On June 23, 2017, the Illinois register will publish a number of significant amendments to the rules and regulations promulgated under the Illinois Hospital Licensing Act (the Act), at 77 Ill. Admin. Code § 250 et seq. These...more
Reversing the position taken in May 2016, The Joint Commission (TJC) recently clarified that licensed independent providers (LIPs) or other practitioners may not utilize secure text messaging platforms to transmit patient...more
McDermott’s Managing the Transition to Transformation series is designed to help health systems and other health care industry leaders address the many challenges presented by the transformation in payment and care delivery...more
9/29/2016
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
Federal Health Care Programs (FHCP) ,
Fee-for-Service ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
IMPACT Act ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) ,
Physicians
On October 28, 2015, the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation that, if enacted, would, among other things, substantially alter how and how much Medicare pays for outpatient services furnished by hospitals. The...more
10/30/2015
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Debt Ceiling ,
Federal Budget ,
Generic Drugs ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
HRSA ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Part B ,
OPPS ,
Pending Legislation ,
Physician Fee Schedule ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Rebates ,
Section 340B ,
Sequestration
On July 13, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) issued a long-awaited proposed rule (Proposed Rule) that would revise the requirements that long-term care (LTC) facilities must meet to participate in the Medicare...more
7/16/2015
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Comment Period ,
Elder Abuse ,
Employee Training ,
Federal Register ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Long-Term Care ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Neglect ,
Nurse Practitioners ,
Nurses ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Quality Assurance Programs ,
Training Requirements
On July 1, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released proposed updates to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System for Calendar Year...more
7/8/2015
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Inpatient Billing ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC) ,
Medicare Part A ,
OPPS ,
Physicians ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) ,
Two-Midnight Rule
On December 12, 2014, CMS issued proposed regulations that would add recognition of same-sex spouses to the Conditions of Participation (CoPs) and Conditions for Coverage (CfCs) relevant to patients in hospitals, ambulatory...more
On May 7, 2014, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a long-awaited final rule in response to President Obama’s Executive Order (EO) 13563, “Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review,” which set as...more
5/14/2014
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Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare