Save the Date: NALTH 2010 Annual Conference
Posted by Jason Greis on December 9, 2009 under Events | 
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NALTH 2010 Annual Conference
April 28-30, 2010
Omni Shoreham Hotel
Washington, DC Read More...
RAC Provider Outreach Scheduled for California Hospitals
Posted by Jason Greis on April 22, 2009 under Articles | Be the First to Comment
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be offering several informational sessions on the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program. Presenting with CMS will be the RAC for California, HealthDataInsights, Inc. These sessions will take place at the CMS San Francisco Regional Office located at 90 7th Street in San Francisco, California. Read More...
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Texas Enters Settlement Agreement with Texas Attorney General
Posted by Jason Greis on April 20, 2009 under Articles | Be the First to Comment
This is an informative article written by my colleague, Bart Walker, and posted on his healthcare weblog, the North Carolina Healthcare Report on April 17, 2009. Read More...
GreisGuide to LTACHs Newsletter (April 2009)
Posted by Jason Greis on April 16, 2009 under eNewsletter | Be the First to Comment
This issue of the GreisGuide to LTACHs Newsletter contains articles and information on: Read More...
Georgia Division of Health Planning Releases Beds Need Analysis Showing Possible LTACH Bed Shortage by 2014
Posted by Jason Greis on April 14, 2009 under Articles | Be the First to Comment
On April 1, 2009 the Georgia Division of Health Planning, Data Resources and Analysis Section released a Beds Need Analysis showing that by 2014 Georgia residents in the southeast and southwest regions of the State could face long-term acute care hospital (“LTACH”) bed shortages, unless new LTACHs are built or existing LTACHs are expanded. Development and expansion of LTACHs, however, has been drastically curbed by the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007′s three-year moratorium on the classification of new LTACHs and LTACH satellite facilities and new Medicare-certified beds at existing LTACHs. The findings were commission by the Georgia Health Strategies Council (“Council”) as part of its ongoing effort to develop and maintain the State’s strategic health plan for its citizens. Read More...
Medicare Announces Sites for Pilot Program to Improve Quality As Patients Move Across Care Settings
Posted by Jason Greis on April 13, 2009 under Articles | Be the First to Comment
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the below provider release today (April 13, 2009) announcing that fourteen communities around the nation have been chosen for the agency’s Care Transitions Project, which seeks to eliminate unnecessary hospital readmissions. Each of the fourteen Care Transitions communities will be led by a state Quality Improvement Organization (QIO). Although the initiative will primarily target local activities in skilled nursing and home health care settings potentially capable of decreasing acute care hospital readmission rates, LTACHs in some communities (e.g., Louisiana and Texas) where LTACH services are more prevalent may also be asked to participate in these programs. Read More...
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