Aug 10, 2021 | Behavioral, Inpatient Psych, Medicare
Inpatient Psychiatric Facility (IPF): CMS's FY2022 final rule for the IPF payment system is projected to increase IPF payments by +2.1% or $80M in 2022. Click to read more.
Aug 10, 2021 | Medicare, Post-Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF): CMS increases FY2022 Medicare payments to SNFs by the annual market basket update of +1.2%. Click to read more.
Aug 10, 2021 | Hospice, Medicare
Hospice: CMS increases FY2022 Medicare payments to hospices by +2.0% and implements minimal policy changes. Click to read more.
Aug 6, 2021 | Managed Care Friday
24: No, not Kiefer Sutherland’s best performance but the portion of seniors who fall due to dehydration, end up in rehab, then fall within 6 months for the same reason based on a study of a cohort of patients with 6 common traits – undiagnosed dementia but significant short-term memory issues, live by themselves, widowed, limited caregiver support, limited social circles and no mention of “daughter” or “daughter or in law” in the medical record. The study, which we did in collaboration with 3 rehab centers in Boston’s north shore, is based on 292 admissions between 2019 and today related to...
