The 32 participating organizations could save Medicare up to $1.1 billion over five years, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. Read More »
Bob Gatty Now that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its final and revised rule for accountable care organizations Read More »
Predicting can be a fool's game-so many unforeseen events, personalities and circumstances can intrude to cloud the crystal ball. Predictions are as Read More »
A recurring theme at the recent AHCA (American Health Care Association) national conference was the need for skilled nursing providers to be Read More »
Since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ended its comment period on the Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) proposed rules this past Read More »
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act may prove to be the single most impactful piece of legislation for post-acute care since the Social Read More »
There is no denying that healthcare reform continues to be at the forefront of everyone's mind these days. With the recent changes in the House of Read More »
With the transition to MDS 3.0 and RUG-IV now complete, providers may be feeling relieved that they're finally prepared for the newly established Read More »
New terms are being bantered about in healthcare. One is the “accountable care organization.” The idea is that a group of providers—primary care Read More »