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HFMA Survey: OP Data Capture
HFMA is seeking input on your hospital's ability to group/capture APC data. This information is crucial to the work of HFMA’s chargemaster taskforce and will help HFMA provide guidance to CMS on transparency initiatives.
CMMI End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model
HFMA summary of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation’s (CMMI’s) proposed the End-Stage Renal Disease (ERSD) Treatment Choices (ETC) Model.
HFMA Survey: Chargemaster Costing Capabilities
HFMA is gathering information to understand hospitals' costing capabilities at the inpatient discharge and outpatient visit/service level.
CMMI Radiation Oncology Model: HFMA Overview
HFMA summary of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation’s (CMMI) new mandatory, episode payment model for radiation oncology.
Live from Orlando: HFMA’s Annual Conference 2019
This episode, recorded June 23-26 at HFMA's Annual Conference in Orlando, features former HFMA president and CEO Dick Clarke and HFMA UK CEO Mark Knight as well as a sponsored interview with Accumen CEO Jeff Osborne. Also: Rich Daly and Chad Mulvany consider Monday's executive order on price transparency.
Analysis: Administration’s plans on drug pricing faced recent multiple setbacks
In the face of recent, multiple setbacks on the Trump administration’s proposals for drug pricing, the administration could move aggressively forward on its anticipated International Pricing Index Model for Part B drugs proposal.
Care management for Medicare patients drives more than 50% of savings
Care management for Medicare patients accounted for more than half of the shared savings in a study of three accountable care organizations.
Coordinated care reduces hospitalizations
Aetna joint ventures reduced unnecessary hospitalizations by 7% in the first four months of 2018 as compared to CY17, according to Brigitte Nettesheim, president, North Central Region & Joint Ventures for Aetna. Nettesheim says the improvement in hospitalization rates is supported by coordinated care and direct contact with patients and their physicians. “As an example,…
FY 2020 IPPS Proposed Rule Summary
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released its proposed rule describing federal FY2020 policies and rates for Medicare’s prospective payment systems for acute care inpatient hospitals and the long-term care hospital prospective payment system.
Medication dashboard’s basic structure can be replicated, customized
The basic structure of PPMC's medication dashboard can be easily replicated by other hospitals and health systems.