$1.1 Billion in Provider Regulatory Relief Proposed
Sept. 17—A large portion of the $1.1 billion in ongoing annual regulatory relief proposed this week for providers would come from lower costs for hospital outpatient departments.
Managing the 30-Day Readmissions Window
Mary Kay Thalken explains that ensuring continuity of care to reduce readmissions requires a current, comprehensive referral network. Automating the process can be helpful as well.
Hospitals Identify Needed Stark Reforms
Aug. 24—Hospitals and their advocates urged specific regulatory changes to the enforcement of federal anti-referral laws, even as some industry stakeholders raised concerns about potential changes.
ACA Medicaid Enrollment Draws Administration Scrutiny
Aug. 21—States that broadly exceeded their Medicaid expansion enrollment projections will be among those targeted in recently launched eligibility audits, a senior administration official told Congress this week.
Human Trafficking: Hidden Problem, Hidden Costs
New ICD-10 codes allow for clinicians to document treatment of human trafficking victims, but legal considerations should be taken before doing so.
Health System-Owned Physician Practices: Are Any Losses Acceptable?
Health systems that own physician practices should fully address losses those practices incur and take steps to remediate the issues underlying those losses.
Optimizing Capital Structure Decisions Under the New Tax Law
A roundtable discussion about 2017 tax law changes and strategies for optimizing capital structure.
July 16-20: Congress to Examine Stark Law Modifications; Verma Pledges Changes
July 12—As Congress gears up to examine statutory changes to the Stark Law next week, the Trump administration is planning to implement changes on an administrative basis.
Ask the Experts: Reporting Fraud
What types of systems are most hospitals using to allow employees to report fraud?
HIPAA Compliance Needs Improvement
While technology changes over the past 22 years have allowed increasingly skillful data breaches, we can expect even more dramatic developments in the next five years. Attention to potential breaches now—in all their various forms—will be essential to managing unforeseen future threats.