Medicare claim reviews have been on hold since 2019 but will soon be resuming. CHA is happy to partner with Livanta to bring members crucial information about the resumption. During this webinar, participants will learn about Medicare’s Beneficiary and Family Centered Care-Quality Improvement Organization (BFCC-QIO) Program and will be introduced to Livanta’s claim review services...
On Friday, September 10, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it will make available $25.5 billion in additional COVID-19 relief funding. The application portal for the additional funding will open on September 29. Additionally, the agency announced a 60-day grace period for Reporting Period 1 and provided initial details on the...
With the hospital fee program set to expire at the end of the year, CHA is preparing to work with state officials on the development of the next program, so it can be submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for approval. Ryan Witz, CHA’s Group Vice President, Policy, will share insights on...
2014. Congress recognized that payments for post-acute care (PAC) settings needed to be modernized. To unify the payment model for PAC providers, they enacted the IMPACT Act. The law required CMS to develop and implement standardized patient assessment and quality measures for all PAC settings, and to use collected data to model a new PAC...
Hospitals have partnered with state and local leaders to respond to new waves of COVID-19, implementing new policies and caring for rapidly shifting volumes of patients. High quality patient care remains a shared goal. As the hospital field in California engages with CDPH towards that end, it is critical that hospitals hear the latest on...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its calendar year (CY) 2022 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) proposed rule on July 19. CMS estimates that Medicare expenditures under OPPS will increase by $1.35 billion based on changes in the proposed rule. CMS also issued its calendar year (CY) 2022 physician fee schedule (PFS) proposed rule on July 13. CHA is hosting a members-only webinar to discuss updates to these proposed rules...
On July 26, Gov. Newsom announced new measures to encourage state workers and health care workers to be vaccinated for COVID-19. This includes a new state public health officer order that requires health care and congregate settings, including hospitals, to ensure that unvaccinated personnel undergo at least weekly COVID-19 testing and wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). The new...
On July 1, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury (tri-agencies) released an interim final rule implementing the No Surprises Act.
Crossover claim billing can be an important part of an acute psychiatric hospital’s reimbursement strategy, providing a hospital with a significant cash flow for claims that otherwise wouldn’t be paid. However, navigating the system to collect on these claims can often feel like an upstream battle. Attend this webinar to learn more about federal, state...
