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Hospital Finance Week: Latest in Reimbursement Litigation

An expert panel will explain the key factors in recent court cases, discuss their potential implications, and present steps hospitals may consider given the current legal landscape. Decisions Impacting Provider Reimbursement: Important cases from Medicare, Medicaid & Commercial Payers Status of Major Group Appeal Issues Audit issues This session will address the difference-makers in reimbursement […]

Hospital Finance Week: Medicare Payment Rules Update

Join us as we discuss the biggest changes to the most important rules that govern Medicare payments and see where the greatest impacts could lie. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has recent actions final and proposed; this webinar will focus on: Review of the proposed 2023 OPPS (outpatient prospective payment system) Review […]

Kaiser Permanente’s Thrive Local: Connecting Patients to Critical Community Resources — Participant Information

When patients leave the hospital, there’s usually some healing ahead. More often than not, special services or assistance are needed to help recovery — crucial resources that may be lacking for vulnerable populations.   Kaiser Permanente’s Thrive Local was developed to address these needs. Thrive Local features a community referral network that integrates health systems, […]

IPPS Proposed Rule Discussion — Participant Information

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its federal fiscal year (FFY) 2023 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) proposed rule – join us as we discuss what’s changing and what the greatest impacts could be. Comments on the proposed rule are due to CMS by June 17, in this webinar CHA will share the […]

2022 IPPS Final Rule: Funding Opportunities to Expand Resident Training Programs

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a supplemental IPPS final rule in December. Among other things, the rule implements legislative changes to Medicare payments to teaching hospitals contained in the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA). On February 2, at 9 a.m., CHA’s Vice President, Federal Policy, Chad Mulvany, and Toyon Associates, Inc., Vice President, Tom Hubner will discuss this rule […]

Workplace Violence Prevention: Keeping Our Patients and Staff Safe

Hospital staff are reporting an increase in the frequency of violent acts in the emergency department, inpatient and outpatient settings. Increased community discord, stressed patients and their families, employee burnout after 20 months of the unprecedented COVID-19 public health emergency — all factors that may be contributing to a heightened incidence of violence in the workplace. […]

No Surprises Act: Dispute Resolution Process and Self-Pay Estimates

On September 30th, The Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and Treasury released an interim final rule (IFR) providing additional regulations implementing the No Surprises Act. The rule includes: Provisions related to the independent dispute resolution (IDR) process Good faith estimate for uninsured individuals The patient-provider dispute resolution process The rule also requires IDR entities […]