Topic
Care Coordination
52 published works
Health Industry Washington Watch
CMS Invites Comments on Ways to Ease the Burden of Stark Physician Self-Referral Rules on Coordinated Care Arrangements
As part of its “Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care,” the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking input on how it can address “unnecessary obstacles to coordinated care,…
Administrative and Regulatory
HHS and CMS “Sprinting” to Reform the Stark Law to Advance Coordinated Care
On June 20, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published an advance copy of a request for information seeking public input on reforms to the Physician Self-Referral…
Health Industry Washington Watch
CMS Scraps Cardiac/Hip Fracture Episode Payment Model, Downsizes CJR Program
By Elizabeth B. Carder-Thompson, Gail L. Daubert, Carol Loepere, Debra A. McCurdy
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has officially cancelled a planned program to require certain hospitals to participate in Medicare episode payment models (EPMs) for acute myocardial infarction,…
Health Industry Washington Watch
CMS Call: IMPACT Act and Improving Care Coordination (Sept. 28)
CMS is hosting an Open Door Forum conference call September 28, 2017 to provide information and solicit feedback on the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act).…
Health Industry Washington Watch
CMS Call: The IMPACT Act and Improving Care Coordination (June 20)
On June 20, 2017, CMS is hosting a Special Open Door Forum conference call to discuss implementation of the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act). According…
Healthcare Law Blog
Patient Check-Ups Before Checking Out: Partnering to Bring Health Care into the “One-Stop Shopping” Sector
Retail clinics—the popular term for walk-in clinics located in pharmacies, supermarkets, and “big-box” stores—are playing an expanding role in the health care market. According to a study published by the…
Healthcare Law Blog
Merger and Acquisition Activity in the Rehabilitation, Home Health and Hospice Sectors Increased in 2016, But Will this Trend Continue?
By Amanda Zablocki, Steven Chananie
Since 2014, there has been a steady increase in mergers and acquisitions in the Rehabilitation sector, with a total of 40 deals announced in 2016. This is almost double the…
Health Law Diagnosis
HHS Delays Effective Date of Key Provisions in CMS Final Rule “Advancing Care Coordination through Episode Payment Models”
By Conor Duffy
On February 17, 2017, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced that it had delayed the effective date of provisions of a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid…
Health Industry Washington Watch
CMS IMPACT Act Educational Calls – Focus on Care Coordination (Sept.15) and Data Elements (Oct. 13)
CMS has scheduled a September 15, 2016 Special Open Door Forum call on the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act). This call will provide an overview of…
Health Care and Life Sciences
CMS Issues Proposed Rule Advancing Care Coordination through Three New Mandatory Episode Payment Models and Introducing a Cardiac Rehabilitation Incentive Payment Model
By Karen L. Cavalli, Jackie Selby
If your organization has missed an opportunity to participate in the voluntary Medicare Bundled Payments for Care Initiatives and/or the mandatory CJR program, CMS' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation…