Posted by Jason Greis on March 1, 2010 under Articles | 
On March 1, 2010, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (“MedPAC” or the “Commission”) released its 2010 Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy (the “Final Report”). The purpose of the Final Report is to recommend annual Medicare payment updates for the following nine Medicare fee-for-service (“FFS”) payment systems: hospitals, physicians, ambulatory surgery centers, outpatient dialysis services, hospices, skilled nursing facilities, home health services, inpatient rehabilitation facility services and long-term acute care hospital services. Read More
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Posted by Jason Greis on February 22, 2010 under Articles |
Having reached the one year anniversary of the HITECH Act, enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, many changes to the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules are now effective. Unfortunately, since the Department of Health and Human Services has not yet issued guidance with respect to most of these changes, Covered Entities and Business Associates must begin good faith compliance based solely on the language of the HITECH Act. Below are some highlights. Read More
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Posted by Jason Greis on February 19, 2010 under Articles |
Written by: Marvin Finnefrock Pharm. D., Divisional Vice President for Clinical Pharmacy Services, Comprehensive Pharmacy Services. Read More
Tags: antimicrobial stewardship, comprehensive pharmacy services, cps, greisguide, greisguidetoltachs, hospital, jason greis, LTACH, LTCH, Marvin Finnefrock, Robert Stanton, Walker Upshaw
Posted by Jason Greis on February 15, 2010 under Articles |
The Joint Commission (“TJC”) recently released interim staffing effectiveness standards (“Interim Standards”) applicable to its hospital and long term care certification programs that will become effective July 1, 2010. Draft Interim Standards were first proposed by TJC in April 2009 and underwent field engagements in June 2009 and September 2009. The Interim Standards were then approved by TJC’s Standards and Survey Procedures Committee on December 9, 2009. The Interim Standards will replace currently-suspended staffing effectiveness standards PI.04.01.01 (hospitals) and HR.1.30 (long term care facilities) while more extensive research is performed to improve staffing effectiveness requirements. The Interim Standards will first appear in the July 2010 update to the Comprehensive Accreditation Manual and E-dition electronic standards manual. Read More
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Posted by Jason Greis on December 16, 2009 under eNewsletter |
This issue of the GreisGuide to LTACHs Newsletter contains articles and information on: Read More
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