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AHA: How feds must reduce burdensome regs for hospitals

by June 15, 2017 Comments (0)

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 March 10, 2015 Comments (0)

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 July 28, 2014 Comments (0)

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 January 9, 2014 Comments (0)

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 August 12, 2013 Comments (0)

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 August 5, 2013 Comments (1)

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 May 16, 2013 Comments (0)

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 May 13, 2013 Comments (0)

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.

Supreme Court ruling affects hospital payment appeals

by January 28, 2013 Comments (0)

Bad news: The Supreme Court overturned a ruling that could’ve given hospitals and physicians a bit more breathing room when it comes to appealing payments.

Tavenner to replace Berwick as Medicare Administrator?

by December 13, 2011 Comments (0)

Donald Berwick spent his last day as administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Dec. 2, 2011. His term was set to expire Dec. 31, but he chose to resign a  month early.

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