HIT Consultant

MARCH 15, 2024

The ransomware strike caused a chain reaction among healthcare providers, where payment systems were disrupted, cash flow halted, and—worst of all—patient safety was put in jeopardy. The FBI reported 249 ransomware attacks against public health and healthcare organizations in 2023, although the actual number is likely much higher.

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HealthIT Answers

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

By Alex Baker & Elisabeth Myers - This is the second blog post in a two-part series that examines how policies finalized by CMS in the 2023 Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule are advancing the use of interoperable health IT.

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AIHC

JANUARY 28, 2022

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).

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Health Populi

JULY 6, 2018

Census and who will be counted in the macro numbers; that database is one of the major go-to’s for policy makers in making resource allocation decisions].

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C&M Health Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

On October 29, 2020, CMS issued the Home Health Prospective Payment System final rule [ CMS-1730-F, CMS-1744-IFC, and CMS-5531-IFC ], which permanently authorizes use of telecommunications technology as part of patient care under the Medicare home health benefit. [1].

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Hall Render

JULY 11, 2022

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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AIHC

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

A study by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that more than half—55 percent—of hospitals were non-compliant with the final rule in Study Estimates That More than Half of U.S. Price Transparency Requirements for Hospitals to Make Standard Charges Public [link].

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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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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. Previously Waived Fingerprinting.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 14, 2021

This is why, as the new year approaches, Healthcare IT News has sat down with an expert in value-based care to get his views on what 2022 will hold for the payment system. Caravan Health is a privately held company formed to create sustainable methodologies for health systems to excel in value-based care.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 29, 2024

Affected providers have been urged to try to get answers from regional points of contact for their health plans in the first instance, and to use the provided contact information if they are unable to get a response.

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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

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

CMS took regulatory action through the Calendar Year 2022 Home Health Prospective Payment System rule to extend those requirements through December 31, 2024. Due to the nature of interim final rules, this requirement would have expired in May 2023.

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Verisys

JUNE 13, 2023

It withdraws the regulations issued in the interim final rule published November 5, 2021 in “Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination”. If online applications and payments were submitted during this time period, please do not resubmit without checking the status of the license or registration. All are effective July 5, 2023.

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Hall Render

MARCH 28, 2023

On January 30, 2023, the Biden Administration announced the COVID public health emergency (“PHE”) will expire and end on May 11, 2023. The post Key Areas of Focus for Skilled Nursing Facilities as the Public Health Emergency Ends appeared first on Law Firm | Health Care Law Firm in the USA | Hall Render.

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Redox

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Lisa is an excellent health tech policy follow, by the way). But unfortunately for us, ubiquity is only part of the story, as this particular function (like many public health apparatus) has withered away in recent years. Since there is no consensus transport standard that states and public health agencies use for the reporting.

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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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Hall Render

AUGUST 4, 2023

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

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

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Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

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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Kaiser Health News

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

With Trump transition officials vowing to clean house, especially among public health agencies, it is worth noting the broad authority granted to the HHS secretary. The question, though, is how state health officials will interpret federal guidance — as considerable power on matters like vaccination policy is also left to the states.

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Hall Render

JANUARY 31, 2025

’s Vanda Pharmaceuticals battling FDA on multiple fronts Howard University physician group taps insider to be next CEO Deadline approaching for DC’s health care exchange D.C. is Americas loneliest city.

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Public Health Association Second-degree nursing programs are in demand With $87.5M Medicaid contract canceled amid new federal requirements Jacobson receives 2025 Generation Rx Award of Excellence Larry Warner named president of R.I.

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Hall Render

APRIL 21, 2023

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.

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Kaiser Health News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

They rebuffed calls from activists to declare a public health emergency for abortion. This was also one of the subjects of the first House hearing that called leading federal public health officials up on the carpet. Rovner: Public health is important. World public health is important.

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