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Statewide Electronic Clinical Placement Tools: Pathway to Future Efficiencies

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Regulatory Advisory: Hospital Inpatient PPS Proposed Rule for FY 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) April 27 issued its hospital inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) PPS proposed rule for fiscal year (FY) 2022. The rule affects inpatient PPS hospitals, critical access hospitals (CAHs), LTCHs and PPS-exempt cancer hospitals.

CMS proposes to increase SNF payments in FY 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a proposed rule to update skilled nursing facility payment rates for fiscal year 2022.

Reminder: April 1 deadline to submit certain Medicare quality data, attest to interoperability

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last month extended to April 1 the deadline for eligible hospitals to submit calendar year 2020 electronic clinical quality measures to the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program and Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program.

Hospital head shares the QI strategies she employed as a CNO

Kerri Scanlon, RN, FAAN, executive director of Glen Cove (N.Y.) Hospital, built a reputation as an innovator skilled at leading successful quality improvement (QI) initiatives.

Special Bulletin: CMS Releases CY 2021 Proposed Rule for Physician Fee Schedule Payments

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Aug. 3 issued a proposed rule that would update physician fee schedule (PFS) payments for calendar year (CY) 2021. The rule also included several proposals to implement year five of the quality payment program (QPP) created by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015.

Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS: Final Rule for FY 2021

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) July 31 published a final rule for the inpatient psychiatric facility (IPF) prospective payment system (PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2021. The rule will be published in the Federal Register Aug. 4.

CMS extends data submission deadlines for quality reporting and value programs

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that it is extending the third quarter 2020 data submission deadlines for several of its quality reporting and value programs for hospitals, post-acute care and other providers.