On January 29, 2019, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released a report showing the changes in the incidences of hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) from 2014 to 2017. The good news and the headline is that overall, HACs have declined by 13% in…
What Changes Will Medicare Reimbursement Restructure Bring to Therapy? Evolution of patterns likely Experts have claimed repeatedly that the coming changes to Medicare reimbursement will not change the extent or nature of therapy available to skilled nursing patients. But an increasing number…
The aim is to enhance electronic health information Earlier this year, two different arms of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released proposals for rules aimed at enhancing the interoperability of electronic health information (EHI) and increasing patient access to health information.…
A new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rule currently in review would allow for the delivery of OT services via telehealth as soon as the year 2020. If approved, the motion would take effect as soon as next year The website for the…
IRFs, hospital services provided by students discussed but ultimately unaffected Back in December, representatives of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) met with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to discuss the…
Changes to Part B reporting could be come on January 1 The comprehensive Medicare Part B Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule for Calendar Year (CY) 2019 includes a provision for regulatory relief for providers in the area of outpatient therapy reporting, sources said.…
“He wouldn’t have lung cancer if he hadn’t smoked .” Well, not necessarily. This most voracious and lethal cancer has been unfairly stigmatized as a cancer people inflict on themselves via poor habits. “We are now seeing about 18% of lung cancer occurring in…