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Medical Device Tax Next Steps
The medical device excise tax is a feature of the Affordable Care Act. It is important to be knowledgeable about the tax and its effects.
Products and Services Contracting, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Physician Preference Items (PPI), Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Suppliers, Procurement
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CMS Releases Final Rules for CY 2011 Hospital Outpatient/ASC Payment System, Physician Fee Schedule and Home Health Payment System
An overview of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' three final rules for calendar year 2011 the outpatient prospective payment system and ambulatory surgical center rule, the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule and the Home Health PPS rule.
Change Management, Clinical Resource Management (CRM), Cost Management, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Reimbursement, Sustainability, Procurement
Advisory
CMS Releases Proposed Rule for Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a VBP program to pay hospitals for their actual performance on quality measures, rather than just the reporting of those measures, beginning in fiscal year (FY) 2013. The VBP program will apply to all acute-care prospective payment system (PPS) hospitals. Read a summary of key provisions of the proposed rule.
Change Management, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Reimbursement, Procurement
Advisory
Final Regulations on Taxable Medical Devices
The final regulations that provide guidance on the excise tax imposed on the sale of certain medical devices, enacted by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 in conjunction with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Products and Services Contracting, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Physician Preference Items (PPI), Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Suppliers, Procurement
Advisory
Hospital Compare: CMS Suspends Display of Hospital-Acquired Conditions Data
Hospital Compare: CMS Suspends Display of Hospital-Acquired Conditions Data
Analytics & Research, Benchmarking, Data Standards, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Sustainability, Performance Metrics