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New! FY10 Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Payment Update Fact Sheet
This fact sheet provides an overview of payment rate updates to skilled nursing facilities for fiscal year 2010, and other important details that impact these facilities.
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New! An Overview of Proposed Hospital Payment Reforms
This PowerPoint presentation provides a brief overview of payment reform proposals and offers resources to help prepare for these changes. Downloading the presentation allows you to access the talking points contained in the notes section.
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New! RY10 Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS Payment Update Fact Sheet
This fact sheet contains details on the Medicare prospective payment system updates to inpatient psychiatric facilities for rate year 2010.
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New! FY10 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS Proposed Rule Fact Sheet
This proposed rule provides payment rate udpates to inpatient rehabilitation facilities for fiscal year 2010, and other noteworthy changes. Learn More
New! HFMA's Regulatory Sound Bites: An Overview of the Proposed 2010 Inpatient Prospective Payment Rule
This presentation identifies changes to the inpatient Medicare payment system and offers practical solutions for managing these changes. Learn More
Readying for the RACs: What You Should Know
Providers and industry experts offer key recommendations and insights on ways to prepare for RAC audits through process change and technology support. Learn More
An Analysis of the SCHIP Bill and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 As They Impact Healthare Providers
This presentation identifies implications for hospitals of recent legislation and highlights best practices for navigating these changes. Learn More
Healthcare Payment Reform: From Principles to Action (September 2008)
HFMA evaluates the degree of agreement among key stakeholder representatives regarding key payment system reform guiding principles and possible implementation approaches. Learn More
Medicare Regulatory Resources
This page features a list of links to web sites that produce regulatory information. CMS, The Federal Register, and Office of Inspector General are some of sites provided on this page.
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Hospitals Share Insights to Improve Financial Policies for the Uninsured and Underinsured Patients
The report explores seven key questions that hospital leaders may find useful to keep in mind when reviewing their financial assistance policies.
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Building a New Payment System
This paper summarizes findings from HFMA's payment reform retreat which examined healthcare finance leaders' perspectives on the principles of an ideal payment system as well as its elements.
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