The proposed 2020 State Medical Facilities Plan (SMFP) has been posted on the NC Division of Health Service Regulation’s website. Public hearings on the proposed SMFP will be held statewide in July. Today’s NCHA Regulatory Report has more details. Also included in the report are proposed
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued its Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule for fiscal year 2020 in April 2019. The proposed rule affects Inpatient PPS Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Long-Term Care Hospitals (LTCHs) and PPS-Exempt Cancer Hospitals.
Read more →Cary, NC – June 14, 2019 – The North Carolina Healthcare Association (NCHA) has named Cynthia Charles to the position of vice president of communications and public relations. Charles will be responsible for developing and implementing public relations and communications activities to support
Read more →NCHA, NC DHHS partnership addresses critical issue through engagement, empathy Raleigh, NC – June 11, 2019 – A year after the announcement of a $1.37 million pilot program employing individuals living in recovery with substance use disorder as part of emergency department care
Read more →$1.23 billion cash balance at State Health Plan could preserve care, transform plan Raleigh, NC – June 7, 2019 – At this week’s meeting of the North Carolina State Health Plan Board of Trustees, staff reported a cash balance of $1.23 billion, with
Read more →$1.23 billion cash balance at State Health Plan could preserve care, transform plan Raleigh, NC – June 7, 2019 – At this week’s meeting of the North Carolina State Health Plan Board of Trustees, staff reported a cash balance of $1.23 billion, with
Read more →Join rural advocates from across the state to learn how you can have a direct impact on state policy this year. The NC Rural Center is hosting six Rural Counts policy luncheons across the state to share regional updates on what’s happening in the
Read more →Register now for the 2019 Opioid Misuse & Overdose Prevention Summit, an event to learn about solutions to address the opioid epidemic. The Summit, June 11-12 at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh, is a two-day training and networking event with local and national leaders. In 2017, Governor
Read more →South East AHEC is having a NC Radiation Oncology Disaster Preparedness conference on June 22 at the Embassy Suites in Wilmington. This conference was established following the devastating effects of Hurricane Florence, including its direct impact on the subpopulation of radiation oncology patients and their treatments. It
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NCHA Submits Comment Letter on CMS’s Guidance for Hospital Co-Location with Other Hospitals or Healthcare Facilities
NCHA submitted a comment letter addressing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed guidance for hospital co-location with other hospitals or health care facilities. This draft guidance represents an important update to existing CMS policy. While CMS’s general allowance of co-location
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