Posted by Jason Greis on August 3, 2010 under Articles | 
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has recently released various notices and final rules updating 2011 Medicare payment rates for post-acute care providers, including long-term acute care hospitals (“LTACHs”), inpatient rehabilitation facilities (“IRFs”), skilled nursing facilities (“SNFs”), home health agencies (“HHAs”) and hospices. These Medicare rate updates generally implement negative payment adjustments mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. No. 111-148), as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. No. 111-152) (together, “PPACA”). Yet in spite of these adjustments, SNFs, hospices, IRFs and LTACH have fared relatively well with collective Medicare payment increases totaling $919 million, with HHAs offsetting these reimbursement gains by suffering a proposed $900 million Medicare reimbursement cut for calendar year 2011. Read More...
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Posted by Jason Greis on June 22, 2010 under Events, eNewsletter |
2010 North Carolina Healthcare Provider Conference and Post-Acute & Senior Care Conference Read More...
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Posted by Jason Greis on September 20, 2009 under eNewsletter |
This issue of the GreisGuide to LTACHs Newsletter contains articles and information on: Read More...
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Posted by Jason Greis on September 17, 2009 under Articles |
I. Political Overview. Read More...
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Posted by Jason Greis on July 26, 2009 under Articles, Events, Industry News |
From Hospital to Home: Paying for the Next Evolution of Post-Acute and Senior Care Read More...
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Posted by Jason Greis on under Articles |
The new deadline for health care providers, including LTACHs and other post-acute care providers, to comply with the “Red Flag” identity protection rules (the “Rules”), which were first published by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) in 2007 as part of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (“FACTA”) is quickly approaching. On August 1, 2009, “financial institutions” and “creditors” covered by the Rules will be required to implement a written Identity Theft Prevention Program (“Program”) to define, detect, and respond to “Red Flags” in order to prevent and/or mitigate identity theft. Failure to comply with the Rules can result in the assessment of civil monetary penalties for violations. Read More...
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