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Hospital Medicare Certification at Risk? CMS Clarifies Inpatient Volume Expectations

Hospitals with dangerously low inpatient volume and micro hospitals focused primarily on the delivery of outpatient and/or emergency room services instead of inpatient services beware: CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...more

Don't Be Left On The Sidelines: CMS Is Seeking Applications For A New Hospice Demonstration Program

Currently, Medicare patients that wish to receive palliative hospice care have a tough choice to make—forgo any curative treatment or incur all hospice care costs. This could change, however, with the recent launch of CMS's...more

Health Reform + Related Health Policy News - April 2014

In This Issue: - Top News ..Sebelius: No More Health Law Delays; No Enrollment Extension ..CMS Announces Innovative Hospice Care Model - State News ..17 States and D.C. Implementing SHOP Health Insurance...more

FY 2014 IPPS/LTCH PPS Final Rule Goes Into Effect October 1, 2013

In This Issue: - What Providers Should Know - Requirements for Inpatient Admissions and Payment Under Medicare Part A - New Rules Permitting Re-billing Under Medicare Part B for Denied Admissions - New HAC...more

Updates To Need Determinations Show A General Decrease In Need For Health Care Facilities And Services In Illinois

On August 15, 2013, the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board ("the Board") released updated inventories and need determinations for health service areas across the State. The new need determinations reveal a...more

Illinois Jury Found Nursing Home Liable For $28.1 Million In Whistleblower Case Alleging Substandard Care And Resident Abuse

An Illinois district court jury in United States v. Momence Meadows Nursing Center, Inc. recently issued a verdict on February 11, 2013 imposing $28.1 million in civil penalties on the operators of a nursing home. The nursing...more

What Hospitals Should Know About Payment Changes For 2013

In response to the government’s continued focus on improving quality of care through payment policy, several changes to new and existing regulatory requirements recently came about through the 2013 Inpatient Prospective...more

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