Part 2 of Three-part Series on Information Sharing and Blocking, and Data Exchange In the second installment, Jessica Zeff, Director of Compliance for Net Health, continues her discussion by breaking down the components of the 21st Century Cures Act. View Part 1 if you have not done so already. This series was originally recorded for…
Three-Part Series Addresses Information Sharing, Information Blocking and Data Exchange Hear from Net Health’s Director of Compliance, Jessica Zeff, in this three-part series on new requirements for information sharing, in which Jessica describes “the secret code” that all healthcare professionals must come to know and understand. In Part 1, she provides context around information blocking…
I can’t speak for anyone else but I tend to think about healthcare in isolation – almost as if new and emerging concepts, technologies, and challenges are unique to healthcare. I’m thinking specifically of the fast and furious changes we’re seeing in the advancement of health information technology. Consider the push for interoperability, adoption of…
For those of us who have any interactions with the Merit-Based Incentive Program (MIPS), January to March is a particularly busy time of year. Some of us are still working through 2021 documentation audits, checking calculations, collaborating with clinical data registries, and generally working towards making our 2021 MIPS submissions to CMS. At the same…
New information technology and changing expectations of healthcare delivery are quickly ushering in a new era of health information sharing. This is evident to all of us who use patient portals, telehealth, remote monitoring technology, electronic fitness monitoring devices, and any one or more of the health applications out there in the ether. There has…
If you’re reading this, you’re likely to have attended our recent webinars with Ellen Strunk founder of Rehab Resources and Consulting, Inc. and Rick Gawenda of Gawenda Seminars and Consulting, clarifying the substantive changes from the 2022 MPFS & QPP Final Rules. And if you were not able to attend, no worries, you can find…
There’s been a lot of excitement about Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) codes recently, rightfully so, but there’s also been a bit of confusion. The 2022 MPFS Final Rule approved five new general medicine codes (see below) for use by physical and occupational therapists and speech language pathologists in the RTM group. The rule also permits…
The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (BBA) included a provision that requires CMS to implement a Medicare payment differential on January 1, 2022, for care provided “in-whole or in-part” by a physical therapy assistant (PTA) or occupational therapist assistant (OTA). Since the law was passed, CMS and stakeholders have worked together to develop regulations around…
Rule Timeframe Released: July 29, 2021 Final Rules effective: October 1, 2021 Executive Summary The FY 2022 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Final Rule updates payment policies and rates for IRF PPS facilities for FY 2022. CMS is using the same methodology to update the FY 2022 rates as was used for…
CMS released the FY 2022 Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Final Rule on July 29, 2021 and there were no real surprises for those of us familiar with the 2022 proposed rule. Key Takeaways The changes in this final rule will be effective on October 1, 2021. Market Basket Update The market…
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