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This issue of TrendWatch provides a brief overview of the Medicaid program, a discussion of the current proposals for Medicaid reform and spending cuts, and an appraisal of their potential implications for states, providers and the health care safety net.
The role hospitals play in providing health care is widely understood, but fewer are aware of the important role of hospitals in the U.S. economy. Nationwide, hospitals employ nearly 5 million people. Hospitals rank second as a source of private sector jobs.
CMS published the final rule for the Medicare prospective payment system \(PPS\) for inpatient psychiatric facilities in the November 15, 2004 Federal Register. This final rule implements a per diem PPS with adjustments for diagnostic-related group \(DRG\) weights, comorbidities, wage index,…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) published in the Nov. 15 Federal Register the final rule for the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system \(OPPS\) for calendar year 2005. The final rule includes statutory changes that resulted from the Medicare Modernization…
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HIPAA Privacy Standards: An Executive Briefing for CEOs and Other Health Care Leaders
This Executive Briefing is designed to provide hospitals with a framework for thinking about and organizing HIPAA privacy compliance initiatives.