Pink Offers Guidance for CAH Policy Changes
<p>Dec 13, 2013 -- NRHA Today article tells of a series of three briefs, authored by 2013 NRHA Outstanding Researcher award winner <a href="http://fmtumn.wpengine.com/about/staff/#staff-145" target="_blank">George Pink, Ph.D</a>., that provide information for policymakers and stakeholders as policy changes for critical access hospitals (CAHs) are considered relating to potential increases in beneficiary travel distance if financially-vulnerable CAHs close; the projected financi
Federal Register Notice: CMS Outpatient Quality Reporting and Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Programs
<p>Dec 10, 2013 -- <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2013/12/10/2013-28737/medicare… in the Federal Register</a>: This final rule with comment period from CMS revises the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and the Medicare ambulatory surgical center (ASC) payment system for CY 2014.
Federal Register Notice: CMS Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
<p>Dec 6, 2013 -- <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2013/12/06/2013-29144/agency-i… Register</a>: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is seeking public comments on the following:</p>
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<li>Application for Hospital Insurance and Supporting Regulations</li>