Advisory
On September 9, CMS published a proposed rule concerning the 20-year-old 75% Rule for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities \(IRF\). Unfortunately, the agency ignored the concerns of the field by failing to modernize the 75% Rule. The attached Advisory highlights our main critiques of the proposed…
On September 3, CMS issued final regulations clarifying hospital responsibilities under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act \(EMTALA\), to take effect November 10. They were published in the Federal Register on September 9and can be accessed by clicking ")Compliance") and then ")EMTALA…
CMS recently issued final rules for fiscal year \(FY\) 2004 prospective payment systems \(PPS\) for home health agencies \(HHA\), inpatient rehabilitation facilities \(IRF\), long term care hospitals \(LTCH\), and skilled nursing facilities \(SNF\). Some updates take effect October 1, 2003, while…
On July 16, the U.S. House of Representatives House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations launched a formal probe into hospital billing and collection practices by sending a seven-page letter to 20 hospitals and health systems across the country. The media coverage this…