Medicare Proposes Updates to Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Payment Policies

padeptofruralhealth April 6, 2024

Comment by May 28. On March 28, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to update Medicare payment policies and rates for the Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2025. The proposal increases payment rates by 2.7 percent, and proposes payment increases for stays involving the use of electroconvulsive therapy. CMS has also issued a request for information regarding facility level payment adjustment factors, including rural and teaching status as well as a potential new adjustment for safety net patient populations.

As Social Need Screening Advances, Transportation Remains an Afterthought

Some big changes in 2022 and 2023 have set up the healthcare sector to advance screening for non-medical social needs in 2024 and beyond. This is great news as we work to address social determinants of health (SDoH), improve health outcomes, and reduce health disparities. But one key social need – transportation – isn’t getting …
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Network_News March 19, 2024

5 Essential Frameworks for Preventing Violent Child Death

The U.S. has a violent child death problem. Developing strategies to prevent violent child deaths death from firearms and traffic crashes is a demanding task that requires consideration of numerous upstream, interrelated, and tangential issues. To help safety advocates develop strategies to prevent violent child death, we compiled five frameworks to help: Understand and explain …
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Network_News December 8, 2022

What Are the Risk and Protective Factors for Violent Child Death?

Gun violence and traffic crashes may seem like unpredictable events. But they are not random. They are systematic. Data reveal trends and patterns in gun violence and traffic crashes that can help us identify risk factors and protective factors. This is especially important for addressing violent child deaths. So what does the data show? Join …
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Network_News October 27, 2022

CMS Proposes Policies to Improve Patient Safety and Promote Health Equity

Proposed Rule Would Reward Hospitals that Deliver High-Quality Care to Underserved Populations The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule for inpatient and long-term care hospitals that builds on the Biden-Harris Administration’s key priorities to advance health equity and support underserved communities. As required by statute, the fiscal year (FY) 2024 […]
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lad3 April 13, 2023

CMS Proposes Policies to Improve Patient Safety and Promote Health Equity

Proposed Rule Would Reward Hospitals that Deliver High-Quality Care to Underserved Populations Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule for inpatient and long-term care hospitals that builds on the Biden-Harris Administration’s key priorities to advance health equity and support underserved communities. As required by statute, the fiscal year (FY) […]
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lad3 April 11, 2023

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