American Hospital Association LTACH Hospital Advocacy Days

Posted by Jason Greis on June 15, 2009 under Events | Be the First to Comment

A number of events have been organized on June 23 in Washington D.C. to make legislators aware of issues important to the LTACH community.  Please contact Dustin Siggins at ALTHA for more information regarding these events. Read More...

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Principle Pharmacy Group, Inc. Announces Founder’s Retirement, New CEO, Officers and Appointments to its Board of Directors

Posted by Jason Greis on June 9, 2009 under Industry News | Be the First to Comment

BIRMINGHAM, AL, June 9, 2009 – Principle Pharmacy Group, Inc., a leading pharmacy services company providing institutional pharmacy management and specialty pharmacy services for long term acute care hospitals and community hospitals, announced the following: Read More...

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To Bundle or Not to Bundle: Lawmakers Explore the Question

Posted by Jason Greis on June 2, 2009 under Whitepapers | Be the First to Comment

The current fervor to overhaul the nation’s health care delivery system has legislators discussing how to change the way post-acute care providers, including long-term acute care hospitals, home health agencies, skilled nursing facilities, and inpatient rehabilitation facilities, are reimbursed for treating Medicare beneficiaries. One potential solution endorsed by both President Obama and the Senate Finance Committee entails bundling payments for acute and post-acute care services provided within the first 30 days after a Medicare beneficiary is discharged from an acute care hospital. Read More...

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