CHA DataSuite has released the Medicare hospital federal fiscal year (FFY) 2022 wage index and occupational mix data analysis, which is designed in the Information Builders platform. The data analyzed are “revised” and are the second of three wage and occupational mix data public use files (PUFs) that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued to develop the hospital wage index for FFY 2022. 

CHA DataSuite has issued a hospital-specific analysis of the calendar year (CY) 2021 Medicare outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) final rule.  

CHA DataSuite has released a Medicare Quality Programs Reference Guide and impact analysis reports of the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2022 Value-Based Purchasing Program and FFY 2021 Readmissions Reduction Program, as well as the Quality Program measure trends and the calendar year (CY) 2021 home health prospective payment system final rule. 

CHA DataSuite has released hospital-specific analyses of the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2021 Medicare inpatient hospital acquired conditions (HACs) reduction program. The analysis is intended to show hospitals a preview of the potential impact of the FFY 2021 program based on publicly available data and program rules established by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).  

CHA DataSuite has released hospital-specific analyses of the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2021 Medicare inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) final rule and the long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system final rule.  

CHA DataSuite has issued a hospital-specific analysis of calendar year (CY) 2021 Medicare outpatient prospective payment system proposed rule. The analysis is intended to show providers how Medicare outpatient fee-for-service payments will change from CY 2020 to CY 2021 based on the policies set forth in the proposed rule. 

CHA DataSuite has issued a hospital-specific analysis of the Medicare hospital wage index average hourly wage criteria. The analysis allows hospitals to test their potential ability to achieve a federal fiscal year (FFY) 2022 Medicare hospital wage index reclassification. Applications for FFY 2022 hospital wage index reclassifications are due to the Medicare Geographic Classification Review Board by Sept. 1. 

CHA DataSuite has issued a hospital-specific analysis of the Value-Based Purchasing Program (VBP) for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2021. The analysis is intended to provide hospitals a preview of the program’s potential impact, based on publicly available data and program rules established by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).