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CMS Review Choice Demonstration

CMS Review Choice Demonstration: What it is and how your hospital-based rehab unit can prepare

RCD is a program set forth by CMS to protect Medicare funds from mis-payment and fraud. The goal is to improve compliance with Medicare program requirements and help ensure the right payments are made at the right time for the hospital-based acute rehabilitation units (ARUs) or inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs).

CMS Releases Inpatient Psychiatric Final Rule: Key Revisions to Note for 2024

CMS Releases Inpatient Psychiatric Final Rule: Key Revisions to Note for 2024

CMS recently released the Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (IPF IPPS) Final Rule for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 – detailing a number of changes that will impact behavioral health hospital and units across the nation. The rule is set to go into effect on October 1, 2023.

Making Care Primary: Top insights into the new CMS initiative

Making Care Primary: Top insights into the new CMS initiative

CMS recently announced its newest Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) model: Making Care Primary (MCP). 

3 key strategies to improve your hospital’s financial performance

3 key strategies to improve your hospital’s financial performance

Following a financially straining year, health leaders are looking for ways to achieve and maintain strong financial performance without utilizing excess resources.

CMS Final Rule Recap

CMS Final Rule Recap: What Rehabilitation Hospitals Can Expect heading into 2024

CMS recently released the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System (IRF PPS), for fiscal year (FY) 2024. The rule includes several changes that will impact IRFs and acute rehabilitation units (ARUs). It is set to go into effect on October 1, 2023.

Key Factors Impacting Gen Z Mental Health: Your Hospital’s Role in Combating the Rise

Although social media offers a variety of benefits, including connectivity to one another and access to important resources, it is often the main contributor to the population’s growing mental health crisis.

3 Key Tools to Help Your Hospital Limit Denials

The regulatory environment continues to shift, impacting hospitals across the country. It is crucial to have the necessary tools and resources to avoid or limit the impacts brought on by these trends – specifically denials.

Partnership’s Role in Achieving Hospital Financial Health Amid a Shifting Healthcare Landscape

Health executives are making “guarded bets” heading into 2024 planning – as many hospitals are struggling to make long-term strategic plans while also having to tackle immediate needs caused by ongoing financial hurdles.1

Strategies to Enhance Hospital Operations and Outcomes: Benefits of Behavioral Health

Over 50 million Americans experienced a mental health illness in 2022, however, less than half sought out treatment.1,2 As research on the prevalence of behavioral health conditions and the population’s willingness to receive this form of care continues to evolve, hospitals are looking for solutions to combat its impact within...

Headlines from the Hill

Headlines from the Hill: July Edition

Stay ahead of the latest regulatory shifts and healthcare breaking news with Headlines from the Hill.

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