Two Signs of Healthcare’s Improvement as the ACA Nears Its Denouement
Ken Perez discusses developments regarding hospital-acquired conditions and hospital readmissions.
Webinar: Key Healthcare Trends Will Continue Under Trump
Amid many likely changes in healthcare policy under the Trump administration, the transition to value-based care and the need to be innovative in care delivery and business processes will continue.
HFMA Executive Summary: Episodic Payment Model for Cardiac and Hip Fractures Final Rule
This document provides ten issues providers need to understand regarding the Episodic Payment Model (EPM) for Cardiac and Surgical Hip Femur Fracture Treatment final rule.
Medicare’s Quality Initiatives Present New Management Challenges
Value-based purchasing and reduction of readmissions and hospital-acquired conditions are coming into focus for hospitals thanks to Medicare initiatives.
Outlook for Healthcare Policy: Uncertain
Previous Republican initiatives to replace the ACA are being used to guide expectations about what a replacement measure would entail.
MIPS Implementation: What Healthcare Stakeholders Need to Know
Healthcare policy expert Billy Wynne analyzes what providers need to know heading into implementation of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) component of MACRA.
CY17 OPPS Final Rule Summary
This document summarizes the financial and operational impacts of CMS's CY17 OPPS final rule.
Executive Summary: CMS 2017 OPPS Final Rule
This document summarizes key financial and operational impacts from the FY17 OPPS final rule.
HFMA Comments on CMS’s Advancing Care Coordination Through EPMs Proposed Rule
HFMA submitted comments to CMS on the Advancing Care Coordination Through Episode Payment Models proposed rule, published in the August 2, 2016, Federal Register.
HFMA Comments on CMS’s CY17 Medicare Hospital Outpatient PPS Proposed Rule
HFMA submitted a comment letter to CMS on the CY17 Hospital Outpatient PPS proposed rule, published in the July 14, 2016, Federal Register.