CMS Issues 2024 IPPS & LTACH PPS Proposed Rule
Earlier this month, CMS issued the FY 2024 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long Term Acute [...]
LTACHs: An Integral Part of the Healthcare Continuum
Since the public health emergency (“PHE”) was declared in January 2020, the need for Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals (“LTACHs”) [...]
CMS Announces End to Some COVID-19 Emergency Waivers for Nursing Facilities
CMS has implemented a combination of emergency waivers and regulations to provide the necessary flexibilities for nursing home providers [...]
Long Term Acute Care Hospitals Download
Long Term Acute Care Hospitals: Beyond The Public Health Emergency In July 2019, we published a white paper outlining [...]
Two Models of LTACH
FREESTANDING LONG TERM CARE HOSPITAL MODEL An existing freestanding long-term care hospital is an ideal candidate for development if [...]
Medicare Stats
Important Medicare Stats Medicare spends about $60 billion per year on post-acute services, which is nearly 12 percent of all [...]
MecPac Has Proposed A Unified PPS
MedPac recently proposed a unified prospective payment system (PPS) for post-acute care. There are many benefits for hospital systems, including better care [...]
LTACH Reimbursement
How LTACHs are reimbursed During the first six months in its initial data collection period, a long-term acute care hospital, [...]
Long-Term Success In Long-Term Care
A post-acute care prospective payment system is on the horizon for 2021 and now is the time for providers [...]
8 Steps to Achieve a Successful Post-acute Strategy
1. EXPAND YOUR THINKING ABOUT POST-ACUTE CARE: Develop an expansive definition of post-acute care. Look beyond skilled nursing facilities, [...]