Learn about new HHS initiatives that are designed to reduce the direct care staffing shortage and help organizations meet the rising demand for home health services.
Learn about recent Medicare Advantage (MA) developments regarding commercial criteria and artificial intelligence, as well as new guidelines for texting patient information.
A recent study gave some additional validation to CMS’ Acute Hospital Care at Home program, which was approved in November 2020 to lessen the burden on hospitals during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Nursing home quality can suffer under private equity ownership, according to researchers, and the federal government wants to make it easier for the public to access ownership information.
Part B physicians will have to prepare for a net 3.4% payment decrease across services in 2024, according to the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule, which covers numerous operational areas for medical groups, including new coverage opportunities and billing revisions to coding and compliance updates.
The 2024 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule, released August 1, contains some good news for hospitals related to potential payment for certain social determinants of health.
Read this Q&A to better understand which telehealth programs were made permanent or temporarily extended for Medicare Part B patients until 2024 under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023.
