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CMS is proposing changes to its CMS-Hierarchical Condition Category risk adjustment model.
Merlyn LaPaix, MSN, MBA, LNC, Director, Psychiatric Nursing, Stephen Merz, FACHE, Vice President & Executive Director, Behavioral Health, Yale-New Haven Psychiatric Hospital; and William Sledge, M.D., George D and Esther S Gross Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine,…
On October 30, CMS released the calendar year 2016 outpatient prospective payment system /ambulatory surgical center final rule.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Oct. 29 issued a final rule with comment period requiring states to submit plans to monitor access to care for Medicaid beneficiaries, and establishing new review procedures for proposed rate changes in the Medicaid fee-for-service program.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Oct. 29 released the home health (HH) prospective payment system (PPS) final rule for calendar year (CY) 2016. Highlights of the rule follow in this Bulletin.
CMS yesterday issued a proposed rule revising discharge planning requirements for hospitals (including long-term care hospitals and inpatient rehabilitation facilities), critical access hospitals (CAHs) and home health agencies (HHAs) that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
The Senate early this morning passed legislation to raise the nation's debt limit and set spending targets for the federal budget for the next two fiscal years. Details and what it means for hospitals are outlined in this Special Bulletin and Frequently Asked Questions document.
Held October 22, 2015
On behalf of the American Hospital Association Section for Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Services, I invite you to join a small group of your executive colleagues for a webinar and discussion on Telepsychiatry -- an effective solution to improving access to timely care for…