On July 11, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its Home Health Prospective Payment System proposed rule for 2020. The...
CMS Publishes 2011 Home Health Agency Prospective Payment System Rate UpdatePeter R. LeoneMonica Wallace
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, CMS administrator, noted that the agency is committed to breaking down barriers in the healthcare industry to improve care delivery. “Increasing efficiency and enabling healthcare data to flow freely and securely between patients, providers, and payers and streamli...
behavioral health and maternal health for the Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) Quality Reporting Program, and other requests to address health equity in quality programs. CMS has received and responded to comments across each of these areas and will consider input for future proposals as...
In September 2023, CMS’s announcement of the proposed rule was accompanied by an initiative that would invest over $75 million as part of a nursing home staffing campaign, introducing incentives for workers to pursue careers as nursing home staff. Unfortunately, CM...
Effective as of December 26, 2024, each nursing home facility (“Facility”) in New York State will be required to post its overall Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) rating, as well as its ratings for (i) health...more ...
re-interprets existing provisions relating to multi-hospital systems to allow for a unique medical staff for each hospitalorfor a shared unified and integrated medical staff; adds provisions to the CoP to require hospitals to demonstrate that they actively address their use of a unified and integ...
Enterprise CMS platforms address these issues by offering information governance and customizable permission settings, ensuring both agility and security for enterprises. 4. Unveiling Dark Data Integration of content marketing with business intelligence is crucial for informed decision-making. Enterprise CMS ...
The announcement did not directly address the question of whether CMS' new telemedicine and scope-of-practice policies override state laws. The agency said, "CMS sets and enforces essential quality and safety standards that supplement state scope-of-practice and licensure laws for healthcare workers...
Revision of Home Health Agency (HHA) Shortage Area Requirements for Furnishing Visiting Nursing Services.CMS recognizes the need for visiting nursing services furnished by RHCs or FQHCs may increase during the PHE. For the duration of the PHE, CMS deems any area typically served by an ...