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Thus, with modernization of medicine, an increasing cohort of patients requiring SNF level of care are precluded from receiving this Medicare benefit due to inability to qualify for lack of a 3-day inpatient hospitalization. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved a new 3-...
On August 1, 2023, CMS issued a final rule entitled,Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2024 Rates; Quality Programs and Medicare Promoting Interoperabilit...
Finalizes updates to certain policies for the SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program (SNF VBP) which implemented a 2% withhold to SNF Part A payments that can be earned back based on a SNF’s rehospitalization rate and level of improvement in FY 2019 as follows: Changes the name of the Skille...
14, 15, 16, 32 Furthermore, the CMS SAFs lacked information on income, health literacy and education level, which may influence the decision to be discharged to SNF. In conclusion, approximately one in eight Medicare beneficiaries were discharged to a SNF following hepatectomy. Compared with ...
Additionally, CMS finalized the proposal to transition to patient-level reporting for chart-abstracted measures, starting with voluntary reporting of data for the FY 2023 payment determination. The new policy will also transition to required patient-level reporting after that year. ...
CMS proposes certification for SNF outpatient therapy.(NEWS: Resident Care)Grant, Ruth Ann
OIG Recommends Increased CMS Enforcement of SNF StandardsJacob J. HarperKathleen McDermottHolly C. Barker