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Member Advisory: 2020 Census: Procedures for Interviewing Patients Who Live in Health Care Facilities
The U.S. Census Bureau is required to count the nation’s population every 10 years. In February, Census Bureau workers will contact health care facilities to ensure that certain people living in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), and psychiatric hospital or psychiatric units for long-term care are accounted for appropriately in the 2020 census.
AHA Stat Blog: Provide better care by embracing changes in rehabilitation
As part of National Rehabilitation Week, Michael Spigel, president and COO of Brooks Rehabilitation in Jacksonville, Fla., writes about the inevitability of change in rehab settings and why organizations should embrace it.
AHA Section for Long-Term Care and Rehabilitation names 2019 leaders
Derrick Jones, CEO of Lovelace Rehabilitation Hospital in Albuquerque, N.M., will serve as 2019 chair of the AHA's Section for Long-Term Care and Rehabilitation.
CMS proposes FY 2020 payment update for long-term care hospitals
Under the proposed rule, payments would increase by $37 million as compared to fiscal year 2019. CMS also estimates that site-neutral cases will continue to decrease as a proportion of total cases, and will account for 29 percent of all LTCH cases in FY 2020.
Regulatory Advisory: Long-term Care Hospital PPS – Proposed Rule for FY 2020
On April 23, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued its fiscal year 2020 proposed rule for the inpatient and long-term care hospital prospective payment systems. Comments on the rule are due to CMS by June 24. This AAHA advisory covers the rule’s LTCH-related provisions.
CMS issues rules on long-term care facility regulatory relief, arbitration
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday released a proposed rule that would revise certain requirements for long-term care facilities.
AHA comments on long-term care hospital proposed rule for FY 2020
The AHA today submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ fiscal year 2020 proposed rule for the long-term care hospital prospective payment system.
CMS finalizes FY 2020 payment update for long-term care hospitals
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today issued its long-term care hospital prospective payment system final rule for fiscal year 2020.
Regulatory Advisory: Long-term Care Hospital PPS: Final Rule for FY 2020
On Aug. 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued its fiscal year (FY) 2020 final rule for the inpatient and long-term care hospital prospective payment systems (PPS). This advisory covers the rule’s LTCH-related provisions. AHA issued a separate Regulatory Advisory on the inpatient PPS provisions. Provisions of the final rule will take effect Oct. 1.
Special Bulletin: CMS Releases FY 2020 SNF and LTCH PPS Proposed Rules
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued the skilled nursing facility (SNF) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment systems (PPS) proposed rules for fis