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The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Feb. 14 announced a new voluntary payment model called the Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) Model, which would change the delivery and payment of emergency medical transportation. The model is designed to provide greater flexibility to…
HPA Summary: Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs Proposed Rule 2018
Spreadsheet comparison of relative weights and payment rates at the APC level, using the 2018 proposed rule Addendum A…
HPA Summary Proposed Rule
Comparison of Proposed 2017 OPPS Addendum A with July 2016 Addendum A
Comparison of Proposed 2017 OPPS Addendum B with July 2016 Addendum B
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Feb. 11 issued proposed rules that would promote patient access to health information in Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and federally facilitated…
As part of the February refresh of Hospital Compare, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to update its hospital overall star ratings. In addition, we expect CMS will release the performance results from the fiscal year (FY) 2019 Hospital-acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction…
Behavioral Health Update February 2019
2019 Section new leaders, learning opportunities, advocacy and regulatory update, and more news on behavioral health issues.
The AHA and three other national hospital groups today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to postpone the February publication of its Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings on the Hospital Compare website.
Identifying and engaging in the most effective clinical partnerships for improving care through bundled payment models redesign are crucial to success in driving better outcomes.