Heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular events were responsible for more than 2.2 million hospital stays and 415,000 deaths involving adults in 2016, according to a Vital Signs report released recently by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Without a more concerted effort to
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The AHA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have published a new guide with team-based best practices, case studies and resources on preventing infections in the health care environment. The book, which can be used by facility managers, environmental services departments and others, covers
Read more →The Association for Home & Hospice Care of North Carolina (AHHC of NC) has entered into a new partnership agreement with NCHA. This new relationship will offer AHHC of NC’s member providers access to an array services and purchasing power available through NCHA Strategic Partners. Learn
Read more →Sept. 5, 2018 “I believe everything fell into place at the right time, in the right place, and with the right people.” Statesville, NC – Going above and beyond is part of who Keisha Brown is as a person. A mother, wife and
Read more →The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Aug. 27 released an evaluation report for the first performance year of the agency’s Next Generation Accountable Care Organization Model. For the 2016 performance year, the Next Generation ACO Model generated net savings to Medicare of
Read more →Hospitals wishing to qualify for the payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals in fiscal year 2019 must make a written request for low-volume status to their Medicare Administrative Contractor no later than Sept. 1, per the instructions outlined in the CMS’ inpatient prospective payment
Read more →The Health Resources and Services Administration provides a Medicare Telehealth Payment Eligibility Analyzer tool through its Data Warehouse, allowing providers to check if an address is eligible for Medicare payment for telehealth services. Further information about the types of services, eligible providers and
Read more →CMS has released confidential hospital-specific reports for hospitals to review their performance using two disparity methods that assess hospital performance for patients with social risk factors in the pneumonia readmission measure. The reports contain results using data from the fiscal year 2019 measurement
Read more →The NC Rural Center invites healthcare leaders to attend at least one of seven Zero Barriers Regional Policy Roundtables this fall. These day-long sessions will feature in-depth discussions about each of the Center’s three top policy issues: broadband, health, and small-business development. Registration is free but required.
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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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