New Surroundings in Health Care: FMLA, Illinois CON, Financial Challenges and Beyond
Posted by Jason Greis on April 13, 2009 under Events | 
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Read More...
Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Update – Spring 2009
Posted by Jason Greis on April 6, 2009 under Articles, Whitepapers | Be the First to Comment
This listserve is a continuation of a series of listserves updating McGuuireWoods healthcare clients on developments surrounding the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) ,claims and activity Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs). Future updates will be available by completing McGuireWoods’ online sign-up form or by checking back on GreisGuidetoLTACHs. Read More...
Exploring the Potential Benefits and Drawbacks of Acute-Care and Post-Acute Care Payment Bundling
Posted by Jason Greis on April 3, 2009 under Articles, Whitepapers | Be the First to Comment
The current Congressional fervor to overhaul the U.S. health care system has some policy makers discussing how to change the way post-acute providers, including LTACHs, home health agencies, skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, and outpatient-based hospital rehabilitation facilities are compensated for treating Medicare beneficiaries. One solution proposed by President Barack Obama, the Congressional Budget Office, and certain congressional leaders is to bundle payments for acute care and post-acute care services provided within the first thirty days after being discharged from an acute care hospital. This bundling model has been proposed many times since the early 1980s as a measure to control escalating post-acute care costs, decrease the number of preventable acute-care hospital readmissions, and increase Medicare cost savings but has never received broad support-until now. Read More...
CMS Special Open Door Forum: Part A Providers, RAC Teleconference
Posted by Jason Greis on March 31, 2009 under Events | Be the First to Comment
CMS is hosting this Special Open Door Forum for Part A provider Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) on April 8, 2009. The purpose of this forum is to introduce providers to the new contractors and provide more information about the RAC program. Read More...
Honoring Our Patients and Capturing Lost Opportunities: The Financial, Legal, and Practical Benefits of Advance Planning
Posted by Jason Greis on March 27, 2009 under Events | Be the First to Comment
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
1:00-2:00 pm Eastern
(12:00-1:00 pm CT; 11:00 am-12:00 pm MT, 10:00-11:00 am PT)
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NALTH Annual Meeting
Posted by Jason Greis on December 8, 2008 under Events | Be the First to Comment
The National Association of Long Term Hospitals (NALTH) will hold its 2009 Annual Meeting April 30-May 1, 2009 at the Marriott Wardman Park, Washington D.C. Registration information is available on NALTH’s website. Please click here to be taken to the registration page. Read More...
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