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IPPS and LTCH Final Rule FY2023, CAH Conditions of Participation

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Published August 10, 2022, this final rule will: revise the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) for operating and capital-related costs of acute care hospitals; make changes relating to Medicare graduate medical education (GME) for teaching hospitals; update the payment policies and the annual payment rates for the Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for […]

Rural Emergency Hospitals and Critical Access Hospital Conditions of Participation Updates

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CMS is releasing a new proposed rule protecting access to emergency care and additional outpatient services for people in rural communities. CMS is establishing the Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs). The proposed rule will allow small rural hospitals to seek this new health care provider designation and provide continued access to […]

Final Rule: Home Health Agencies Conditions of Participation

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This final rule revises the conditions of participation (CoPs) that home health agencies (HHAs) must meet in order to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The requirements focus on the care delivered to patients by HHAs, reflect an interdisciplinary view of patient care, allow HHAs greater flexibility in meeting quality care standards, and eliminate […]

Final Rule: Home Health Care Conditions of Participation (July, 2017)

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CMS has finalized rules governing home health agencies that will improve the quality of health care services for Medicare and Medicaid patients and strengthen patients’ rights. These Medicare and Medicaid Conditions of Participation are the minimum health and safety standards a home health agency must meet in order to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid […]

IPPS Final Rule FY2014

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According to CMS the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) for operating and capital-related costs of acute care hospitals is being revised.  Some of the changes implement certain statutory provisions contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively known as the Affordable […]