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Following Hurricane Matthew, one of the identified needs in the aftermath was help with restoring mobile communications. All of the major mobile carriers have rapid-response teams and plans in place to deploy emergency equipment including portable generators, fuel trucks, Cell On Wheels (COWs), Cells on
Read more →On June 25, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a Request for Information (RFI) regarding the physician self-referral law, more commonly known as the Stark law. CMS published the RFI to further its efforts to remove unnecessary obstacles to
Read more →On April 24, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) proposed rule for fiscal year 2019. The proposed rule affects inpatient PPS hospitals, critical access hospitals (CAHs), long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) and PPS-exempt
Read more →On June 11, 2018, the North Carolina Healthcare Association (NCHA), submitted a comment letter to Secretary Cohen at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services addressing two recent concept papers entitled Supporting Provider Transition to Medicaid Managed Care and Prepaid Health
Read more →“No One’s Ever Worked Through Something Like That” — How System Executives Supported Their Local EDs Through Harvey, Irma, and the Las Vegas Shooting Brought to you by HealthStream, dedicated to improving patient outcomes through the development of healthcare organizations’ greatest asset: their people.
Read more →$1.37 million grant will support pilots at six hospitals across the state Winston-Salem, NC – May 9, 2018 – Today the North Carolina Healthcare Association (NCHA) and the NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced grant awards to six North Carolina hospitals
Read more →NCHA will have a webinar May 15 from 12-1 p.m. to prepare members for the 2018 Legislative Short Session that starts May 16 in Raleigh. Join us for a preview of what to expect this session, what our priority issues are and how you
Read more →In early December 2017, NCHA began receiving numerous inquiries from our members regarding the transition to the new TRICARE East Regional Contractor, Humana Military. The inquiries outlined difficulties getting new providers enrolled, the inability to validate that current providers are properly enrolled and
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Joint Letter to CMS Addresses Medicare Bad Debt Policy Changes
In recent months, many hospitals in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia have experienced increased focus and scrutiny of their Medicare bad debts by Palmetto GBA (Jurisdiction M Medicare Administrator Contractor) and its subcontractors. These reviews are applying new documentation requirements
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