The popularity of hospital-at-home care is rising, aiding overburdened hospitals by freeing up beds and improving patient outcomes.
The COVID-19 pandemic increased demand, and with available technology and a waiver that allows hospitals to be reimbursed for hospital-at-home care by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS),...National News
As the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) considers possible changes to the methodology it uses to calculate hospital star ratings, some experts are worried the proposed adjustments do not adequately account for patient needs.
The agency announced in August plans to update the quality measurement methodology of the...CMS Rules
A new analysis of the decline in hospital readmission rates suggests ties to a drop in hospital admissions all together, rather than a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) value-based purchasing program as previously credited.
The Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) is a value-based purchasing...National News
Despite efforts from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to curb hospital readmission for traditional fee-for-service Medicare, a new study suggests Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollees are showing higher rates.
CMS only factors in fee-for-service Medicare user data when calculating readmission rates and does not...
