Post-Acute Care
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The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission this week discussed several draft recommendations for Congress, which it could vote on in January. The proposals would make recommendations to increase payment rates for hospital inpatient and outpatient services by 1.25% in 2019; eliminate the 2019 and 2020…
AHA has compiled this list of qualified clinical data registries (QCDRs) that support reporting of the MIPS measures and/or specialties most relevant for post-acute providers.
A list of benefits and risks of participating in an alternative payment model (APM), and the questions you should ask your leadership as part of your decision-making process.
On Nov. 7, the CMS published its calendar year 2018 final rule for the home health prospective payment system.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 1 issued its calendar year (CY) 2025 final rule for the home health (HH) prospective payment system (PPS).
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) April 11 issued its fiscal year (FY) 2026 proposed rule for the inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) prospective payment system (PPS).
This Regulatory Advisory reviews highlights of the LTCH provisions in the rule, while the inpatient PPS provisions are covered in a separate advisory.
A new AHA report that finds non-clinical regulatory requirements cost providers nearly $39 billion a year and divert clinicians from patient care.