Recent Updates To The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program

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On August 19, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the FY 2014 Medicare payment policies and rates under the acute inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and the long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment …
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Readmission fines target skilled care

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Skilled nursing operators often want the same treatment as hospitals. They might get their wish soon, … Other proposals include creating site-neutral payments between inpatient rehabilitation facilities and SNFs for some procedures. Comments were …
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Internet Addiction Clinic to Open in Pennsylvania

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The Pennsylvania program isn't the first place to address internet addiction in America. Illinois has offered inpatient treatment since the mid 1990s and Washington state has internet detox centers, which opened in 2009 and give patients the chance to …
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Insurance exchange counts down to launch

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Hudson hoped to get a cast put on Wednesday at Advantage Family Health Center in Detroit. / GANNETT MICHIGAN … Inpatient and outpatient mental health and substance abuse services: Some carriers may limit this to 20 days each per year. Prescription …
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