Quality and Cost Reporting

Hospitals in COVID-19 hotspots to receive $10 billion more in federal aid \ HFMA

Hospitals in areas heavily affected by COVID-19 will receive $10 billion more in assistance starting this week.

Rich Daly July 20, 2020

Hospitals worry latest Medicare transparency effort will increase costs

Hospitals have told CMS a proposed expansion of coming transparency requirements would increase their costs and costs of care overall.

Rich Daly July 17, 2020

Safety net hospitals could see increase in payments if CMS updates estimates of uninsured in 2021 IPPS final rule

HFMA's Chad Mulvany explains why a small percentage point increase in the uninsured rate could significantly impact the UC DSH dollars available to safety net hospitals at a time when they are financially struggling due to COVID-19.

Chad Mulvany, FHFMA June 8, 2020

Increased Medicare payments for COVID-19 care to stretch back to late January

Medicare will pay add-on bonuses for hospitals' patients treated with COVID-19 as far back as late January, says CMS.

Rich Daly April 21, 2020

Why health plans remain leery of giving quality data to enrollees

Shortcomings in quality data limit its usefulness to enrollees, health plans say.

Rich Daly February 21, 2020

Many ‘failed’ federal healthcare quality programs need to end, analysts say

Experts on value-based payment say many federal programs have failed to produce results and need to be swept aside.

Rich Daly February 19, 2020

Strategy, technology and tactics for sustainable performance improvement

Results of a recent survey, in which hospital and health system leaders described areas where their organizations have the greatest need for performance improvement, point to four key strategic areas of focus for these leaders.

Kermit Randa, MHA, FACHE November 22, 2019

Small Medicare payment increases in store for post-acute care

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued final rules with FY20 rates for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) and hospices.

Rich Daly August 7, 2019

12 details to know about the IPPS final rule

CMS issued a final rule for Medicare hospital IPPS payments in FY20.

Rich Daly August 6, 2019

Malpractice cost analysis shows declines in premiums, paid losses and self-insuranceMalpractice cost analysis shows declines in premiums, paid losses and self-insurance

A study finds that the combined cost of malpractice premiums, paid losses and self-insurance costs for acute care hospitals with a filing available ending between 2013 and 2017 declined over the five-year period.

William Shoemaker August 1, 2019
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