home shut down suddenly. Cori Bush joins St.