Hospitals affiliated with Medicare accountable care organizations are more likely than other hospitals to avoid rehospitalizations from skilled nursing facilities, a Health Affairs study found.
With the new year comes a new federal administration and a new president. How will case management be affected, and what should case managers do to prepare for the changes that may come? There are a lot of questions, but almost no answers.
The Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice is back and your organization should be ready to use it to comply with the NOTICE Act no later than March 8, roughly 90 days from the December 7 final approval of the form by CMS.
