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skilled nursing facilities
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New CMS utilization data links SNF payments to high therapy levels
CMS' skilled nursing facility utilization and payment data from 2013 has reignited concerns that the current payment structure is incentivizing unnecessary levels of therapy.
Report: Medicare overpays skilled nursing facilities by more than $1B
Because of flawed payment incentives, Medicare paid skilled nursing facilities $1.1 billion more than it needed to in fiscal years 2012 and 2013, according to a new government agency report.
Final IPPS rule adjusts Meaningful Use program requirements
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' final 2016 inpatient and long-term care hospital policy and payment rule modifies the Meaningful Use program to encourage electronic submission of clinical quality measures and to further align it with other rules and programs.
Proposed skilled nursing facility payment rule: Health IT, HIE 'essential'
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is continuing its strategy to nudge non-Meaningful Use providers to adopt electronic health records and participate in health information exchanges (HIEs), this time via its proposed 2016 payment rule for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs).
Providers: Be prepared for 'EHR creep'
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' 2015 provider payment rules, many of which have been released this month, are receiving a lot of attention. But I'm surprised that one of the most consistent themes throughout them--"EHR creep"--has received very little publicity.
EHRs embedded in payment rules for non-MU providers
Electronic health records continue to become a fixture in the healthcare industry, even in payment rules affecting providers that don't participate in the Meaningful Use program.
