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CMS Issues Final Rule Allowing Pre-Dispute Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements
By Beth Graham - July 30, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has issued a final rule allowing the use of pre-dispute, binding arbitration agreements by nursing homes across the United States.
CMS Issues Proposed New Rule on Nursing Home Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements
By Karl Bayer - June 7, 2017
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), an arm of the US Department of Health and Human Services, released an announcement on June 5th withdrawing its 2016 Rule prohibiting pre-dispute arbitration agreements for long-term care nursing home contracts.
Federal Court Enjoins CMS Rule Banning Nursing Homes from Requiring Pre-Dispute Binding Arbitration Agreements
By Beth Graham - November 23, 2016
A Mississippi federal judge has blocked a Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) regulation that bars federally funded nursing homes from utilizing pre-dispute binding arbitration agreements.
Healthcare Collaboration: The Experience at One Hospital
By Holly Hayes - May 3, 2013
At Cleveland Clinic, a patient was asked to keep a journal of all the caregivers she saw over her five-day stay. In 2010, all 43,000 employees at Cleveland Clinic participated in a mandated half-day exercise that cost $11 million. According to CMS, the overall patient satisfaction for Cleveland Clinic has risen from 55% in 2008 to 92% in 2012 (approximately 4,600 hospitals were surveyed).
What is an Accountable Care Organization (ACO)?
By Holly Hayes - December 30, 2011
By Holly Hayes A Wall Street Journal article from last week, titled “The Future of U.S. Health Care”, asks in the subtitle: “What is a Hospital? An Insurer? Even a Doctor? All the Lines in the Industry are Starting to Blur”. The same questions apply to the development of the Accountable Care Organization (ACO). Marc Bard and Mike Nugent provide some comprehensive answers about ACOs in their book: “Accountable Care Or
Collaboration Needed to Improve Health Care Delivery System
By Holly Hayes - February 18, 2011
by Holly Hayes According to an American Hospital Association (AHA) News report, Don Berwick, M.D., Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, testified on February 10, 2011, at a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the impact the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) will have on Medicare. Dr. Berwick, said: “building an improved Medicare program and health care delivery system must be a collaborat
Innovation Center Launched by CMS
By Holly Hayes - November 18, 2010
by Holly Hayes On November 17, 2010, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) established the CMS Innovation Center. The Center will “examine new ways of delivering health care and paying health care providers that can save money for Medicare and Medicaid while improving the quality of care.” The Innovation Center will consult stakeholders across the health care sector including hospitals, doctors, consumers, payers, sta
Accountable Care Organization Workshop Held
By Beth Graham - October 8, 2010
On October 5, 2010 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) co-hosted a “Workshop Regarding Accountable Care Organizations and Implications Regarding Antitrust, Physican Self-Referral, Anti-Kickback and Civil Monetary Penalty Laws.” The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General joined the FTC in addressing several issues associated with Accountable Care Organizations
Implementation of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)
By Beth Graham - September 24, 2010
by Holly Hayes In his book, Beyond Neutrality, Bernard Mayer says, “Conflict resolution professionals are not significantly involved in the major conflicts of our times. Many conflict resolution practitioners play useful but essentially marginal roles in large-scale public conflicts… we are not involved at the center of the conflict or decision-making processes.” This week, we posted about “clinical integration” or the creation of Accountable Car
Confusion Around “Meaningful Use” of Electronic Health Records
By Holly Hayes - July 9, 2010
By Holly Hayes Congress has mandated the adoption of electronic health records (EHR) and put billions of dollars behind the mandate. Hospitals and professionals interested in seeking these funds need to achieve “meaningful use” (MU) of electronic health records. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) states: The Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive programs will provide incentive payments to eligible professionals and eli
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