Post-Acute Care
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2019 Long-Term Care and Rehabilitation Council Roster
2019 Post-Acute Care Strategy Steering Committee Roster
Regulatory Advisory: Home Health PPS Final Rule: CY 2019 Update and CY 2020 Payment System Redesign
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The payment update for CY 2019 is relatively straight forward; however, the substantial re-design for CY 2020 brings a complex transformation to the field. Overall, we support the design of the new model, which shifts resources to the medically-…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today announced that it plans to grant quality reporting data submission and validation exceptions to post-acute care providers affected by Hurricane Michael.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission today reviewed its upcoming research on payment for a defined episode of post-acute care, which augments its prior development of a common prospective payment system for home health agencies, skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation facilities…
Join your colleagues Bennett Thompson, Assistant Vice President, and John Barkley, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, both of Atrium Health Continuing Care Division to learn of Atrium Health’s post- acute care strategy designed to deliver value with a patient focus.
Held Sept. 19, 2018
Allina Health, Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute (CKRI), provides rehabilitation services for people with short- and long-term conditions, injuries and disabilities.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently released its final rules for fiscal year 2019 for the skilled nursing facility, inpatient rehabilitation facility and long-term care hospital prospective payment systems. Join us for a detailed overview of the final rules and to address…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services August 2 issued a final rule for the long-term care hospital prospective payment system for fiscal year (FY) 2019. In general, this rule takes effect Oct. 1; however, some key provisions were finalized for implementation in FYs 2020 and 2021.