About Continuum of Care
Post-acute care — often provided at inpatient rehabilitation facilities, long-term care hospitals, skilled-nursing facilities, and at patients’ homes — is vital to the health care delivery system. These providers deliver essential medical and rehabilitative services following hospital care. Hospital case managers help support, and connect patients, families, and caregivers through communication and coordination with post-acute care providers and home and community-based services. This includes the development of a discharge or transition plan that addresses the patient’s goals, needs and treatment preferences, and prepares patients and caregivers for post-discharge care.
CHA DataSuite Releases Analysis of FFY 2024 Long-Term Care Hospital Final Rule
CHA DataSuite has issued hospital-specific analyses of the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2024 Medicare long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system final rule.
HHS Issues Proposed Rule on Nondiscrimination for Patients with Disabilities
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights released a proposed rule updating and clarifying requirements that prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability in programs receiving financial assistance from the department, including health care.
CHA Issues Summary of Proposed Skilled-Nursing Facility Staffing Standards
CHA has issued a members-only summary, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc., of the proposed rule that would establish new staffing standards for long-term care facilities, including skilled-nursing facilities.
CMS Issues Proposed Skilled-Nursing Facility Staffing Standards
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed rule that would establish new staffing standards for long-term care facilities, including skilled-nursing facilities. Comments on the proposed rule are due Nov. 6.
CHA Comments on OPPS, Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rules
CHA has submitted comments on the calendar year (CY) 2024 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and physician fee schedule (PFS) proposed rules.
CHA Comments on CY 2024 Home Health PPS Proposed Rule
CHA submitted comments on the calendar year (CY) 2024 home health (HH) prospective payment system proposed rule. In the letter, CHA raised concerns about the impact of CMS’ proposed payment adjustments. CHA requested that CMS take steps to eliminate punitive and unwarranted decreases in reimbursement that have negatively impacted access to HH care. CHA specifically […]
CHA DataSuite Releases FFY 2024 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System Final Rule Impact Analysis
CHA DataSuite issued hospital-specific impact analyses of the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2024 Medicare inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) prospective payment system (PPS) final rule. The analysis shows providers how Medicare fee-for-service payments would change from FFY 2023 to FFY 2024 based on the final rule. A detailed summary of the final rule is available for CHA members.
CHA DataSuite Releases Analysis of FFY 2024 Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System Final Rule
CHA DataSuite issued a hospital-specific analysis of federal fiscal year (FFY) 2024 Medicare skilled-nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system (PPS) final rule. The analysis shows providers how Medicare fee-for-service payments will change from FFY 2023 to FFY 2024 based on the policies set forth in the final rule. A detailed summary of the final rule is available for CHA members.
CHA Issues Summary of FFY 2024 Long-Term Care Hospital PPS Final Rule
CHA has issued a members-only summary, prepared by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc., of the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2024 long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system (PPS) final rule.
CA Supreme Court to Address Whether Hospitals Must Disclose ER Visit Fees Before Treating Patient
For over a decade, at least 15 different class action lawsuits have been filed against California hospitals for failing to disclose their facility fees before patients were treated. The suits claim that hospitals failed to advise patients arriving at their emergency rooms that they would be charged an “evaluation and management services fee” (EMS fee), which violated the state’s unfair competition law (Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200 et seq.) and Consumers Legal Remedies Act (Civ. Code § 1750 et seq.).