It’s time to see if your Hospital Compare star rating has changed. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new adjustments to the federal Hospital Compare website, with updates to the measurement data and Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings, but no changes to the existing methodology.
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Pricing transparency: What’s next for hospitals
by Jess White January 4, 2019
A new year means new requirements for hospitals: As of Jan. 1, facilities must now post the prices of their treatments on their websites, per regulations from the Trump administration designed to improve pricing transparency. And there may be more changes down the line to shed light on healthcare pricing.
AHA: How feds must reduce burdensome regs for hospitals
by Jess White June 15, 2017
Hospitals face many regulatory burdens they must juggle to survive in the current healthcare climate. To lighten the load, the American Hospital Association (AHA) is asking the feds to make changes that would make life easier for facilities.
Hospital quality measures: What’s CMS planning now?
by Jess White March 10, 2015
How are hospitals doing when it comes to meeting certain federal quality measures? Pretty well, according to a new analysis released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). But there’s still work to be done.
Global surgery package to end: How Medicare will pay hospitals
by Jess White July 28, 2014
A major change coming down the pipeline from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will likely impact your hospital’s revenue — CMS plans to do away with the global package for all surgical procedures.
Study: Hospitals serving poor, older patients have higher readmissions rates
by Jess White January 9, 2014
If your hospital serves a large proportion of poor, older patients, you may be unfairly targeted by new readmissions penalties.
Readmissions penalties set to increase soon: 1 thing hospitals can try to avoid fines
by Jess White August 12, 2013
Time’s ticking for hospitals with high readmission rates – Medicare’s upping the ante, increasing the penalties these hospitals will receive on Oct. 1.
How to curb Medicaid ‘super-utilizers’ in hospitals
by Jess White August 5, 2013
The feds are placing their focus on cutting healthcare costs, and one specific segment they’re targeting is Medicaid “super-utilizers” who get most of their health needs met in the hospital emergency room setting.
Proposed rule takes the edge off looming hospital funding cuts
by Jess White May 16, 2013
Hospitals worried about how looming Affordable Care Act requirements may affect their budgets are getting a bit of a reprieve with a new proposed rule affecting federal funding.
CMS makes hospital billing data public online
by Jess White May 13, 2013
A recent decision by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) means that competing hospitals will now be able to see what your hospital charges for various procedures – and patients will, as well.
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