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CMS Delays Hospital Compare Data Update

Published August 26, 2014

CMS has announced on www.hcahpsonline.com that Hospital Compare data that was scheduled to be refreshed in October 2014 has been postponed to December 2014.

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CMS Finalizes Home Health, Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Rules and Physician Pay

Published December 03, 2013

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final payment rates, rules and policies for physicians, home health care, hospital outpatient and ambulatory surgical centers in November 2013.

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HealthLeaders Releases their Annual HealthLeaders 20 List

Published December 04, 2014

In their annual HealthLeaders 20, HealthLeaders magazine profile individuals who are making a difference in healthcare. Studer Group congratulates all of the individuals recognized.

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Revisions to the IPPS Final Rule Announced by CMS

Published August 02, 2013

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule on August 2, 2013, that updates Medicare payment policies and rates under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospitals Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) for fiscal year 2...

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CMS Proposes Discharge Planning Rule for Hospitals

Published January 25, 2016

On October 29, 2015, Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) proposed a new rule that would require hospitals to have a comprehensive discharge process and plan in place for all patients. The purpose of the proposed rule is to engage patients in their plan of care, both...

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CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings: How you compare and what it means for your organization

Published July 17, 2015

On April 16, 2015, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced Hospital Compare Star Ratings to the Hospital Compare website. This initiative to add 5-star quality ratings to its site is intended to make it easier for consumers (patients) to use and understand th...

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Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary: Becoming More Efficient and Effective

Published January 05, 2015

The most notable change from the FY 2014 to FY 2015 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Value-Based Purchasing ruling is the addition of the Efficiency domain. CMS proposed the addition of the Efficiency domain to examine all Medicare (Part A and Part B) spending,...

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Video: Pain Management and Communication (25 minutes)

Published September 25, 2017

In summer 2017, CMS introduced modifications to the HCAHPS survey questions related to pain management, making a transition to a focus on communication about pain. In this video, Lisa Reich discusses the why for the change as well as offers tips for managing the transit...

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Harnessing Medicare Program Data to Guide Transformation

Published January 08, 2019

Use this formula with your CMS penalties and rewards data to determine if improvement initiatives are working. Next, use a comprehensive approach to new processes to create change that will stick.

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CG CAHPS Is Here! What it Means for Your Organization

Published July 18, 2014

Ready or not, CMS' www.medicare.gov/physiciancompare website is live! While public reporting of patient perception of care data is still voluntary1, it won't be long until family and friends of all impacted physicians can log on and see how their patients rate them. Have you c...

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