Hospital readmissions declined again in 2013, Sebelius credits provider partnerships
By
Tim Mullaney
May 08, 2014
The number of seniors readmitted to a hospital within a month of discharge continued to decline in 2013, according to data released Wednesday by the government. The trend shows that greater coordination...
CMS calls for additional participants in post-acute bundled payments programs
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 18, 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a call for additional providers to take part in a bundled payment program that involves post-acute care.
Many post-acute providers anticipate being acquired by more tech-savvy competitors, survey shows
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 14, 2014
Nearly half of post-acute providers anticipate they will be acquired by an organization with better technological capabilities in 2015, according to survey results released today.
Post-acute providers are merging to reduce Medicare exposure and expand their menu of services, market...
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 05, 2014
Post-acute providers are seeking deals that diversify their services and limit financial exposure related to Medicare reimbursement rates, according to an analysis from investment banking firm Triple Tree.
Feds join suit against hospitalist company
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 01, 2014
The federal government has joined in a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that a large hospitalist company engaged in systematic “upcoding” of Medicare and Medicaid claims.
60 seconds with … Rep. Diane Black
Feb 01, 2014
Q: You recently introduced a bipartisan bill to create a bundled payment system that would give a lump sum to acute and post-acute providers for a single episode of care. What makes your plan different?
Bipartisan bill proposes new provider networks to serve chronically ill seniors
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 16, 2014
Skilled nursing and rehabilitation providers would be able to join networks dedicated to treating chronically ill Medicare patients, under a new bipartisan bill introduced Wednesday in both houses of Congress....
House bill would offer lump-sum Medicare payments to hospitals, post-acute providers
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 20, 2013
Skilled nursing facilities and other post-acute providers would be eligible to participate in a Medicare bundled payment system proposed in a House of Representatives bill unveiled Thursday.
Newly endorsed quality measure assesses Medicare costs for a whole episode of care
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 18, 2013
The National Quality Forum has endorsed a controversial hospital quality measure that assesses Medicare costs for a whole episode of care, including time spent in post-acute settings, the organization...
An expensive doorstop
By
John O'Connor
Nov 01, 2013
It’s hard to reflect on the Commission on Long-Term Care’s recently submitted report without getting hacked off. To call it a fool’s errand would be to insult misdirected dimwits.