On June 21, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it will begin to implement the revised classification criteria used to determine inpatient hospital rehabilitation payment it adopted in a May 7, 2004 ruling. In January 2005, the rule was suspended by CMS after...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 24
According to a June 2005 inspection report from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG), 20% of the consecutive inpatient stay sequences it studied were associated with poor-quality care and/or unnecessary fragmentation of care.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 24
According to a June 2005 inspection report from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG), 20% of the consecutive inpatient stay sequences it studied were associated with poor-quality care and/or unnecessary fragmentation of care.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 24
According to a June 2005 inspection report from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG), 20% of the consecutive inpatient stay sequences it studied were associated with poor-quality care and/or unnecessary fragmentation of care.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 23
On June 9, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) temporarily halted issuing new specialty hospital provider agreements and processing new provider enrollment applications for specialty hospitals while it reviews the Conditions of Participation and payment systems that apply to...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 22
On May 31, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) announced the 2006 National Patient Safety Goals and Requirements. The new goals include "improving the effectiveness of communication among caregivers," especially when concerning patient hand-off situations.
