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CMS releases OPPS rule for 2016, finalizes two-midnight changes: 10 things to know
Written by Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital CFO CMS released its final 2016 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory…
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Medicare tweaks quality and safety programs in hospital payment rule
By Sabriya Rice for Modern Healthcare The CMS floated a slate of tweaks to Medicare’s quality- and safety-reporting requirements in…
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WEDI: ICD-10 Delay Hurt Health Care Industry’s Preparedness
By iHealthBeat The ICD-10 implementation delay has negatively affected stakeholders’ progress preparing for the new code sets, according to a…
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HIPAA Audits Are Still on Hold
By Marianne Kolbasuk McGee for Govinfo Security OCR Director Reveals Enforcement Plans for 2015 The unit of the Department of…
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Medicare Fines 2,610 Hospitals In Third Round Of Readmission Penalties
By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News Medicare is fining a record number of hospitals – 2,610 – for having…
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Rural Hospitals Excluded from Quality Push
By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News Many small, rural hospitals are having a hard time fitting into new accountability…
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Hospitals could face penalties for missing electronic health record deadline
From the University of Michigan on ScienceDaily Many of the nation’s hospitals struggled to meet a federally mandated electronic health…
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Small hospitals may lose billions by missing EHR deadline
By Dan Cook for benefitspro A large-scale review of data related to hospital compliance with federal electronic health records mandates…
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Little-known Medicare lawsuit can help clear path to recovery
Medicare patients can’t lose treatment even if they ‘show no improvement,’ says oft-ignored Jimmo v. Sebelius By Gabe Quintanilla for…