2017 Annual SDAHO Compensation and Benefits Survey
In just a couple of weeks, the 2017 Annual SDAHO Compensation and Benefits Survey collection process begins, and we...
Medicare IPF PPS Final Rule FFY2017
On Aug. 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released two regulations that will update the Medicare...
Medicare IRF PPS Final Rule FFY2017
On Aug. 5, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2017 final...
CMS issues proposed rule on Medicaid DSH payments
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) published a proposed rule on Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payment regarding...
Proposed Payment Rule: Medicare Advancing Care Coordination through EPM
On July 26, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed payment rule for the Advancing...
SDHFMA holding annual meeting next week
The South Dakota chapter for the Healthcare Financial Management Association (SDHFMA) is holding its spring meeting in Sioux Falls next week. The event at the Hilton Garden Inn South at 5300 S Grand Circle runs Wednesday, March 22 through Friday, March 24.
OPPS Final Rule Finalizes Changes for Meaningful Use
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) addressed in the OPPS final rule updates to the requirements for...
CMS publishes proposed AMI/CABG, CJR rules
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a proposed rule to create a new mandatory bundled...
CMS releases rule for Medicare IRF Prospective Payment System
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on May 3 released the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2018 proposed payment rule for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Prospective Payment System (PPS). The proposed rule reflects the annual update to the Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) IRF payment rates and policies.
Requirements for review of access to care for Medicaid recipients formalized
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has formalized the requirements for review of access to care for...