Search for: "Ambulatory Health Systems"
Results 41 - 60
of 331
Sorted by Relevance
|
Sort by Date
12 Aug 2008, 4:47 am
The Globe highlights parts of the act that: Limit pharma industry gifts to providers Provide some funding to get physician offices on EHR systems Require UMass Medical School to graduate more PCPs Institute closer oversight of health insurance premiums Also of interest are:The mandate for hospitals and community health centers to all be on EHRs by 2015 The requirement that facility with EHRs and CPOE be made a condition of physician… [read post]
30 Jan 2023, 4:50 am
Steven Goodstein has been selected as the first Ombuds for Providence Swedish, the large health system serving greater Puget Sound and Western Washington state. [read post]
2 Sep 2016, 11:52 am
“Schemes such as this one corrupt the health care system and take advantage of vulnerable patients. [read post]
25 Mar 2014, 6:44 am
MedPAC reiterates previous recommendations to rebase home health rates, eliminate the market basket update, revise the home health case-mix system to rely on patient characteristics to set payment for therapy and nontherapy services, and establish a per episode copay for home health episodes not preceded by hospitalization or post-acute care use. [read post]
20 Nov 2019, 3:16 pm
On November 15, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Calendar Year (CY) 2020 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) & Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Price Transparency Requirements for Hospitals to Make Standard Changes Public final rule and the Transparency in Coverage proposed rule. [read post]
7 Jan 2014, 10:12 am
Patient care must be well-coordinated within the facility, across health care providers, and with state and local public health departments and emergency systems to protect health and safety. [read post]
30 Oct 2013, 7:21 am
While CMS usually releases the final calendar year updates by November 1st each year, CMS is now saying that the 16-day government shutdown could push back the release date of the following rules to November 27th (or potentially later): • CY 2014 Changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System; • Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B… [read post]
30 Oct 2013, 7:21 am
While CMS usually releases the final calendar year updates by November 1st each year, CMS is now saying that the 16-day government shutdown could push back the release date of the following rules to November 27th (or potentially later): • CY 2014 Changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System; • Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B… [read post]
11 Aug 2020, 9:24 am
The proposed rule is scheduled for publication in the Federal Register on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 and would revise the Medicare hospital OPPS and the Medicare Ambulatory Surgical Center (“ASC”) payment systems for calendar year (“CY”) 2021. [read post]
10 Nov 2023, 9:53 am
“Covered health care facilities” is defined under Section 1182.14(b)(3)(A) as including, but not limited to, the following: Facilities or work sites that are part of an integrated health care delivery system; Licensed hospitals (general acute care and/or psychiatric), including a distinct part of any such hospitals; Special hospitals (providing inpatient and outpatient dentistry and maternity care); Licensed skilled nursing facilities if owned,… [read post]
21 Aug 2012, 3:38 am
CMS has issued a final rule to update the Medicare inpatient prospective payment system, long-term care hospital prospective payment system, and inpatient psychiatric facility rates for FY 2013. [read post]
14 Aug 2019, 8:26 am
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published its proposed Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) rates and policies for calendar year 2020. [read post]
27 Feb 2014, 10:14 am
A recent study analyzed 147 medical malpractice claims related to Electronic Health Record (EHR) issues and identified that incorrect data entry in the EHR, inconsistency between paper and electronic records as well as system failures were contributing factors in close to 60% of the analyzed claims. [read post]
19 Jul 2012, 1:51 pm
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed rule that would update Medicare payment and other policies for the hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) for calendar year (CY) 2013. [read post]
1 Jul 2023, 9:05 pm
In 2014, seven organizations petitioned the USDA to make a similar rule for downed pigs, which is the petition that was denied in 2019 because USDA found that downed pigs passing inspection pose no greater public health risk than ambulatory pigs. [read post]
16 Nov 2017, 5:55 am
CMS has published a final rule updating Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System rates and policies for calendar year (CY) 2018. [read post]
26 Jul 2017, 5:38 am
CMS has published its proposed rule to update Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) payment system rates and policies for calendar year (CY) 2018. [read post]
2 Mar 2020, 11:04 am
Other Health Plan Transparency Reforms The 2/06/20 Proposed Rule is one in a series of federal health rule changes the Trump Administration is pursuing as part of its initiative seeking to use health care transparency to improve the price, quality and choice in the U.S. health care system. [read post]
20 Feb 2014, 10:02 pm
” Different animals and very different public health risks. [read post]
8 Mar 2021, 6:00 am
Ascension Capital is an investment affiliate of Ascension, the nation’s largest nonprofit and Catholic health system. [read post]
